Presenter

Laurence Msall

President, The Civic Federation

Laurence Msall is the President of the Civic Federation, a nonpartisan government research organization. Before joining in 2002, Msall was the Senior Advisor for Economic Development and Infrastructure for Illinois Governor George H. Ryan and worked on issues related to business climate, tax and transportation policy. Before joining the Governor’s staff in 1999, Msall served as the Vice President of the Commercial Club of Chicago, as well as Secretary to the Commercial Club Foundation and Vice President of the Civic Committee. Prior to joining the Commercial Club staff in 1990, Msall served as Assistant to the Director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs with primary responsibility for policy development. From 1984-1988, Laurence Msall represented the Department and Governor Jim Thompson’s office on economic development and business issues before the Illinois General Assembly, serving as DCCA’s chief legislative liaison. Laurence Msall is a licensed attorney and 1992 graduate of Loyola University School of Law, Evening Division. Msall holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Knox College and is a graduate of Saint Ignatius College Preparatory High School. Msall is a member of the Woods Fund Board of Directors, Oak Park River Forest High School Scholarship Foundation, Illinois Issues Magazine, Chicago’s Civic Consulting Alliance, the Advisory Board of the University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs and the St. Giles Appalachia Service Project.

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