During his 28-year tenure as chairman of the Chicago White Sox, Jerry Reinsdorf's two professional sports teams - the White Sox and Chicago Bulls of the NBA - have delivered seven World Championship titles to the city of Chicago and its sports fans.

Fulfilling a dream that began as a young baseball fan growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y. during the 1930s and 1940s, Reinsdorf accepted the Commissioner's Trophy from Bud Selig on October 26, 2005, after the Chicago White Sox swept their way to the team's first World Series championship since 1917.

The 2005 White Sox joined the 1927 New York Yankees as only the second team in Major League Baseball history to lead its division wire-to-wire and sweep the World Series. The 2005 Sox, managed by Ozzie Guillen, won 99 games to claim the American League Central division title and captured an amazing 11 of 12 postseason contests in winning the franchise's third World Series title (1906, 1917 and 2005).

The championship was the first by a Chicago baseball team in 88 years and was celebrated by a ticker-tape parade, attended by nearly 2 million Chicagoans that ran from U.S. Cellular Field through many of the city's neighborhoods and finished in downtown Chicago. At the rally, first baseman Paul Konerko presented Reinsdorf with the ball from the final out of Game 4 of the World Series.

The 2008 White Sox went 89-74 to capture the American Central Division title in a one-game playoff, joining the 1983, 1993, 2000 and 2005 Sox teams in winning division titles during Reinsdorf's tenure.

Reinsdorf begins his 29th season as chairman of the White Sox in 2009, the second-longest ownership tenure in franchise history behind club founder Charles Comiskey (1901-31). The Sox have gone 2,282-2,128 (.517) during his 28-year tenure. After drawing a franchise-record 2.95 million fans in 2006 and a third-best 2.68 in 2007, 19 of the club's top 20 single-season attendance totals have come during Reinsdorf's ownership of the franchise.

Since heading the limited partnership that purchased the White Sox in January 1981, Reinsdorf has been involved in Major League Baseball initiatives at an industry-wide level. Currently he is a member of Major League Baseball's Executive Council and serves on the Boards of Major League Baseball Advance Media, Major League Baseball Network and the Equal Opportunity Committee. Over the years he has served on many other committees including the Ownership Committee, the Player Relations Committee, Labor Policy, Relocation, Legislative and Long-Range Labor Planning Committees. He was instrumental in the formation of the Diverse Business Partners (DBP) Program in 1998. Since then Major League Baseball and its clubs have purchased hundreds of millions of dollars in goods and services from minority and women-owned businesses, and the White Sox annually rank among baseball's leaders in the DBP program. In 2008, his long history of donating time to Major League Baseball led to Reinsdorf being asked to serve on the Board of The Baseball Hall of Fame.

In July 2008, the White Sox hosted the very first "Double Duty Classic," a high school baseball All-Star Game featuring many of the nation's top inner-city baseball players. The Classic, named

for Negro League great Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe, celebrates the community's pride in the Negro League East-West All-Star Games, held annually at Comiskey Park in Chicago from the 1930s until the 1960s, while a symposium before the game teaches the young players about the game's history and importance.

During his career in professional sports, Reinsdorf has been responsible for the construction of two new sports facilities in Chicago, Comiskey Park (1991), now U.S. Cellular Field, and the United Center (1994). This spring, the White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers opened a state-of-the-art spring training complex, named Camelback Ranch — Glendale, in Phoenix, Ariz. Over the past nine offseasons (2000-2008), Reinsdorf, the White Sox and the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority have undertaken dramatic offseason renovations to U.S. Cellular Field with the goal of improving the ballpark experience for White Sox fans.

Reinsdorf expanded his involvement in professional sports in March 1985 by purchasing controlling interest in the Chicago Bulls. During his tenure as chairman of the Bulls, the team has captured six World Championships (1991-93, '96-98). In addition to initiating the building of new Comiskey Park, Reinsdorf spearheaded construction of two major facilities for the Bulls. The United Center, home for the Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks, opened for the 1994-95 season, and the Bulls began using the Sheri L. Berto Center, their state-of-the-art training facility, in 1992.

Both of Reinsdorf's sports franchises have donated millions of dollars to causes in the Chicago community through a variety of efforts, including Chicago White Sox Charities and CharitaBulls. Chicago White Sox Charities donated more than $3.2 million to 30 Chicagoland organizations in 2008, moving the team's non-profit arm beyond $12.2 million in cumulative giving since its inception. Reinsdorf has played a critical role in the development of the west side area surrounding the United Center and was responsible for introducing an innovative reading program to the Chicago Public Schools. Through the new Chicago Bulls/Chicago White Sox Training Academy, which opened in 2001, and outreach efforts such as White Sox Training Centers and Chicago Bulls Basketball Schools, Reinsdorf's franchises promote sports to thousands of youth each year while instilling a love of the game in future fans. Reinsdorf's life-long support for charitable and community organizations has resulted in numerous awards and recognitions.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on February 25, 1936, Reinsdorf graduated from George Washington University in Washington D.C. and earned a law degree from Northwestern University after moving to Chicago in 1957. Reinsdorf and his wife, Martyl, have four children and eight grandchildren.