Michael Alter is an American businessman who is the president and owner of the Alter Group, a commercial real estate developer, and majority owner of the Chicago Sky Women's National Basketball Association team.[1]
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Career
Alter is a founder and on the board of City Year Chicago, whose signature program is the City Year Youth Service Corps. The goal in the program is to bring together approximately 1,000 people ranging in age from 17–24 from diverse backgrounds and put them through a full-time commitment of a year of community service, leadership development, and civic engagement where they mentor children.
In 2005, he became the principal owner and chairman of the WNBA team: the Chicago Sky.[2]
In 2009, he was part of an investment team that purchased The New Republic, one of the nation's oldest political and cultural magazines.[3]
In 2021, he was sanctioned by the city of Chicago's ethics board for unregistered lobbying of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, and paid a $5000 fine.[4]
Education
Alter has a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Harvard University and a J.D. degree from the University of Chicago Law School. He and his wife Ellen are parents of three children. They live in Winnetka, Illinois.
References
- ^ "Homepage". Crain's Chicago Business. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- ^ "Contact".
- ^ "Chicago Tribune – Historical Newspapers". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ Pratt, Gregory (October 20, 2021). "Chicago Sky owner Michael Alter agrees to pay fine for lobbying Mayor Lori Lightfoot". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
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