Marshall Field

Marshall Field is the fifth generation of a Chicago family whose activities have included merchandising, real estate, publishing, communications, and civic affairs. He is a graduate of Harvard College and has served as publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Daily News. Field was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Art Institute from 1965 to 2012, a member of the Board of Trustees of Rush University Medical Center since 1970 (Life Trustee), and a life member of the Board of Trustees of the Field Museum. In 2010, Mr. and Mrs. Field converted the Jamee and Marshall Field Foundation, to a donor-advised endowment fund, the Marshall and Jamee Field Family Fund, at The Chicago Community Trust. Field is a member of the Board of Directors of the Field Foundation of Illinois, The Everglades Foundation (Chair 2014-2018), The Regenstein Foundation, and the Veterinary Initiative for Endangered Wildlife. An avid fisherman, Field has a strong interest in conservation. He is active in various conservation organizations such as World Wildlife Fund, including serving as the Chairman of its National Council from 2002 until 2008. He is also a member of the Nature Conservancy, the Atlantic Salmon Federation and served as Chairman of the Board of Visitors of the Nicholas School of the Environment of Duke University from 2006 through 2009. Upon retirement, Field has dedicated his time, talent and efforts to charitable and philanthropic efforts that align with his many passions which focus on the environment and conservation issues, arts and culture, education, health care and advising the Marshall and Jamee Field Family Fund.