Kurt Summers

Blackstone

Kurt Summers is a Senior Managing Director and Head of Public-Private Partnerships in the Infrastructure Group. In this capacity, Mr. Summers is responsible for investment strategies in partnership with governments, public entities, civic and labor organizations, and broader stakeholders to help advance local infrastructure priorities and will also focus on advancing Blackstone Infrastructure’s sustainability efforts.

Previously, Mr. Summers served as Senior Advisor to Blackstone. Mr. Summers was elected and served as Chicago’s 70th City Treasurer until 2019. Mr. Summers also served as both Chairman of the Chicago Infrastructure Trust, where he led the largest lighting retrofit project in North America, and Chairman of the Chicago Community Catalyst Fund, a first-of-its-kind $100 million local investment fund focused on private investments in Chicago neighborhoods. Prior to becoming Treasurer, Mr. Summers served as a Senior Vice President and member of the Office of the Chairman for GCM Grosvenor.

Mr. Summers began his career at McKinsey & Company and later worked as an investment banker in both the leveraged finance and industrials groups at Goldman Sachs. Mr. Summers received a BSBA with Management Distinction High Honors in Finance and International Business with a minor in East Asian Studies from Washington University in St. Louis. He also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.