Markell, Jack Alan, 1960-

Jack Alan Markell (born November 26, 1960) is an American businessman and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as state Treasurer of Delaware from 1999 to 2009 and as the 73rd governor of Delaware from 2009 to 2017.

Born and raised in Newark, Delaware, he graduated from Newark High School there before earning a B.A. from Brown University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Markell began his business career in 1982, working as a banker at First Chicago Corporation. He then became a consultant at McKinsey & Company in 1986. Markell joined Fleet Call – later known as Nextel Communications (a name that Markell coined) – where he served as the Senior Vice President for Corporate Development from 1989 to 1995. Becoming the company's 13th employee, Markell joined Nextel when the company was in a nascent stage; helping lead Nextel to nationwide success during the wireless telecommunications revolution of the 1990s. After leaving Nextel, Markell worked as a senior manager at Comcast Corporation from 1996 to 1998.

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