| 2009 |
MPP (Public Finance), University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, Chicago, IL |
| 2000 |
LLM (Employee Benefits), The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL |
| 2000 |
JD, The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL |
| 1994 |
BS (Applied Statistics), The University at Albany, State University of NY, Albany, NY (in absentia) |
| 2001 |
Certified Pension Consultant, the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries |
| 2000 |
Admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois |
| 1996 |
Chartered Financial Consultant, The American College |
| 1995 |
Enrolled Actuary, the Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries |
| 1995 |
Registered Representative, The National Association of Security Dealers (voluntarily inactivated) |
| 1990 |
Life and Health Insurance Broker, The State of New York (voluntarily inactivated) |