Susan Sher Leaving the White House to Return to the University of Chicago

Susan S. Sher has spent the last two years in Washington as special assistant to the President and associate White House counsel. She also served as chief of staff for First Lady Michelle Obama. From 1997 to 2009, she was vice president for legal and governmental affairs for the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Now, Sher is returning to Chicago to serve as senior adviser to Robert J. Zimmer, the president of the University of Chicago. She will also serve as executive vice president for corporate strategy and public affairs at the medical center.

Sher is a graduate of George Washington University and the University of Chicago School of Law.