Kurt Summers is a Senior Managing Director and Head of Public-Private Partnership Investments in the Infrastructure Group. In this capacity, Kurt is responsible for investment strategies in partnership with governments, public entities, civic and labor organizations, and broader stakeholders to help advance local infrastructure priorities.
Previously, Mr. Summers served as Senior Advisor to Blackstone. He was elected and served as Chicago’s 70th City Treasurer until 2019. In this role, Mr. Summers managed a more than $8 billion investment portfolio, served as a fiduciary for nearly $25 billion in pension assets and created the Chicago Community Catalyst Fund, a first-of-its-kind $100 million local investment fund focused on private investments in Chicago neighborhoods.
Prior to becoming Treasurer, Mr. Summers served in as a Senior Vice President and member of the Office of the Chairman for GCM Grosvenor. Mr. Summers began his career at McKinsey & Company and later worked as an investment banker in both the leveraged finance and industrials groups at Goldman Sachs. Mr. Summers received a BSBA with Management Distinction High Honors in Finance and International Business with a minor in East Asian Studies from Washington University in St. Louis. He also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School where he is the subject of a 2016 published case study entitled “Kurt Summers: Investing in Our Chicago.”