Martin Nesbitt

CTL-E-4957 · Person · businessperson · contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Board Chair, The Barack Obama Foundation; co-CEO, The Vistria Group. Appeared at City Club of Chicago program 'Martin Nesbitt' (2015-11-10).

The record

Also known as: Marty Nesbitt

Notes

BCCVA Source Collection 001 (City Club of Chicago) seed record. Role at time of speech: Board Chair, The Barack Obama Foundation; co-CEO, The Vistria Group. Civic lenses: 04 Business & Economic Power, 01 Government & Politics. Programs: Martin Nesbitt (2015-11-10). Identity verification: "Nesbitt was born to an African-American family and raised in Columbus, Ohio" — Alchetron (Wikipedia text, CC BY-SA). Research status: seed-verified. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

Relationships

City Club of Chicago: Martin Nesbitt — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Martin Nesbitt" (2015-11-10). Role at time: Board Chair, The Barack Obama Foundation.

Sources

Identity evidence: "Nesbitt was born to an African-American family and raised in Columbus, Ohio" — Alchetron (Wikipedia text, CC BY-SA)
City Club of Chicago program: Martin Nesbitt (2015-11-10) — http://cityclub-chicago.org/video/1040/martin-nesbitt (primary source)

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