Marc Levine
Marc Levine is the Co-Founder of Chicago Asset Funding. He is recognized for his extensive experience in originating, structuring, and executing asset-backed financings. Levine is a pioneer in the asset-backed securities industry with transactions including the first-ever securitization of precious metals. He is also a leader in the movement to reform the Illinois state pension system. He has written extensively on pension investing and reforming Illinois finances with opinion pieces published in various publications, including The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg View.
Marc Levine Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder
Academic History
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MBA, Finance
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Bachelor of Science
- Levine is most known as the former Chairman of the Illinois State Board of Investment.
- He is a Certified Public Accountant.
- He began his career in auditing and consulting at KPMG.
- He has served on numerous corporate boards, including the leasing subsidiaries of General Motors.
- He has spent 20 years in the capital markets working as an investment banker and investment manager.
- He is an adviser to the Illinois Governor’s Office on pension legislation.
- He served as Senior Fellow of pension and investment policy with the Illinois Policy Institute.
- He has also served on the S&P Dow Jones Indices US Advisory Panel and the Illinois Teachers Retirement System pension board.
- His television and radio appearances include Bloomberg, CNBC, Fox, and PBS.
- He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.