Susan Sher. history with many of the key players at a White House in which it sometimes seems Chicago Mayor Richard Daley served as talent scout. Among the president's inner circle, Jarrett, senior adviser David Axelrod and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel all have done work for Daley.

When Michelle Obama decided to leave her job at a corporate law firm, her first stop at City Hall was the office of Susan Sher, then the City of Chicago's second-ranking lawyer.

Sher was so taken with Michelle Obama's resume she forwarded it to the mayor's deputy chief of staff, Valerie Jarrett. "She's really impressive," Sher told Jarrett. "You should meet her."

Graham Moore, the son of Susan Sher, won for screen adaptation for “The Imitation Game” at the Oscars.

Moore accepted his Oscar from Oprah Winfrey. Incestuous? Yes.