Portrait of Neil Bluhm

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Neil Bluhm

Net worth $9.2B

Real estate · United States

Born
Jan 12, 1938
Age
88
Source
Real estate
Residence
Chicago, Illinois
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Divorced
Children
3
Education
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Northwestern University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Real estate tycoon Neil Bluhm is the owner of marquee Chicago properties like 900 North Michigan and the Ritz-Carlton Chicago.
  • Bluhm also owns several casinos in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Chicago and Schenectady, New York.
  • After attending law school and working as an attorney in Chicago, he cofounded JMB Realty in 1970.
  • Bluhm's online gaming outfit Rush Street Interactive went public in 2020 through a reverse merger with a blank check company.
  • Bluhm is a managing principal for Walton Street Capital and is a trustee of the Whitney Museum of American Art.
  • He owns a minority stake in the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox.
  • Bluhm has donated generously to Northwestern University, where he studied law, most recently pledging $45 million to Northwestern Medicine in February 2022.
  • A longtime Democratic donor, Bluhm gave nearly $500,000 to liberal PACs in 2024.

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