Sidney Epstein is the past Chairman of the Board A. Epstein and Sons International, Inc. where he oversaw the direction and financial management of the company. He was responsible for the establishment of the branch offices in Israel, Poland and California, and played an important part in the growth of the firm to its present size with a staff of more than 400. Mr. Epstein also played an important part in the diversification of work performed by A. Epstein and Sons International, Inc. which now includes a full range of architecture, engineering, interior design and construction services. He is a Fellow of the Society of the American Registered Architects and a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Epstein has served as a board director for a number of for profit and not-for-profit institutions, including: Past Director of Amalgamated Bank of Chicago and Chair of the Audit Committee, Director Emeritus of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Milwaukee, WI, Past Director of the Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company, Chicago, IL, Past Director of Santa Monica, CA, Life Trustee of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Life Trustee of the University of Chicago Hospitals, Founder and past Chairman and Board member of Chicago Youth Centers, Past Director and Board Member of the Polk Bros. Company, Past President of the Standard Club of Chicago, Past Board Member of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Past Board Member of the Lyric Opera, and Past Director of Michael Reese Health Trust and Chair of the Grants Committee.
