Susan Abrams

Susan Abrams (born 1964) is an American business executive who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. [1][2]

Susan Abrams
Born1964
New York City, New York, US
NationalityAmerican
Known forCEO Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center and New Success Rules for Women author

Early life and education

Abrams was born in New York City and attended the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1986 from the Wharton School summa cum laude. Abrams went on to get her Master of Management[3] from Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Abrams has served on the Chicago Children’s Museum Board of directors as well as the Board of Advisors for the Women’s Business Association and Center for Nonprofit Management at Kellogg School of Management.

Career

After graduation, Abrams became a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs and, later, a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. After McKinsey, Abrams took the position of Vice President of Business, Strategic Planning, Marketing and Communications at the Chicago Children’s Museum.

In 1997, Abrams left the Chicago Children’s Museum. Three years later, she published The New Success Rules for Women: 10 Surefire Strategies for Reaching Your Career Goals. After this, she founded a residential real estate company.[4]

In 2009, Abrams became the Director of Program Review at Northwestern University.[5] After two years there, Abrams moved on to become COO of JCC Chicago. Since 2014, Abrams has been the CEO of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center.[5] [6]

References
  1. Reich, Howard. "Susan Abrams, the CEO of Tolerance". Chicago Tribune. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. Minter, Karen. "Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center Announces New CEO" (PDF). Illinois Holocaust Museum. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. "SUSAN ABRAMS: TEACHING PEACE" (Summer 2015). Alumni Life. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. Abrams, Susan (2000). The New Success Rules for Women. Prima Lifestyle.
  5. "Susan Abrams: Teaching Peace". Northwestern. Northwestern University. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  6. Kapos, Shia. "Jewish Community Center exec named CEO of Holocaust museum". Chicago Business. Crains. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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