Bio
Michael Alvarez has enjoyed a fast-paced career closely associated with local, state, and federal government activities that serve the interests of the citizens and businesses of the State of Illinois. He recently formed a Public and Government Affairs firm, Alvarez and Associates. Alvarez and Associates is a full service firm that assists clients in navigating through the public and private sectors in the City of Chicago, Cook County, the State of Illinois and Washington.
Prior to forming the firm, Alvarez was a Senior Advisor to Senator Barack Obama. In this capacity, Mr. Alvarez provided strategic and political counsel to the Senator and his staff and served as liaison to various constituency and ethnic groups. He also was responsible for communicating and negotiating with city, state, county, and federal elected officials on a variety of initiatives on behalf of constituents. Prior to his position with Senator Obama’s office, Mr. Alvarez served as the Deputy Director for Community Relations & Legislative Affairs for the Illinois Department of Employment Security in Chicago. He has also worked on a variety of prominent political campaigns in the City of Chicago, Cook County and at the Federal level.
Michael is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the National Able Network and the Goodman Theatre, as well as a member of the Union League Club of Chicago. Mr. Alvarez has a Bachelor’s degree in Communication and a Master’s degree in Corporate and Managerial Communication, both from Northwestern University. Michael and his wife, Erin, along with their son Luke live on Chicago’s North Side.
