Bio

• Age: 45
• Education: Harvard University, BA (1987)
• From: Chicago, IL
• Ethnicity: Caucasian

Duncan was chief executive of the Chicago public schools for seven years, steering the nation's third-largest school district, which has more than 400,000 students. He is a longtime friend and basketball partner of President Obama.

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Last Job

• City of Chicago, chief executive, Chicago Public Schools

Other Jobs

• City of Chicago, deputy chief of staff, Chicago Public Schools
• Ariel Education Initiative, director
• National Basketball League (Australia), player

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Choices at a Glance

Connections

• Attended or taught at Harvard
• Close to the Obamas (What's this?)

Financial Disclosure

View Arne Duncan's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year.

• 2009 (PDF)

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