Lisa Tolliver

• Director, Capstone Partners
• Age: 40
• From: Sparta, Illinois
• Lives in: Wicker Park

This investment banker helps the owners of private family-run businesses find buyers when they want to sell or raise capital and when they want to expand. Tolliver is a big believer in family ties: She has convinced four cousins to move to Chicago.

Her type: Someone on equally solid career ground who makes her laugh

Take her to: The Matchbox for cocktails, then a game at Wrigley