Joanne Pearlman

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JOANNE PEARLMAN

The Broad Residency Class of 2008-2010
Current Organization: Chicago Public Schools
M.B.A., McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University
B.S., Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

“My family taught me that real wealth is knowledge and the best possible investment you can make in your future is an education. I attended public schools through my undergraduate studies and truly believe that my experiences in public schools have helped shape who I am today. I also believe every child should have the same opportunity I had to live out my dreams. As a Broad Resident I will use my skills, strengths and experiences to improve urban schools so that every child can have those same opportunities.”

Joanne Pearlman currently serves as a program manager for the Department of College and Career Preparation for Chicago Public Schools. Pearlman's current focus is decentralizing the district’s 8th-9th grade transition program that serves over 10,000 incoming 9th graders. During her residency, Pearlman served as project manager in the Autonomous Schools Office and Graduation Pathways. Prior to joining The Broad Residency, Joni was a vice president at Citigroup in the Corporate Bank. She served as business and relationship manager in the Global Subsidiaries Group. Pearlman's responsibilities included managing the group's growth and marketing strategy as well as managing banking needs for a portfolio of corporations. In addition, Joni was a member of The Women's Council Steering Committee, whose mission is to serve as a catalyst to create opportunities for women to succeed as leaders. Previously, Pearlman worked in finance at Motorola, Inc., and Winston & Strawn LLP. Pearlman holds a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master's of business administration from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. Pearlman is a participant in The Broad Residency in Urban Education Cohort 2008 serving her two-year Residency at Chicago Public Schools.