Bob Fitzsimmons

Bob Fitzsimmons has over 25 years of complex transactional & regulatory experience, as a strategy consultant, investor & compliance advisor. In various positions during his career, Bob has gained extensive substantive experience in government relations, technology, real estate, gaming, sports, insurance, entertainment, energy, finance, infrastructure and various related regulatory matters.

Over the years, Bob has advised or structured public & private entities, including public-private partnerships & non-profits, investing billions in capital and doing business around the world, including virtually every U.S. jurisdiction, UK, Europe, Korea, India, China, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Canada, Mexico and Latin America.

Bob holds degrees from Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, cum laude), from Northwestern University (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, majoring in Mathematical Methods & Economics), and from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government (Masters in Public Policy, with emphasis on Government & Business Regulation). He also served as Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy.

Among his civic & industry activities, Bob served or serves as co-chair of the Government Committee of the Metropolitan Planning Council (Chicago), Member of the Infrastructure Committee of World Business (Chicago), General Counsel/Member of the International Executive Committee of the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (Washington, DC), Board Member/Statewide Coordinator, Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois (Chicago & Springfield), Trustee/General Counsel, Preservation Action (Washington, DC) and Board of Advisors, Northwestern University, School of Education & Social Policy (Evanston).

Bob is married to Sheila Fitzsimmons, a principal in several real estate investment & development firms. They have four adult children and have lived in the Chicago area or on the East Coast throughout their careers.