Voinovich School Advisory Board member brings wealth of banking expertise

A monetary business chief within the state who serves on the advisory board for Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service credit his expertise as an OHIO graduate pupil for serving to to launch his profession.

Mike Adelman, president and CEO of the Ohio Bankers League, acquired his begin in public service whereas finishing his grasp’s diploma in public administration at OHIO, the place he additionally earned his undergraduate diploma.

“I certainly give (founding dean) Mark Weinberg and others so much credit for getting me where I am today,” he mentioned.

Adelman additionally credited the steering he obtained from Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at OHIO, for setting him on the trail to success.

At his mentors’ urging, Adelman took internships in Washington, D.C. after which within the Ohio House of Representatives price range workplace with one quarter to go within the grasp’s program.

“That put me on my career path there,” he mentioned.

His subsequent work in state authorities led him to a submit with the Bankers League in 2003 as vp of State Government Relations. He was named OBL president in January of 2014.

His objective as a Advisory Board member, he mentioned, “really goes to economic development” and “ensuring that Ohioans have maximum opportunities to really enjoy the American dream.”

“Economic development is really stoked by the Voinovich School,” he mentioned, citing the varied initiatives together with the Mayors’ Partnership for Progress led by Executive Director Amista Lipot. Those and different efforts on the University are aimed toward “capacity building and sustainability throughout Appalachia.”

Adelman brings to the board 35 years of expertise “with how the governmental process works, how banks are engrained in their communities, are the backbone of the local economy,” he mentioned. When native banks are struggling, which means native companies are too.

“There’s a direct correlation between the banks and their communities, so how is it I can make sure all the different levers are being tugged in a bank and help them out throughout the region,” he added. “I love getting back down to Athens and asking the question: ‘What do you need?’”

Along along with his levels from OHIO, Adelman is a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking on the University of Wisconsin. His neighborhood involvements embrace work along with his church’s mission in Guatemala supporting a pre-Okay by means of highschool studying heart in addition to a brand new college-level program. He lives in Dublin along with his spouse and has three grownup daughters.