Primary Job Title CEO Primary Organization GCM Grosvenor
Location Chicago, Illinois, United States Regions Greater Chicago Area, Great Lakes, Midwestern US Gender Male
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Michael Sacks is Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GCM Grosvenor, a global investment management company. He joined the firm in 1990 and became CEO in 1994, leading its growth into one of the industry’s largest open-architecture investment platforms.
He is active in civic and philanthropic initiatives, serving as a founding board
member of the Obama Foundation and a trustee of Northwestern University. His affiliations include World Business Chicago (former Vice Chair), the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club, the Economic Club of Chicago, and the Sacks Family Foundation.
Sacks holds degrees from Tulane University, the London School of Economics, and Northwestern University (MBA, JD). He has been recognized by Crain’s Chicago Business as Executive of the Year (2025).
