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 |
| State Treasurer of Nevada | |
| In office January 4, 1999 – January 20, 2007 |
|
| Governor | Kenny Guinn Jim Gibbons |
| Preceded by | Robert L. Seale |
| Succeeded by | Kate Marshall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brian K. Krolicki December 31, 1960 Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Kelly Krolicki |
| Residence | Carson City, Nevada, U.S. (1999–2015, while in office) Stateline, Nevada, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Profession | Businessman and politician |
| Signature | Brian Krolicki's signature |
Brian K. Krolicki (born December 31, 1960) is an American businessman and politician. He was the 33rd Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, from 2007 to 2015. As the Lieutenant Governor, he presided over the Nevada State Senate, chairs the Commission on Tourism, and serves on the State Board of Transportation and the Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition. Previously he served two terms as the Nevada State Treasurer. He is a member of the Republican Party. Krolicki was not eligible to run for a third term in 2014 due to lifetime term limits by the Nevada Constitution.
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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 State Treasurer, Krolicki worked for Bankers Trust in New York City, and Smith Barney in San Francisco and Manama, Bahrain.
Public Life
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,[1] and oversaw the set-up of the Gates Scholarship in Nevada.[2]
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]
Legal problems
On December 3, 2008, Krolicki was indicted (and then exonerated) 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 that there is no basis for the charges and that it is a partisan effort by Democratic Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.[4]
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 Lopez to the United States.[6]
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Nevada State Treasurer January 4, 1999 – January 20, 2007 |
Succeeded by Kate Marshall |
| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Nevada January 20, 2007 – January 5, 2015 |
Succeeded by Mark Hutchison |
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