Equity Group Investments
Lesley M. Cheers is an experienced communications professional who has held management positions in various companies such as Equity Group Investments, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, GLP, Navy Pier Inc., GGP, and LM CHEERS CONSULTING. With a background in Mass Communications from Illinois State University, Lesley has managed public relations and communications efforts, crisis management, brand and reputation management, and strategic brand development for high-profile clients and organizations.
Equity Group Investments
Equity Group Investments (EGI) is Sam Zell’s private investment firm. Founded more than 50 years ago, EGI specializes in opportunistic, often complex and contrarian, investments throughout the debt and equity markets. The firm's multi-billion dollar investment portfolio includes private and public companies and spans across industries such as energy, logistics, waste, manufacturing, transportation, healthcare and real estate. EGI has a long history of value creation for the assets in which it invests and for investment partners. For more information on EGI, visit www.egizell.com.