Brian Bannon

Commissioner for the Chicago Public Library

As the Commissioner for the Chicago Public Library, Brian Bannon is responsible for leading Chicago’s 79 libraries that serve the 2.6 million residents of Chicago. Prior to this role, Brian held a variety of Leadership positions within the San Francisco Public Library, Seattle Public Library, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In 2009, Brian was honored as a Library Journal Mover & Shaker and was a Public Library Association Fellow at the Wharton Business School. Brian is very active in work related to information access, public technology, and the digital divide. He earned his BA from Pacific Lutheran University and an MLIS from the University of Washington iSchool