Pawlenty hires Democratic chief
of staff as top Financial Services lobbyist
By Megan R. Wilson - 02/04/14 09:30 AM EST
The Financial Services
Roundtable has hired Francis Creighton, the chief of staff to Sen.
Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), as its top lobbyist.
Creighton will begin working as head of
government affairs for the trade group headed by former Minnesota
Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Feb. 24. He’ll
replace Scott Talbott, who left the Roundtable last fall.
“Francis is a dynamic leader with deep
knowledge and expertise that will be key to our advocacy efforts in 2014,”
Pawlenty, the group’s chief executive, said in a statement.
With a brand-name Republican like Pawlenty
at the helm, Creighton could help with outreach to Democrats on Capitol Hill.
Creighton was an appointee to the Labor
Department during the Clinton Administration from 1999 to 2001, where he worked
on private sector employee benefits and then left for GCI Group, a consulting
and public relations firm.
He then headed up Rep. Steve Israel’s
(D-N.Y.) legislative portfolio while on the House Financial Services Committee.
Creighton largely earned his financial stripes while serving as the head
lobbyist and vice president of the Mortgage Bankers Association during the
mortgage crisis in 2008.
“His vast experience in the financial
sector and in Washington
will put him at the helm of an important role at FSR representing the
industry,” Pawlenty said.
“We look forward to addressing issues like
housing reform, cybersecurity, terrorism risk insurance and others critical to
consumers under his leadership.”
Financial Services Roundtable
Tim Pawlenty
is the CEO for the Financial Services
Roundtable, and was the Minnesota state
government governor.
Note: Ellen
Alemany is the treasurer for the Financial Services
Roundtable, and a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development.
Edward
B. Rust Jr. is a director at the Financial Services
Roundtable, and a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development.
James E.
Rohr was the chairman for the Financial Services
Roundtable, and is a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee
for Economic Development, and the Robin Hood
Foundation.
George Soros
was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society.
Donna S.
Morea was a trustee at the Committee for Economic
Development, and the EVP for the CGI Group
Inc.
CGI
Group Inc. was the Obamacare
contractor that developed Healthcare.gov web site.
Obamacare
is Barack Obama’s signature policy
initiative.
Barbara
G. Fast was a VP for the CGI Group Inc.,
and a VP at the Boeing Company.
W.
James McNerney Jr. is the chairman & president & CEO for the Boeing Company,
the chairman for the President's Export Council,
and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Robert Wolf
is a member of the President's Export Council,
and was a director at the Financial Services
Roundtable.
Frederick
H. Waddell is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago,
and a director at the Financial Services
Roundtable.
Laurence
D. Fink is a director at the Financial Services
Roundtable, and a director at the Robin Hood
Foundation.
R. Eden
Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago,
and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N.
Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago,
and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle
Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama
was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Obamacare
is Barack Obama’s signature policy
initiative.
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