Martin Nesbitt

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Martin Hughes Nesbitt

(1962-11-29) November 29, 1962 (age 61)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Education Albion College (BA)
University of Chicago (MBA)
Political party Democratic

Martin Hughes Nesbitt (born November 29, 1962) is an American businessman and public figure. Nesbit is co-CEO of the Vistria Group, a Chicago-based private equity firm. [1] Nesbitt is on the boards of directors of publicly traded companies CenterPoint Energy, Norfolk Southern Corporation, and American Airlines Group. Nesbitt was the founder and former CEO of The Parking Spot, an airport parking company. He was on the board of the Chicago Housing Authority.

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Nesbitt is a close personal friend of former US President Barack Obama and was the campaign treasurer during Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. [2] He is the board chair of the Obama Foundation. [3]

Early life and education

Nesbitt was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, graduating from Columbus Academy. [4] He went on to earn his bachelor's degree from Albion College in Albion, Michigan, in 1985. After working as a financial analyst at GMAC, he won a fellowship to study at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, where he earned an MBA in 1991.

Business career

From 1996 to 1998, he worked as a vice president of Pritzker Realty group and in 1998, he founded The Parking Spot along with investor Penny Pritzker. [5] The Parking Spot offers airport parking services primarily for business travelers. [6]

In 2013, he co-founded The Vistria Group, a private equity firm, with Chicago businessman Kip Kirkpatrick. [2] [7] [8] Both Nesbitt and Kirkpatrick are on the board of Rush University Medical Center. [7] Along with a series of other funds, The Vistria Group acquired Apollo Education Group, one of the world's largest private education providers, in 2017, and the parent company of University of Phoenix. [9] The firm has over $3.1 billion in assets under management from institutional investors like public retirement plans, corporations, endowments or foundations, high net-worth families, non-U.S. investors and financial institutions. [7] Nesbitt is on the board of CenterPoint Energy, a natural gas and electric company. [10]

Relationship with Barack Obama

Nesbitt met Barack and Michelle Obama through Michelle Obama's brother Craig Robinson who was a high school basketball coach. He supported Obama's 2004 U.S. Senate bid and was the treasurer on his 2008 presidential campaign. As of 2014, Nesbitt was on the foundation planning board for the home of the future Barack Obama Presidential Library and Museum. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Martin Nesbitt-bio". vistria.com. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Harris, Melissa (January 21, 2013). "Executive Profile: Martin Nesbitt, the first friend". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ "The Board". Obama Foundation. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  4. ↑ Chicago Tribune: "Executive Profile: Martin Nesbitt, the first friend - Drive to succeed evident in business, with family, on basketball court" By Melissa Harris January 21, 2013
  5. ↑ "Martin Nesbitt". Business Makers. The History Makers. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  6. ↑ Sharkey, Joe (November 6, 2007). "The Lowly Parking Garage With the Colorful Identity". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 "A new kind of private-equity firm". Crain's Chicago Business. 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  8. ↑ "Martin Nesbitt". Washington Post. 25 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Investor Consortium Completes Acquisition of Apollo Education Group, Inc". www.businesswire.com. February 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  10. ↑ "Martin Nesbitt | Board of Directors | CenterPoint Energy, Inc". investors.centerpointenergy.com. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  11. ↑ Jackson, David (2014-01-31). "Obama library foundation is formed". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
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