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Andrea Zopp

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Managing Partner at Cleveland Avenue
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

Andrea Zopp is a Managing Partner at Cleveland Avenue, focusing on investing in minority and women-led companies. A Harvard Law School graduate, her career spans corporate leadership at Fortune 500 companies like Exelon and Sara Lee, extensive public service as a federal prosecutor, and numerous high-profile board memberships.

Zopp has a deep-seated commitment to civic engagement and community development in Chicago. She formerly served as Deputy Mayor, CEO of the Chicago Urban League, and President of World Business Chicago. She and her husband raised their three children in the Morgan Park community and are avid animal lovers with multiple rescue pets.

Unique fact: She was the first woman and first African American to serve as the First Assistant in the Cook County States Attorneys office.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Managing Partner
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
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Investing in Diverse Founders
Leads the CAST US fund at Cleveland Avenue, which is dedicated to investing in and supporting Black, Latinx, and women-led businesses.
Corporate Governance
Holds several board positions, including at Relativity and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, showcasing her expertise in corporate oversight and strategy.
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Career

Work history

1-2021
Managing Partner
Cleveland Avenue
7-2020
Member Board Of Directors
Relativity
5-2021
Independent Director
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
1-2021
Member Board Of Directors
Empowerment & Inclusion Capital I Corp.
5-2019
Chairman Of The Board Of Trustees
Chicago State University
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Education
1978 - 1981
Doctor of Law (JD)
Harvard Law School
1974 - 1978
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Harvard University
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