Governor Illinois Bruce Rauner Biography Age Wikipedia Family Marriage Education Career
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Governor Illinois Bruce Rauner Biography Age Wikipedia Family Marriage Education Career

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Bruce Rauner Biography Age Wikipedia Family Marriage Education Career

Bruce Vincent Rauner  (born February 18, 1957) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and politician. He is the 42nd and current Governor of Illinois, serving since January 12, 2015. Prior to his election, he was the Chairman of R8 Capital Partners and Chairman of the private equity firm GTCR, based in Chicago. He was the Republican nominee in the 2014 Illinois gubernatorial election and defeated Democratic incumbent GovernorPat Quinn.

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Born

Bruce Vincent Rauner
February 18, 1957 (age 60)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Political party


Republican

Spouse(s)

Elizabeth Wessel
(1980–1993)

Children

6

Residence


Executive Mansion

Education

Dartmouth College (BA)
Harvard University (MBA)


 

Bruce Rauner Biography About Career

Bruce Rauner was born in Chicago and grew up in Deerfield, Illinois,a suburb 25 miles north of Chicago. His mother, Ann (née Erickson),was a nurse, and his father, Vincent Rauner, was a lawyer and senior vice presidentfor Motorola. He has three siblings, Christopher, Mark, and Paula, and is of half Swedish and half German descent.

Rauner graduated summa cum laude with a degree in economics from Dartmouth College. He later received an MBA fromHarvard University.

Rauner was the Chairman of private equity firm GTCR, where he had worked for more than 30 years, starting in 1981 after his graduation from Harvard through his retirement in October 2012. A number of state pension funds, including those of Illinois, have invested in GTCR.

After leaving GTCR, Rauner opened an office for a self-financed venture firm, R8 Capital Partners. The firm will invest up to $15 million in smaller Illinois companies.

Rauner served as Chairman of Choose Chicago, the not-for-profit that serves as the city's convention and tourism bureau, resigning in May 2013, and as Chairman of the Chicago Public Education Fund Rauner has also served as the Chairman of the Education Committee of the Civic Committee of The Commercial Club of Chicago.

Bruce Rauner Biography Age Wikipedia Family Marriage Education Career

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