Jason Sussman is a Managing Director and member of the Investment Committee at The Pritzker Organization, the merchant bank for Tom Pritzker Family business interests. His related current and past board positions include Ferian Re, Steward Partners, Portfolio Group, GreyCastle Holdings and Financeit. In addition, he manages a hybrid capital portfolio that includes credit and preferred equity investments. He also serves on the advisory councils of the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at University of Chicago and Invest for Kids.

Previously, he was a vice president in structured finance at Barclays Capital, where he held a proprietary investments role. He started his career as a tax associate at Davis, Polk and Wardwell.

Mr. Sussman has served as a Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School since 2014. He created and teaches the course, “Structuring Financial Instruments,” an eight week seminar.

Mr. Sussman is a CFA charterholder. He received his BA (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) and his JD (with high honors) from Columbia University.