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Michelle Obama

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Occupation: Lawyer

Current Job / Position: On leave from University of Chicago Medical Center (since January)

Web site(s):
Meet Michelle/Obama for President

Photos and Video

Michelle Obama Guest-Hosts on 'The View'

Michelle Obama reveals how she initially felt about her husband's presidential aspirations Wednesday on 'The View.'

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Biography

Personal

Birthdate: January 17, 1964

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

Children: Malia and Sasha

Religion: Christian

Education

  • Whitney M. Young Magnet High School in Chicago
  • Princeton University, B.A. in sociology, 1985
  • Harvard Law School, J.D. 1988

Experience

Businesses Owned, Past Careers, Board Memberships, Etc.:

  • Associate in marketing and intellectual property at Sidley and Austin, LLP, Chicago (1988-1991)

Public Service / Elected Offices:

  • Assistant to then Chigago Mayor Richard M. Daley, 1990
  • Assistant commissioner of planning and development for the City of Chicago, 1992-1993
  • Founding executive director of Public Allies (Americorps) - Chicago, 1993
  • Dean of student services at University of Chicago, 1996
  • Executive director for community affairs, University of Chicago Hospitals, 2002
  • Vice president for community and external affairs, 2005
  • Executive director of community and external affairs until 2005, University of Chicago

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