Alexi Giannoulias was elected to his first term as Illinois State Treasurer on Nov. 7, 2006. At the age of 30, he became the youngest State Treasurer in the nation.

Giannoulias launched the nation’s largest state-backed hybrid rebate program, put the state’s unclaimed property on eBay and started an innovative securities lending effort that’s earning more revenue for the state. Under his leadership the Treasurer’s Bright Start College Savings Program improved from one of the worst in the nation to the best thanks to its low fees and wide investment options, according to Morningstar Inc.

Prior to joining public service, Giannoulias was a community banker in his hometown of Chicago. Giannoulias graduated cum laude from Boston University, earned a law degree from Tulane University’s School of Law in New Orleans and also played professional basketball in Greece.

He recently launched an exploratory committee for a potential 2010 U.S. Senate run in Illinois.

Blog Entries by Alexi Giannoulias

One Year Later: The Lessons of a Failed Economic Philosophy

Posted September 15, 2009 | 11:49 AM (EST)


Exactly one year ago today, the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers capped a series of calamitous economic events that sent financial shockwaves throughout the world's economies. From the bailouts of AIG, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; to the collapse of Lehman; to the sale of Merrill Lynch, the fall of 2008...

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Like Stephen Douglas, Cheney on the Wrong Side of History

9 Comments | Posted May 24, 2009 | 07:42 PM (EST)


As an Illinoisan, I was struck by how the side-by-side speeches of Barack Obama and Dick Cheney this past Thursday paralleled those of the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates 150 years ago.

How we fight to keep Americans safe from terrorism, like that long ago debate, will define who we are as...

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