The Honorable Mark Kirk

Mark Kirk represented the State of Illinois in the U.S. Congress. After serving 10 years as a
Republican centrist in the U.S. House of Representatives, Kirk brought his coalition building
approach to the U.S. Senate. Having traveled to more than 40 countries, Kirk made foreign
policy, national security, and international trade and finance cornerstones of his public service.
In the Senate, Kirk was Chairman of the Appropriations' subcommittee on Military Construction
and Veterans Affairs, he also Chaired the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs' subcommittee of
National Security and International Trade and Finance. Senator Kirk also served on the
Appropriations' subcommittees of Commerce, Justice, and Science, and State and Foreign
Operations as well as the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

Prior to his elected service in Congress, Senator Kirk held senior positions at the World Bank,
U.S. State Department, U.S. House of Representatives' International Affairs Committee, and as
an attorney with Baker & McKenzie. The senator also served 23 years as an Intelligence Officer
in the U.S. Navy Reserve, retiring in 2013 at the rank of commander.

Retiring from Congress in 2017, Kirk established KGA, an international consulting firm and
recently co-founded the Institute for American Leadership