PRIVATEBANCORP, INC.
Power of Attorney
for Executing Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144




Know all men by these presents, that the undersigned, director or
officer, or both, of PrivateBancorp, Inc, (the ?Company?) hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Jennifer R. Evans, Julie O'Connor,
Elizabeth Nemeth, Zack Christensen and Jennifer Durham King, signing
singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)
execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer and/or director of the Company: (a) Forms 3, 4,
and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the ?Exchange Act?) and the rules thereunder and (b) Forms 144
in accordance with Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the ?Securities
Act?);



(2)
do and perform any and all acts for and on behalfof the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute
any such Form 3, 4, 5 or 144 and timely file any such forms with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange
or similar authority; and



(3)
take any other action of any type
whatsoeverin connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of
such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of,
or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve
in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of
the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present,
with full power of substitution or revocation,hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact,or such attorney-in-fact's
substitute(s), shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are
not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act or
Rule 144 of the Securities Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, 5 or 144
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities of the Company unless earlier revoked by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.




IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
as of this 21st day of May, 2015.






Name:  /s/ James M. Guyette