Valerie B. Jarrett is Executive Council at Chicago Metropolis 2020 and on the board of 7 other companies.

In the past Ms. Jarrett was President & Chief Executive Officer for Habitat Co. LLC, Commissioner-Planning & Development at City of Chicago (Illinois), Chairman for Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., Chairman of CHX Holdings, Inc. and Chairman for The University of Chicago Medical Center.

She received an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and a graduate degree from The University of Michigan Law School.