Zell's and new top executive Randy Michaels's management of The Tribune Co. entitled "At Flagging Tribune, Tales of a Bankrupt Culture." The report details a culture promoting sexual harassment and debasement, with executives openly discussing the "sexual suitability" of employees in the office and a tight circle of executives who were earning tens of millions of dollars in bonuses despite being deep in bankruptcy and a failure to stem declining profits. In June 2018, at a conference organized by Nareit, Sam Zell stated "I don't think there's ever been a 'We gotta get more pussy on the block'" when explaining his views of female discrimination on the workplace. Personal life Zell has been married three times and divorced twice; he has three children: son, Matthew and daughter, JoAnn, from his first marriage; and an adopted daughter, Kellie, from his second marriage. His third wife is Helen (née Herzog) Fadim Zell. He lives in Chicago, Illinois, and has homes in Sun Valley, Idaho and Malibu, California. In May 2017, Zell released his book, Am I Being Too Subtle?: Straight Talk From a Business Rebel. The book was published by Portfolio The book details his business philosophy on finding business and investment opportunities anywhere. Awards and honors 1987, Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement 1999, Hall of Fame of the Chicago Association of Realtors 2007, Kellogg Award for Distinguished Leadership Bibliography Am I Being Too Subtle?: Straight Talk From a Business Rebel (2017) "The Grave Dancer: The Risky Art of Resurrecting Dead Properties," Real Estate Review (1982) "Pension Fund Perils in Real Estate," Real Estate Review 61 (Spring 1975). References External links The Zell Center for Risk Research at the Kellogg School of Management The Zell Lurie Institute at The University of Michigan The Samuel Zell and Robert Lurie Real Estate Center at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania The Zell entrepreneurship program at the Interdisciplinary Center in Israel 1941 births Living people 20th-century American businesspeople 21st-century American businesspeople American billionaires American business writers American finance and investment writers American investors American newspaper publishers (people) American people of Polish-Jewish descent American real estate businesspeople American retail chief executives Businesspeople from Chicago Chicago Cubs owners Illinois lawyers Jewish American attorneys Jewish American philanthropists Philanthropists from Illinois Private equity and venture capital investors Tribune Publishing University of Michigan Law School alumni 21st-century American Jews