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Republic Financial Corp.
Leasing industry veteran talks about the current state of the industry, the global opportunities and his outlook on the future. |
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Kenneth E. Bentsen Jr.
President of Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA)
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Biography:
Mr. Bentsen’s background is in fiscal, financial, and economic policy with more than 25 years of professional experience combining public policy, finance, organizational management and strategic counsel. He appears on television news programs and is often quoted by the major newspapers and primary wire services. Prior to joining ELFA, Mr. Bentsen was a Managing Director of Public Strategies, Inc. where he specialized in providing strategic guidance to large corporations and trade associations in the financial services sector.
From 1995 to 2003, Mr. Bentsen represented the 25th District in Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives. As a senior member of both the House Budget and Financial Services Committees, Bentsen helped craft the legislation to modernize the nation's banking and securities laws known as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which enhanced federal oversight of U.S. capital markets. Prior to serving in the U.S. Congress, Mr. Bentsen was an investment banker in Houston and New York, specializing in municipal and housing finance. He was a senior banker for numerous structured-finance, mortgage-backed, special purpose and general government transactions.
Mr. Bentsen is an active member of a number of educational, civic and charitable boards. He serves as Chairman of the Board of the Susan G. Komen For The Cure. He is a member of the Development Board of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the San Jacinto Museum of Texas History. Mr. Bentsen also serves on the Executive Board of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University. Mr. Bentsen earned a BA in Political Science from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas, and an MPA from American University.
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