J Ira Harris

Former Chicago investment banker and Pritzker Organization vice-chairman

Harris died Monday, Feb. 21 2022, at his home in Palm Beach, Florida of an apparent heart attack, according to family. He was 83. Mr. J. Ira Harris is the Chairman of J. I. Harris & Associates, a consulting firm, and Vice Chairman of The Pritzker Organization, LLC, a merchant banking investment management services firm, since January, 1998. He was the Senior Managing Director of the investment banking firm of Lazard Freres & Co. LLC until December, 1997. At the age of 16, he began his higher education at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. In 1959, at the age of 20, he graduated and began his financial career selling mutual funds door to door in New York City. In 1961, he joined Granbery Marache and Company, the predecessor of Blair and Company, as a securities salesman. In 1964, Blair sent him to Chicago to revive their faltering Midwest operation. The 26-year-old Harris soon turned the Chicago and Midwest office into a leading moneymaker. In 1969, Salomon Brothers offered him a partnership, making him the first outsider brought in from another firm in that capacity. In 1988, he joined Lazard Freres & Company as a senior partner and member of its management committee. In 1998, at the age of 60, he established J. I. Harris & Associates, a financial consulting firm. He was a director of Manpower Inc. and a Vice President and Director at Polk Brothers Foundation.

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William Charles Kunkler III	Andrew J McKenna, Evan Bayh, Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Bob Corker, Chris Dodd, Daniel Ken Inouye, John McCain, Barack Obama, Arlen Specter, Al D’Amato, John Glenn, Bill Bradley, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Robert W Kustra, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Robert Dold, Rudy Boschwitz, Jon M Huntsman Jr
Robert A Day	Andrew J McKenna, Eric Cantor, Chris Dodd, John McCain, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Mark A Foley, John Kasich, Al D’Amato, Bill Bradley, George John Mitchell, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Alan John Blinken, Dylan C Glenn, NRSC - Nonfederal, George H W Bush, Steve Forbes, Mitt Romney, Rudy Boschwitz, Jon M Huntsman Jr
Seymour W Zises	Evan Bayh, Roy Blunt, Bob Corker, Chris Dodd, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, David Obey, Edward Randall Royce, Chuck Schumer, Mark A Foley, John Kasich, Charles Spittal Robb, Al D’Amato, John Glenn, Bill Bradley, Paul Martin Simon, George John Mitchell, Rick Lazio, Rudy Giuliani, Bob Graham, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Robert Abrams, Rudy Boschwitz, Jon M Huntsman Jr
Jerry Reinsdorf	Spencer Abraham, Evan Bayh, Bob Corker, Chris Dodd, Rahm Emanuel, Daniel Ken Inouye, Herbert H Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Peter G Fitzgerald, Charles Spittal Robb, Bill Bradley, Paul Martin Simon, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Carol Moseley Braun, George H W Bush, Robert W Kustra, Robert Dold, Rudy Boschwitz
Jay I Kislak	Eric Cantor, Bob Corker, Chris Dodd, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, David Obey, Arlen Specter, Connie Mack III, Al D’Amato, John Glenn, Paul Martin Simon, George John Mitchell, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Bob Graham, Tom Rooney, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Robert Abrams, Rudy Boschwitz
Stephen Malkin	Evan Bayh, Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Bob Corker, Chris Dodd, Rahm Emanuel, Jane Harman, Daniel Ken Inouye, Herbert H Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, David Obey, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Charles Spittal Robb, Sidney Richard Yates, Bill Bradley, Paul Martin Simon, Jack Kemp, Bill Clinton, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Robert Dold
Murray H Goodman	Herbert H Kohl, John McCain, Arlen Specter, Mark A Foley, Connie Mack III, Al D’Amato, John Glenn, George John Mitchell, Rick Lazio, Jack Kemp, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Bob Graham, NRSC - Nonfederal, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Tom Rooney, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Allen West, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Rudy Boschwitz
Cesar L Alvarez	Evan Bayh, Chris Dodd, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Jack Reed, Connie Mack III, Al D’Amato, Bill Bradley, George John Mitchell, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Bob Graham, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Robert Abrams, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Robert Dold
