Andrew T. Berlin

Andrew T. Berlin (born June 30, 1960) is an American businessman, attorney, and philanthropist living in Chicago, Illinois.

Berlin is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Berlin Packaging, a global supplier of plastic, glass and metal containers and closures with 2016 sales in excess of $1.2 billion and a valuation over $2.2 billion. In October 2014, the company was valued at $1.4 billion. His management of Berlin Packaging has been used as a case study in The Human Equation by Jeffrey Pfeffer.

He is a Partner and Shareholder of the 2016 World Champion Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball team and Chairman and Owner of the South Bend Cubs, a Minor League Baseball team affiliated with the Chicago Cubs.

Berlin was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended New Trier High School and graduated from Lake Forest Academy, earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Syracuse University, followed by a Law degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1986. At Loyola, Berlin served as Managing Editor of the Law Review.

In 1988, Berlin resigned from his job at Katten Muchin & Zavis, Chicago-based law firm, and joined his father in a business venture to purchase Alco Packaging, later renamed Berlin Packaging, an international packaging supplier of plastic, glass, metal containers and closures. At the time, the company had $69 million in annual sales.

In November 2011, Berlin announced he had reached an agreement to purchase the South Bend Silver Hawks. He signed a 20-year cumulative lease agreement with the city of South Bend for the use of Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium. The sale was approved by the Midwest League, Minor League and Major League Baseball and the Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball in early January 2012. On January 12, 2012, the financial and the legal transactions were completed, and Berlin became the sole owner of the South Bend Silver Hawks.

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