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University of Chicago JD/MBA Alumni

University of Chicago JD/MBA students have full access to career offerings from either school. Chicago JD/MBAs have enjoyed success in corporate law, clerkships, government, investment banking, private equity, entrepreneurship, and consulting to name a few fields.

Below is a brief list some Chicago JD/MBAs and their current careers:

Investment Banking:

  • Steven Koch ('82) - Vice Chairman, M&A Credit Suisse
  • John Ettelson ('84) - President and Chief Executive Officer, William Blair and Co.
  • Nicholas Pavlidis ('88) - Managing Director, Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc.
  • Marc Daniel ('90) - Managing Director, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey 
  • David Levin ('97) - Managing Director, Barclays
  • John Momtazee ('97) - Managing Director, Moelis & Company Holdings LLC
  • Jeff Bacote ('04) - Director, BMO Capital Markets

Clerkships:

  • Ashley Keller ('07) - Judge Richard Posner, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; Justice A. Kennedy, U.S. Supreme Court
  • Eric M. Frasier ('09) - Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Law Firms:

  • Bernard Kramer ( '81) - Partner, McDermott, Will & Emery LLP
  • Conrad Bahlke ('84) - Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
  • Stuart Litwin ('85) - Partner, Mayer Brown
  • Michael Lubic ('85) - Partner, K&L Gates
  • John Donely ('85) - Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
  • Al Sawyers ('86) - Partner, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
  • Mark Leahy ('89) - Partner, Fenwick & West
  • Mark FItzgerald ('96) - Partner, Wilson Sonsini

Government:

  • Christopher Klein ('76) - U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge, Federal Judiciary
  • Kenneth Simpler ('93) - Treasurer, State of Delaware 
  • Don Harmon ('94) - Illinois State Senator to the 39th district
  • Ahmed Saeed ('96) - Former Deputy Assistant of the Middle East and Africa, US Department of Treasury (Now at Ceberus Capital Management)

Private Equity/Venture Capital:

  • Mark Van Kirk ('82) - President, Compatriot Capital
  • Daniel Yih ('84) - Managing Director, Starwood Capital Group
  • Scott Kapnick ('85) - Managing Partner, Highbridge Capital Management; Chief Executive Officer, Highbridge Principal Strategies; Former Management Committee Member, Partner, and Co-Head of Global Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs
  • Dan Dickinson ('87) - Managing Partner, HCI Equity Partners
  • Jeffrey Soukup ('91) - Senior Partner, Sterling Stamos Capital Management
  • Erik Ginsberg ('93) - Founder and Partner, Slate Venture Group
  • John Kern ('95) - Founder and General Partner, Kern Whelan Capital, LLC
  • Derex Walker ('95) - Principal, Yucaipa Companies
  • Tyronne Rachal ('98) - Principal, Red Rock Globa, LLC
  • Edward Cerny ('99) - Managing Partner, Backast Partners
  • Courtney Hall ('03) - Managing Director, Cresthill Venture Partners; Former Captain, NFL San Diego Chargers

Entrepreneurship/Management:

  • Thomas Pritzker ('76) - Chairman and CEO, Hyatt Corp; Chairman, Marmon Holdings
  • Fred Kurland ('76) - CFO, Aridis Pharmaceuticals 
  • Roger Orf ('79) - President and Chief Executive Officer, Citi Property Investors
  • David Stone ('84) - President, Sterillite Corporation
  • Robert Gendelman ('84) - Senior Portfolio Manager & Head of Equity Investments, Loews Corporation
  • Craig Foster ('85) - CEO, Call One
  • Michael Frankel ('95) - Managing Director, Deloitte New Venture Accelerator 
  • Eric Nyquist ('98) - Managing Director of Business Development, NASCAR; Executive Vice President, Chicago White Sox