Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Bradley Tusk (Born October 3, 1973) served as the campaign manager for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s successful 2009 re-election bid. The Bloomberg campaign was described by the New York Times as a "juggernaut." The New York City Mayor's race was considered to be among the nation's highest profile elections in 2009.In referring to Tusk's role with the Bloomberg campaign, the New York Times said: "Mr. Tusk’s high level of organization, and his demand for corporate-style accountability, earned him admiration and occasional resentment within the campaign. He kept meticulous checklists and spreadsheets on a dozen topics at a time, and sought daily, sometimes hourly, updates from staff members. Over the summer, he ordered staff members to work until 8 every night. They were unhappy, and let him know it. He refused to back down, worried the large staff was becoming complacent. Yet the campaign rarely, if ever, missed an internal deadline, and it committed few serious missteps." The New York Observer described Tusk as "Mayor Bloomberg's Secret Weapon." Tusk was recently named one of the “Top 20 most influential people in New York City".Tusk is the founder of Tusk Strategies, a political and strategic consulting firm based in New York City. Their clients range from major corporations like Walmart & AT&T to major issue advocacy campaigns around education reform and good government, to campaigns to help political candidates, non-profits and trade associations. Tusk ran the successful campaign to raise the cap on the number of charter schools allowed in New York State, giving 125,000 more students across the state a chance to attend charter schools and putting New York in position to win Race to the Top. The campaign was widely hailed as a triumph over the special interests that usually dominate the legislative agenda in Albany. The campaign was called a "coup for the charter school movement" by the Wall Street Journal, a "huge win for the kids" by the New York Daily News, and a "significant victory" by the New York Times.Prior to serving as campaign manager for Bloomberg 2009, Tusk, who previously had not been a resident of Illinois, served as Deputy Governor of the State of Illinois from 2003–2006, where he oversaw the state budget, policy, legislation, communications, and operations. Under his tenure, Illinois became the first state to guarantee health care for all children, the first state to offer pre-school to all 3 and 4 year olds, the first state to import prescription drugs from Europe and Canada, and the first state to convert its entire tollway system to Open Road Tolling. Under Tusk's leadership, Illinois reduced its state workforce by 20% without raising taxes.After serving as Deputy Governor, Tusk served as Senior Vice President at Lehman Brothers, where he created the lottery monetization group and headed all of its efforts regarding U.S. based lotteries. Combining his backgrounds in finance and politics, Tusk developed a successful framework to help state's monetize their lotteries.Before his appointment as Deputy Governor, Tusk served as Special Assistant to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, where he led the successful effort to re-write the New York City charter and created the Mayor's campaign promise index, making Bloomberg the nation's first public official to publicly report on the status of every one of his campaign promises.Prior to joining the Bloomberg Administration, Tusk served as Communications Director for United States Senator Charles Schumer, handling communications, strategy and policy for the Senator, most notably in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks on New York City.Tusk also served as Senior Advisor to New York City Parks Commissioner Henry Stern, and was an Adjunct Professor at Fordham University. Tusk is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago Law School, and was named to Crain’s Business Weekly’s 40 under 40.. }
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- Bradley_Tusk abstract "Bradley Tusk (Born October 3, 1973) served as the campaign manager for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s successful 2009 re-election bid. The Bloomberg campaign was described by the New York Times as a "juggernaut." The New York City Mayor's race was considered to be among the nation's highest profile elections in 2009.In referring to Tusk's role with the Bloomberg campaign, the New York Times said: "Mr. Tusk’s high level of organization, and his demand for corporate-style accountability, earned him admiration and occasional resentment within the campaign. He kept meticulous checklists and spreadsheets on a dozen topics at a time, and sought daily, sometimes hourly, updates from staff members. Over the summer, he ordered staff members to work until 8 every night. They were unhappy, and let him know it. He refused to back down, worried the large staff was becoming complacent. Yet the campaign rarely, if ever, missed an internal deadline, and it committed few serious missteps." The New York Observer described Tusk as "Mayor Bloomberg's Secret Weapon." Tusk was recently named one of the “Top 20 most influential people in New York City".Tusk is the founder of Tusk Strategies, a political and strategic consulting firm based in New York City. Their clients range from major corporations like Walmart & AT&T to major issue advocacy campaigns around education reform and good government, to campaigns to help political candidates, non-profits and trade associations. Tusk ran the successful campaign to raise the cap on the number of charter schools allowed in New York State, giving 125,000 more students across the state a chance to attend charter schools and putting New York in position to win Race to the Top. The campaign was widely hailed as a triumph over the special interests that usually dominate the legislative agenda in Albany. The campaign was called a "coup for the charter school movement" by the Wall Street Journal, a "huge win for the kids" by the New York Daily News, and a "significant victory" by the New York Times.Prior to serving as campaign manager for Bloomberg 2009, Tusk, who previously had not been a resident of Illinois, served as Deputy Governor of the State of Illinois from 2003–2006, where he oversaw the state budget, policy, legislation, communications, and operations. Under his tenure, Illinois became the first state to guarantee health care for all children, the first state to offer pre-school to all 3 and 4 year olds, the first state to import prescription drugs from Europe and Canada, and the first state to convert its entire tollway system to Open Road Tolling. Under Tusk's leadership, Illinois reduced its state workforce by 20% without raising taxes.After serving as Deputy Governor, Tusk served as Senior Vice President at Lehman Brothers, where he created the lottery monetization group and headed all of its efforts regarding U.S. based lotteries. Combining his backgrounds in finance and politics, Tusk developed a successful framework to help state's monetize their lotteries.Before his appointment as Deputy Governor, Tusk served as Special Assistant to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, where he led the successful effort to re-write the New York City charter and created the Mayor's campaign promise index, making Bloomberg the nation's first public official to publicly report on the status of every one of his campaign promises.Prior to joining the Bloomberg Administration, Tusk served as Communications Director for United States Senator Charles Schumer, handling communications, strategy and policy for the Senator, most notably in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks on New York City.Tusk also served as Senior Advisor to New York City Parks Commissioner Henry Stern, and was an Adjunct Professor at Fordham University. Tusk is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago Law School, and was named to Crain’s Business Weekly’s 40 under 40.".