William Brandt Jr., a pioneer in the corporate restructuring business, a Democratic activist and fundraiser close to Bill Clinton and a former chair of the Illinois Finance Authority, developed a passion for politics and public policy while a student at Fenwick High School.
When future Illinois governor Pat Quinn was a freshman at the Oak Park school, he didnt know anyone. Young Bill invited me to be at his lunch table, Quinn said, the beginning of an enduring friendship. He was always very involved in social justice and helping people. He loved politics.
Mr. Brandt, 73, died Sunday at Evanston Hospital, after spending his last months in his Winnetka home. Doctors told him in March 2022 he had the neurodegenerative disease ALS.
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