Chris Kennedy | |
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Born | Christopher George Kennedy July 4, 1963 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Education | Boston College (BA) Northwestern University (MBA) |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Sheila Sinclair Berner
(m. 1987) |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | Robert F. Kennedy Ethel Skakel |
Relatives | Kennedy family |
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Christopher George Kennedy (born July 4, 1963) is an American businessman who is the chair of Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises, Inc.[1] A member of the prominent Kennedy family, he is a son of former United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, and a nephew of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy and former U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy. From 2000 until 2012, he was also president of Merchandise Mart Properties, a commercial property management firm based in Chicago.[2]
He was a candidate in the Democratic Party primary for Governor of Illinois in the 2018 election.[3] He was appointed by Governor Pat Quinn as Chair of the Board of Trustees for the University of Illinois and served from 2009 to 2015.[4]