Mr. Stefan Minovici met Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, and former White House Chief of Staff in April 2013 during a private function in Manhattan.
Mr. Emanuel was elected the 55th Mayor of Chicago on February 22, 2011 and was sworn in on May 16, 2011. Mayor Emanuel launched “Building a New Chicago”, a $7 billion coordinated infrastructure plan that will revitalize the city’s roads, rails, and runways, and create tens of thousands of jobs for Chicagoans.
Mr. Emanuel has an outstanding public service record. Prior to becoming Mayor, Emanuel served as the White House Chief of Staff in President Barack Obama’s first term in office. Before accepting the position of Chief of Staff to the President, Emanuel served three terms as the Representative for Chicago’s 5th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Prior to being elected to Congress, Rahm Emanuel was as a key member of the Clinton White House from 1993 to 1998, rising to serve as Senior Advisor to the President for Policy and Strategy.