Rahm Israel Emanuel is an American politician who served as the 55th mayor of Chicago from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 23rd White House Chief of Staff from 2009 to 2010, and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Chicago between 2003 and 2009. Emanuel also served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Illinois’ 5th District and has been a key member of the Clinton White House.

Emanuel attended Northwestern University in Chicago, graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in 1981. His first post-graduation job was with the consumer rights organization Illinois Public Action. In 1988, Emanuel served as the national campaign director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and in 1989 he became the senior adviser and chief fundraiser for Richard Daley's campaign for the Chicago mayorship. During this time, he raised an unprecedented $7 million for Daley.

During his tenure as mayor, Emanuel led major investments across education, youth programming, neighborhood development, transportation, infrastructure, public health, and public safety. He significantly reduced Chicago’s structural deficit from $635.6 million in 2012 to $97.9 million for 2019, the lowest since 2007. Under his leadership, Chicago’s students have experienced record education gains, the city led the nation in corporate relocations for five consecutive years, and in foreign direct investment for six consecutive years.

After leaving office, Emanuel was appointed as a contributing editor for The Atlantic, named founding executive chair of the National BAM Advisory Council of the Becoming A Man youth program, and joined Centerview Partners as a senior counselor. In July 2019, he became a contributor for ABC News.

Emanuel is married to Amy Rule, whom he met on a blind date. The couple has three children, a son, Zachariah, and daughters Ilana and Leah.

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