George Klein	Spencer Abraham, Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Bob Corker, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Barack Obama, Arlen Specter, Connie Mack III, Al D’Amato, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., Rick Lazio, Jack Kemp, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Bob Graham, NRSC - Nonfederal, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bernadine P Healy, 7th District Republican Committee, Rudy Boschwitz
Theodore Cutler	Spencer Abraham, Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Bill Nelson, Edward Randall Royce, John Kasich, Connie Mack III, Charles Spittal Robb, Al D’Amato, Bill Bradley, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Bob Graham, NRSC - Nonfederal, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Cantor Victory Fund
George S Kaufman	Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Chris Dodd, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, John Kasich, Al D’Amato, Bill Bradley, Rick Lazio, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Alan John Blinken, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Robert Abrams, Jon M Huntsman Jr
Wayne L Berman	Spencer Abraham, Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, John McCain, Edward Randall Royce, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Mark A Foley, John Kasich, Connie Mack III, Charles Spittal Robb, Al D’Amato, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dylan C Glenn, NRSC - Nonfederal, Tom Rooney, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bernadine P Healy, Robert Dold
Robert Mazer	Eric Cantor, Daniel Ken Inouye, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, David Obey, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Peter G Fitzgerald, Connie Mack III, Charles Spittal Robb, Al D’Amato, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Pioneer Political Action Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, Mitt Romney, Rudy Boschwitz
Kenneth S Abramowitz	Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Bob Corker, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Edward Randall Royce, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, John Kasich, Charles Spittal Robb, Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, Allen West, Steve Forbes, Mitt Romney, Bernadine P Healy, 7th District Republican Committee, Cantor Victory Fund, Robert Dold
Stephen Schwarzman	Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Jane Harman, Daniel Ken Inouye, Frank Lautenberg, John McCain, Edward Randall Royce, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Al D’Amato, Bill Bradley, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., Rick Lazio, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Alan John Blinken, Bob Graham, Dylan C Glenn, Allen West, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Robert Abrams
Jonathan M Tisch	Evan Bayh, Roy Blunt, Chris Dodd, Rahm Emanuel, Daniel Ken Inouye, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Mark A Foley, Charles Spittal Robb, Al D’Amato, Bill Bradley, George John Mitchell, Robert W. Kasten, Jr., Bill Clinton, Republican National Committee, Alan John Blinken, Bob Graham, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, George H W Bush, Robert Abrams, Rudy Boschwitz
Kenneth G Langone	Eric Cantor, Bob Corker, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, John Kasich, Al D’Amato, Rick Lazio, Bill Clinton, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Bob Graham, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Robert Abrams, Bernadine P Healy, 7th District Republican Committee, Cantor Victory Fund
Richard DeVos	Spencer Abraham, Roy Blunt, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Arlen Specter, Mark A Foley, Connie Mack III, Rick Lazio, Jack Kemp, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Tom Rooney, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Allen West, George H W Bush, Steve Forbes, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Rudy Boschwitz
Stephen M Ross	Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Bob Corker, Chris Dodd, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Al D’Amato, Rick Lazio, Bill Clinton, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Mitt Romney, Marty Russo, 7th District Republican Committee, Cantor Victory Fund, David Rivera, Rudy Boschwitz
A Jerrold Perenchio	Evan Bayh, Daniel Ken Inouye, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Edward Randall Royce, Arlen Specter, John Kasich, Charles Spittal Robb, Al D’Amato, Bill Bradley, George John Mitchell, Rick Lazio, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Bob Graham, NRSC - Nonfederal, George H W Bush, Steve Forbes, Mitt Romney, Rudy Boschwitz, Jon M Huntsman Jr

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Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Birthday	1938
Date of death	Feb 21 '22

J Ira Harris

Former Chicago investment banker and Pritzker Organization vice-chairman

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