| Summary: | Bank executive and city comptroller Clark Burrus was born November 5, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Englewood High School in 1946. He began studies at Texas State University but earned his B.S. and his M.P.A. degrees at Roosevelt University in 1953 and 1972, respectively. From 1954 to 1979, Burrus worked for the city of Chicago. In 1973, he was named city comptroller. In 1979, Burrus entered the private sector, and served as senior vice president of the First National Bank of Chicago in the asset and liability management department, a position he held for twelve years. In 1991, he was made vice chairman of First Chicago Capital Markets and co-chairman of its public banking department. After he retired in 1998, Burrus remained active in Chicago's business community and served in an advisory capacity on numerous boards and committees. Burrus passed away on June 17, 2015 at age 86.
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