Sunil Puri


Sunil is the President and CEO of First Midwest Group - Rockford, IL since 1984. Oversees all of the firm s development services, including brokerage, site selection, build-to-suit, sale-leaseback, leasing and property management to enable project completion. Identifies strategic initiatives to ensure firm growth and risk management through targeted acquisitions and diversification of markets and industries.

Sunil is a passionate leader with a first-class track record of successful business endeavors and a dynamic 30-year core career in national and international real estate development. Sunil had a modest start as an immigrant from India to Rockford, IL. He leveraged his education, hard work and innate skills to develop retail, office, warehouse, large land assemblages and residential projects in addition to owning and operating restaurant and hospitality properties.

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Sunil holds a Bachelor s Degree in Science Accounting from the Rockford University. He has also completed an Executive Entrepreneurship Program at the Harvard Business School

Sunil is affiliated to the Young Presidents Organization / World Presidents Organization, Asian American Hotel Owners Association, International Council of Shopping Centers, and The Harvard Club of Chicago Sunil has been in active in the National, State and Winnebago County politics since the mid-80s. He has attended DNC conventions since the 1992 NY convention and was later a delegate in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 conventions. He is a Legacy Circle Member of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and a Supporter for the Vote Builder Program of the Illinois County Chairman s Association.

Sunil serves on the Board of several companies, non-profit organizations and Universities that include Rockford Area Venues and Entertainment and Rockford Womanspace Advisory Board. In the past, he has been on the Board of Blackhawk State Bank, Riverside Community Bank and Presidents Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders - appointed by President Obama.

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