Ken Johnson

Experience

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  Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau

  Aug 1974 - Aug 1993

  Team Leader and Fiscal Analyst

  Led teams of analysts in reviewing budgets for higher education, health and social services, property tax relief, natural resources, agriculture and consumer protection. Prepared nonpartisan analysis, budget forecasts and in-depth studies for the Legislature.

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  Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs

  Sept 1991 - May 1992

  Executive Assistant

  Assisted the head of the agency with budget management, legislative relations and oversight of museum construction.

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  State of Wisconsin Investment Board

  Sept 1993 - Dec 2010

  Chief Operating/Chief Financial Officer
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  Wisconsin College Savings Board

  Aug 2001 - Aug 2015

  Investment Committee Chair

  Oversight of Wisconsin's "529" college savings program

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  Summit Credit Union

  Feb 2003 - Jun 2009

  Board Member and Treasurer
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  Global Investor Collaboration Services, LLC

  Oct 2011 - Oct 2019

  Managing Member and Consultant

  Collaboration consulting for investment services providers. Management and cost benchmarking for public pension funds. Consultant and project team member for Funston Advisory Services: http://funstonadv.com/

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  Funston Advisory Services LLC

  Aug 2012 - Jun 2021

  Expert Team Member

  Recommend improvements in investment management and operations at major public pension systems, including global custody services, cost and compensation benchmarking, human resources management and communications.

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  Bankers' Bank

  Apr 2013 - Apr 2017

  Board of Directors

  Outside Director and Audit Committee Member

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  MagLiteracy-Madison

  Sept 2021 - now

  Director

  Manage the Madison office of MagLiteracy.org, a national nonprofit volunteer organization that distributes magazines donated by publishers and consumers to schools, food pantries and other community organizations that work to improve the literacy of children and other underserved readers. See https://www.facebook.com/magliteracywi001/

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  MagLiteracy

  Oct 2024 - now

  Board Treasurer