Martin Nesbitt co-founded and serves as co-CEO of The Vistria Group, LLC, a Chicago-based investment company focused on the education, healthcare, and financial services industries. Prior to Vistria, Nesbitt served as CEO of The Parking Spot. Before launching The Parking Spot, he was an officer of the Pritzker Realty Group, L.P., Nesbitt previously held the position as Equity Vice President and Investment Manager at LaSalle Partners, a predecessor company to JLL, Inc.
Nesbitt currently serves on the Board of Directors of American Airlines Group, CenterPoint Energy, and Chewy, Inc. He is a Trustee of Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art and serves as Chairman of the Barack Obama Foundation. He was formally a Board Member of Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL, Inc.), Chairman of the Board of the Chicago Housing Authority and a member of the Chicago 2016 Olympic Committee. Mr. Nesbitt also served as Treasurer of President Barack Obama’s 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns. Nesbitt has a Master’s of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor’s of Science degree and honorary doctorate from Albion College.