Bob Funk Sr. | |
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Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City | |
In office January 1, 2005 –January 1, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Richard H. Bard |
Succeeded by | Lu M. Córdova |
Personal details | |
Born | 1940 (age 82–83) Duvall,Washington,U.S. |
Alma mater | Seattle Pacific University University of Edinburgh [1] |
Bob Funk Sr. (born 1940 in Duvall,Washington) is the co-founder and president,as well as a board member,of Express Employment Professionals,an employment agency company headquartered in Oklahoma City. [2] He owns various enterprises,including sports teams,through his Express subsidiaries and is a philanthropist who sits on the governing boards of several organizations. [3] He also served as chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City. [4]
Before founding Express Employment Professionals in 1983,Funk was a personnel consultant (1965) and vice president (1975) at ACME Personnel Services. He is an alum of both Seattle Pacific University and the University of Edinburgh (Scotland). [5] As a boy,Funk was interested in farming,entrepreneurship,and religion,even spending six months studying in a seminary in Scotland. [6]
Funk is the Co-founder of,President,and Board Member of Express Employment Professionals,an employment agency company headquartered in Oklahoma City that has been cited for dozens of serious safety violations and wage infractions. [2] [7] He owns various enterprises,including sports teams,through his Express subsidiaries and is a philanthropist who sits on the governing boards of several organizations. [3] He served as the chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City. [4]
Funk,who is a major donor to the western town exhibit called "Prosperity Junction" at the National Cowboy &Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City,said he hopes that the authentic late 19th century exhibit will help give something back to the community while giving the rest of the country a taste of the American West. [8]
Express Employment Professionals also conducts polling on public policy issues and political candidates. [9]
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In addition, the three companies approved for the most credits for employing people with felony records — Express, EmployBridge and TrueBlue — have each been cited for dozens of serious safety violations and wage infractions in the past two decades.