Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Distract

New Kirk ad:
From the Illinois GOP, Alexi's resume:

Alexi Giannoulias

Phone: (312) 738-6190 E-mail: contact@alexiforillinois.com

Financial expert, Businessman, Banker

Objective

To become the first failed banker to serve on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee

Education

Bachelor’s in Economics

Boston University, 1994-1998

Juris Doctorate

Tulane University, 1999-2002

Work History

Basketball Player, 1998-1999

Played professional basketball in Greece for Panionois B.C.

Bank Vice President and Chief Loan Officer, 2002-2006

Served as Vice President and Chief Loan Officer of Broadway Bank in Chicago. Helped engineer a lucrative high-risk, high-growth business strategy. Grew brokered deposits fourfold and increased construction and development lending to $356 million (46% of total loan portfolio).

Illinois State Treasurer, 2007-present

Selected Oppenheimer Funds as the fund manager for the Bright Start college savings plan. When certain Bright Start funds collapsed in 2008 due to mismanagement, successfully misled Illinois voters to the true extent of their losses for nearly a year. Recovered half of the college savings lost.

Successfully reduced Treasurer’s general office budget by $26,000 by purchasing an SUV with Bright Start funds instead.

Successfully sold the state-owned Abraham Lincoln Hotel and Conference Center in Springfield for less than half of its appraised value, locking in an $18 million loss for the taxpayers.

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