| Summary: | Government appointee and management consultant Sharon Gist Gilliam was born on August 24, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, graduating from St. Mary High School in 1961. In 1965, she received her B.A. degree in history at Mundelein College. After teaching in Chicago Public School from 1965 to 1968, in 1968, Gilliam worked with the City of Chicago's Committee on Urban Opportunity as a social planner for the poverty program. In 1983, she worked as budget director and chief operating officer for the City of Chicago under Mayor Harold Washington. As COO, Gilliam was responsible for policy implementation, and managed a budget of $4 billion. In 1989, Gilliam received the Marks of Excellence Award from the National Forum for Black Public Administrators. Gilliam served as principal at UCG Associates, a management consulting firm. She also served as chairman of the Board of the Chicago Housing Authority we well as boards of several other organizations including the Chicago History Museum.
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