Brian Krolicki
Brian Krolicki | |
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33rd Lieutenant Governor of Nevada | |
In office January 20, 2007 – January 5, 2015 | |
Governor | Jim Gibbons Brian Sandoval |
Preceded by | Lorraine Hunt |
Succeeded by | Mark Hutchison |
20th Treasurer of Nevada | |
In office January 4, 1999 – January 20, 2007 | |
Governor | Kenny Guinn Jim Gibbons |
Preceded by | Bob Seale |
Succeeded by | Kate Marshall |
Personal details | |
Born | Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S. | December 31, 1960
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Kelly Krolicki |
Education | Stanford University (BA) |
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Brian K. Krolicki (born December 31, 1960) is an American
Education
Krolicki is a graduate of Stanford University, where he graduated in 1983 with a degree in political science.
Professional life
Preceding his election as
.Political career
State treasurer
Krolicki was elected state treasurer in 1998. During his tenure, Krolicki worked to make college education more affordable, and considered it "a cornerstone of his administration." He created the State Treasurer's College Savings Plan and Nevada's Prepaid College Tuition Program,
Along his work in higher-education accessibility, Krolicki obtained upgrades from credit-rating agencies for Nevada, saving taxpayers millions of dollars in interest payments. All rating agencies now consider Nevada just a notch below AAA, the highest and most coveted rating, and held by very few states. Krolicki was also the first state treasurer in the United States to receive the coveted Certificate of Excellence in Investment Policy from the Association of Public Treasurers of the United States and Canada. Krolicki also formulated and implemented many investment programs that obtained tens of millions of dollars in revenue for the state.
On the national level, in 2002, Brian was unanimously elected by his peers to serve as president of the National Association of State Treasurers (NAST), which collectively represents over $1 trillion in assets. As president, he founded the NAST Committee on Corporate Governance and served as chairman of the NAST Foundation, which promotes financial literacy and education throughout the nation. He has worked hard to promote financial literacy in Nevada by introducing the Nevada Women's Money Conference, a free event designed to provide the necessary tools and information to become financially educated. In May 2004, Brian was selected by his state treasurer colleagues to receive the Unruh Award, given to the nation's most outstanding state treasurer. Most recently, in December 2004, Brian was again honored by his national peers in both the private and public sectors with the highly regarded Gritz Award for Excellence in Public Finance in recognition of his leadership and innovation in the area of public debt management.
Lieutenant governor
In 2006, Krolicki was elected Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. He was re-elected in 2010.[3]
Prosecution by Nevada Attorney General
On December 3, 2008, Krolicki was indicted on four felony counts. The charges were related to Krolicki's management of a multibillion-dollar college savings program in his previous position as Nevada's state treasurer. Two of the counts were of misappropriation and falsification of accounts by a public officer, and two counts were of misappropriation by a treasurer. He faced up to four years in prison on each of the four counts for a maximum of sixteen years. Krolicki said there was no basis for the charges and called them a partisan political tactic by Democratic Attorney General
A Las Vegas judge later dismissed the charges, exonerating Krolicki and his Chief of Staff Kathy Besser.[5]
Awards
On July 26, 2010, the lehendakari of the Basque Country gave him the Lagun Onari (to the best friend) basque prize in the state visit of the lehendakari Patxi López to the United States.[6]
References
- ^ "Nevada Prepaid Tuition Program". savingforcollege.com. December 8, 2008.
- ^ "The Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship Program". Nevada State Treasurer. December 8, 2008. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009.
- ^ "State of Nevada. Office of the Lieutenant Governor". Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
- ^ Hennessy, Kathleen; Riley, Brendan (December 3, 2008). "Nevada's No. 2 indicted". The Sacramento Bee. Associated Press.[dead link]
- ^ McCoy, Cara (December 7, 2009). "Charges dismissed against Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki". Las Vegas Sun.
- ^ "López elogia la capacidad de fundir identidades 'sin renunciar a ninguna'". El Mundo (in Basque). Reno, Nevada. Vasco Press. Retrieved July 27, 2010.