Susan Crown
Born1960 or 1961 (age 62–63)[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationRoycemore School
Yale University
New York University
OccupationBusinesswoman
SpouseWilliam 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)

Susan M. Crown (born 1960/1961) is an American businessperson. She is founder and chairman of the Susan Crown Exchange (SCE), and chairman and CEO of Owl Creek Partners.

Early life and education

Crown is 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.[2] She also attended Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Career

She was the first woman board member of Illinois Tool Works,[3] and now chairs its executive committee. She is a board member of Northern Trust Corporation,[4] and a former board member of Baxter International.

Crown is vice-chair of Rush University Medical Center.[5] She is a former fellow of Yale Corporation and co-chaired the Yale Tomorrow Campaign. She is a director of CARE USA and, in 2011, co-chaired its national conference on global poverty.

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.[6]

In digital learning, SCE partnered with Common Sense Media to develop a learning ratings system, and have rated more than 3,500 digital learning products.

Owl Creek Partners

Owl Creek Partners is a private equity company with focused investments in real estate, securities, and consumer products.

Personal life

In 1981, Crown married William Charles Kunkler III in an interfaith ceremony in Chicago.[7] They live in Chicago.[8] They have two children.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Susan M. Crown Director". theorg.com. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Susan M. Crown - Google Profile". Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  3. ↑ "ITW Investor Relations". ITW. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  4. ↑ "Board of Directors". Northern Trust. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  5. ↑ "Leadership, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL". Rush.edu. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  6. ↑ "A Philanthropist Drills Down to Discover Why Programs Work". Talari.com. 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  7. ↑ Wilmette Life: "Weddings: Susan Crown and William Kunkler III" 6 Aug 1981
  8. ↑ "Susan M. Crown - Google Profile". Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  9. ↑ "Who We Are | SCE". www.scefdn.org. Archived from the original on 2015-04-10.
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