Michelle Obama
Party:
Occupation: Lawyer
Current Job / Position: On leave from University of Chicago Medical Center (since January)
Web site(s):
Meet Michelle/Obama for President
Latest News
- Obama Girls Will Go To Sidwell Friends (Nov. 22, 2008)
- The Very Image of Affirmation (Nov. 21, 2008)
- Michelle Obama Taps Jackie Norris For Chief of Staff (Nov. 20, 2008)
- Obama on the Presidency -- and the First Family -- on "60 Minutes" (Nov. 17, 2008)
- "The Moment of Victory" (Nov. 15, 2008)
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.'
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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