John Kasich

Presently, Kasich serves as managing director at Lehman
Brothers in the Investment Banking Division. He maintains
responsibilities across a range of industry groups on which
Lehman Brothers focuses its investment banking activities
including health care, power and utilities, technology and
financial institutions.

A member of Congress for 18 years, he was elected to the
Ohio State Senate in 1978 and to the U.S. House of
Representatives in 1982. As chairman of the House Budget
Committee, Kasich was the chief architect of the plan that
balanced the federal budget. He also chaired the
congressional committee that overhauled the welfare system.

Additionally, Kasich is a guest lecturer at the Ohio State
University’s Fisher College of Business. He also serves as
chairman of New Century Project, a national grassroots
organization that helps elect leaders who believe in the
power of the individual.

Kasich has been named as one of Newsweek magazine's "100
People for the 21st Century." He is the author of the New
York Times best-seller, "Courage is Contagious."