Christopher G. Kennedy
| Christopher G. Kennedy | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Christopher George Kennedy July 4, 1963 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sheila Sinclair-Berner (1987– present) |
| Relations | Kennedy family |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents |
Robert F. Kennedy Ethel Skakel |
| Education |
Boston College (BA) Northwestern University (MBA) |
Christopher George "Chris" Kennedy (born July 4, 1963) is a Chicago businessman and chairman of Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises, Inc. He is the fifth son of former U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and is a member of the Kennedy family. Kennedy formerly served as chairman of the Board of Trustees for the University of Illinois from 2009 to 2015. Until April 2012, he was also president of Merchandise Mart Properties, a commercial property management firm based in Chicago.
On February 8, 2017, Kennedy announced his candidacy as a Democrat for the 2018 Illinois governor's race.
Kennedy was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Robert Francis Kennedy and Ethel (née Skakel) Kennedy, the eighth of their eleven children. He is one of four grandchildren of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy born during the administration of his uncle U.S. President John F. Kennedy. His siblings are:
He grew up at his family home, Hickory Hill, in McLean, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C., and attended the Potomac School in McLean through ninth grade. He transferred to Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda, Maryland, also a suburb of Washington, and graduated in 1982. While in high school, he volunteered at a home for runaway youth.
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