Susan Crown

Susan M. Crown is a philanthropist and business executive. She is Chairman and Founder of the Susan Crown Exchange (SCE) and Chairman and CEO of Owl Creek Partners.

Susan Crown
NationalityUnited States
EducationRoycemore School, Yale University, New York University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University
OccupationBusinesswoman
Spouse(s)William Charles Kunkler III
Children2
Parent(s)Renée Schine Crown
Lester Crown
FamilyHenry Crown (grandfather)
Junius Myer Schine (grandfather)
G. David Schine (uncle)
James Crown (brother)

Early life and education

Crown was born the daughter of Renée (née Schine) and Lester Crown. She earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University in Connecticut and a master's degree from New York University.[1] She also attended Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Career

For nearly three decades, Susan Crown dedicated time and talent to social causes and the business world. As Partner of Henry Crown & Co, she helped manage businesses as diverse as oil and gas, defense, banking, cellular technology, and real estate. She served as chairman of the Crown Family Philanthropies.

The first woman board member of Illinois Tool Works[2] (ITW) – a multi-faceted manufacturing and engineering business with a market cap in excess of $30B – Ms. Crown now chairs its Executive Committee. She’s also a board member of The Northern Trust Corporation[3] and a former board member of Baxter International.

Ms. Crown serves as Vice-Chair of Rush University Medical Center.[4] She led a $1 billion effort to transform the medical center campus, including the development of Chicago’s first gold level LEED-certified hospital which in 2014 won the World Architecture Prize for best designed health care facility. She’s a former Fellow of Yale Corporation and co-chaired the Yale Tomorrow Campaign. She’s a director of CARE USA and, in 2011, co-chaired its National Conference on Global Poverty, which led to legislative reforms.

Susan Crown Exchange

SCE partners with organizations to create social change. SCE’s mission is to help people acquire skills needed to succeed and thrive in a rapidly changing, highly connected world. SCE is focused on two program areas: digital learning and social and emotional learning, building grit, empathy, and emotion management. The Exchange intends to add programs to cultivate other 21st century skills.[5]

SCE promotes social and emotional skills. In 2016, SCE published “Preparing Youth to Thrive: Promising Practices in Social and Emotional Learning", the first field guide for organizations aspiring to foster social and emotional growth in young people. The content was collected from experts of exemplary programs across the nation.

In the digital learning arena, SCE partnered with Common Sense Media to develop a learning ratings system. SCE and Common Sense Media have rated more than 3,500 digital learning products. The system informs parents, educators, and others about the educational value of a specific digital product and what style learner might benefit most from its use.

Owl Creek Partners

Owl Creek Partners is a private equity company with focused investments in real estate, securities, and consumer products. Most investments are with firms owned or managed by women.

Personal life

In 1981, Crown married William Charles Kunkler III in an interfaith ceremony in Chicago.[6] The couple lives in Chicago, Illinois.[7] They have two children[8].

References
  1. "Susan M. Crown - Google Profile". Google.com. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  2. "ITW Investor Relations". ITW. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  3. "Board of Directors". Northern Trust. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  4. "Leadership, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL". Rush.edu. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  5. "A Philanthropist Drills Down to Discover Why Programs Work". Talari.com. 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  6. Wilmette Life: "Weddings: Susan Crown and William Kunkler III" 6 Aug 1981
  7. "Susan M. Crown - Google Profile". Google.com. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  8. http://www.scefdn.org/who-we-are/#susan-crown
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