RR Donnelley

Elliott Donnelley II serves as Founding General Partner of White Sand Investor Group, the family's principal investment entity. He leads direct investments and fund commitments alongside a network built through organizations like Synergos Global Philanthropists Circle, where he is Vice Chair, and Forward Global, where he chairs the board. Shawn Donnelley manages the family's institutional giving as President of Strategic Giving.

The operating company and the family office are now formally separated. Chatham Asset Management acquired R.R. Donnelley & Sons in a 2022 take-private transaction and owns the business outright. The Donnelley family's investment vehicles, including White Sand Investor Group and Strategic Giving, operate independently of the namesake company, though family members retain governance interests through Thomas J. Quinlan III, who serves as CEO of RRD.

White Sand Investor Group pursues a hybrid mandate that includes direct investments, fund commitments, and co-investments across venture capital, private equity, and real assets. The family's real-asset exposure is significant, tied to a global facility portfolio of 184 properties and a dedicated data center portfolio across the United States. The family does not publicly disclose allocation percentages or a specific stage focus.

Shawn Donnelley leads Strategic Giving, the family's institutional philanthropic arm, and serves on the Executive Committee of the Chicago Community Trust — one of the largest community foundations in the United States with $4.6 billion in assets. Elliott Donnelley II is Board Chair of Forward Global and Vice Chair of Synergos Global Philanthropists Circle. The Chicago Donnelley Club provides an additional cultural and civic dimension to the family's activities.

The wealth originated from R.R. Donnelley & Sons, the Chicago-based commercial printing business founded by Richard Robert Donnelley in 1864. The company grew into the largest printing and business-communications firm in the United States, reaching Fortune 500 scale. The family's fortune now operates through investment and philanthropic entities independent of the company, which Chatham Asset Management took private in 2022.

White Sand Investor Group's known exposure spans technology venture and growth equity, private equity, and real assets including industrial facilities and data centers. The family's real-estate portfolio includes the former RRD Global Facility Portfolio with 184 properties across North America, Europe, and Asia, as well as a major print-fulfillment center in Temecula, California. Sectors and allocation percentages are not publicly detailed.

Elliott Donnelley II's active membership in networked-capital organizations — including Synergos Global Philanthropists Circle and Forward Global — suggests a practice of shared deal flow and co-investment, though specific co-investors are not publicly named. The family's hybrid direct-and-fund approach is consistent with co-investment-oriented family offices, but explicit co-investment partnerships are not disclosed in public records.