Member of the State Board of Elections since October 2005. Mr. Brady is an attorney with Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP in Chicago. He previously served as Acting Commissioner of the Office of Banks and Real Estate and as an aide to Governor Jim Edgar, advising the Governor on policy related to regulatory and financial affairs, business and economic development and political affairs. Mr. Brady also served as the Deputy Campaign Manager in Governor Edgar’s successful re-election campaign. Before going to work for Governor Edgar, Mr. Brady served as the Political Director for Americans for School Choice, a not-for-profit organization founded by U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander to promote charter schools and vouchers. Mr. Brady earned a B.A. in Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, a J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Mr. Brady resides in Winnetka with his wife and four children.