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Robert J. Currey
Economic Growth Task Force Chairman 

Bob Currey is a 30-year veteran of the telecommunications and cable industry.  He currently serves as President and CEO of Consolidated Communications, Inc. 

Previously he served as Vice Chairman of RCN Corporation, Chief Executive Officer of 21^st Century Telecom Group, and as Group President, Telecommunications Services and a Director of McLeodUSA.  He served as President of Consolidated Communications from March 1990 until CCI merged with McLeodUSA Inc. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1997. 

Prior to his involvement with CCI, Bob served as Senior Vice President-Operations and Engineering for Citizen’s Utilities Company and had previously been Executive Vice President of US Sprint, and Senior Vice President-Operations for United Telecommunications, Inc.

In 1996, he was named Chairman of the Illinois Coalition, a non-profit organization of business, government, academic, and labor leaders that promotes technology-based economic development in Illinois.  He has also served as Chairman of the Board of the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce.  He currently serves on the boards of the Illinois Business Roundtable and the United States Telecom Association. 

Mr. Currey received his bachelor’s degree from Michigan Technological University and an MBA from Eastern Michigan University.