Background
Reinsdorf, Jerry Michael was born on February 25, 1936 in Brooklyn. Son of Max and Marion (Smith) Reinsdorf.
accountant professional lawyer owner real estate company executive
Reinsdorf, Jerry Michael was born on February 25, 1936 in Brooklyn. Son of Max and Marion (Smith) Reinsdorf.
Bachelor, George Washington University, 1957; Juris Doctor, Northwestern University, 1960.
Attorney staff regional counsel, Internal Revenue Service, Chicago, 1960-1964;
associate law firm, Chapman & Cutler, 1964-1968;
partner, Altman, Kurlander & Weiss, 1968-1974;
of counsel firm, Katten, Muchin, Gitles, Zavis, Pearl & Galler, 1974-1979;
general partner, Carlyle Real Estate Ltd. Partnerships, 1971, 72;
Chairman of the Board, Balcor Company, 1973-1987;
managing partner, TBC Films, 1975-1983;
chairman, Chicago White Sox, since 1981;
chairman, Chicago Bulls Basketball Team, since 1985;
partner, Bojer Finance, since 1987. Lecturer John Marshall Law School, 1966-1968.
Former board directors Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc., Project Academus of DePaul University, Chicago, Sports Immortals Museum, 1987-1989, Committee Commemorate United States Constitution, 1987. Board directors La Salle National Bank, La Salle National Corporation. Board overseers Institute for Civil Justice, since 1996.
Lecturer in real estate, sports and taxation.
Member Chicago region board Anti-Defamation League, 1986—2001. Member, trustee Illinois Institute of Technology, 1991—1996. Member Illinois Commission on African-American Males, since 1992, National Baseball Hall of Fame Board, since 2008.
Board directors Chicago Youth Success Foundation, since 1992, Corporation Supportive Housing, since 1995. National trustee Northwestern University, 1993—2005, board governors, 1993—2005, Hugh O'Brian Youth Foundation. Member international advisory board Barrow Neurological Foundation, 1996—1997.
Active Chicago Baseball Cancer Charities, 1994, 1998. Board trustees Equity Office Properties, 1997—2004. Board directors National Baseball Hall of Fame, since 2008.
Member of Federal Bar Association, American Bar Association, National Sports Lawyers Association (Award of Excellence 2009), Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Northwestern University Law School Alumni Association (board directors), Order of Coif, Commercial Club Chicago, Omega Tau Rho.
Married Martyl F. Rifkin, December 29, 1956. Children: David Jason, Susan Janeen, Michael Andrew, Jonathan Milton.
