Marc Levine is the Chairman of the Illinois State Board of Investment (ISBI), which manages $22 billion on behalf of 140,000 state employees. Marc was a pioneer in the asset-backed securities industry with transactions including the first-ever securitization of precious metals. Marc was the founding principal of Chicago Asset Funding LLC, a AAA-rated structured-finance investment firm that in 2009 was one of the market's largest investors in junior collateralized loan obligations. Prior to that Marc ran similar vehicles for ABN AMRO and Continental Bank in Chicago and began his career in auditing and consulting at KPMG.
Marc earned his MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management, received his B.S. from the University of Florida and is a Certified Public Accountant. Marc has also served on the S&P Dow Jones Indices US Advisory Panel, the Illinois Teachers Retirement System pension board and numerous corporate boards, including the leasing subsidiaries of General Motors.
