Ken Simpler

Ken Simpler
Treasurer of Delaware
Assumed office
January 6, 2015
Governor Jack Markell
John Carney
Preceded by Chip Flowers
Personal details
Born Rehoboth Beach, Delaware,
U.S.
Political party Republican
Education Princeton University (BA)
University of Chicago (JD, MBA)

Ken Simpler is an American politician and Delaware State Treasurer. He was elected on November 4, 2014, took office on January 6, 2015.[1]

Prior to becoming State Treasurer, Ken served as the Chief Financial Officer of Delaware-based Seaboard Hotels. As an owner-operator, he assisted in developing and managing hotel and retail properties in Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach and Nags Head, North Carolina. Ken previously held the position of Managing Director at Citadel, LLC, a $25 billion global investment fund. At Citadel, he oversaw a billion dollar portfolio, managed personnel in Chicago, San Francisco, New York/Greenwich, London and Tokyo and served on the firm’s worldwide investment committee.

He began his career as a corporate attorney at Kirkland & Ellis, a national law firm. Ken’s work at K&E focused on private acquisitions and capital-raising transactions for corporate and private equity clients.

Ken has served on the board of directors of Draper Holdings, the parent company of WBOC and Fox 21, and the finance committee of Beebe Healthcare.

Ken is a life-long learner with a passion for applying empirical research to real-world applications. He is currently enrolled at the University of Delaware’s School of Public Policy where he plans to graduate with a Masters in Public Administration. Ken earned graduate degrees from the University of Chicago in both business and law. He received an M.B.A. with honors from the Graduate School of Business and a J.D. with honors from the Law School.

As an undergraduate, Ken attended Princeton University where he obtained his degree in Political Economy, summa cum laude. In college, he was charged and sentenced to jail time in an incident which led to 39 students going to the Princeton infirmary, six to the hospital, and one student was in a coma for 24 hours. Subsequently, he did not serve the prison sentence in lieu of community service. [2]

Ken attended high school at St. Andrew’s in Middletown, graduating summa cum laude and representing the school in Delaware’s 30th Annual Blue-Gold All-Star Football Game.

Electoral history

Delaware Treasurer Republican Primary Election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ken Simpler 13,491 53.9
Republican Cheryl Valenzuela 11,549 46.1
Delaware Treasurer Election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ken Simpler 123,105 53.6
Democratic Sean Barney 100,218 43.6
Green David Chandler 6,373 2.8

References

  1. ↑ . State of Delaware http://treasurer.delaware.gov/about-kenneth-simpler/. Retrieved 2017-09-08. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/26/nyregion/2-at-princeton-get-jail-terms-for-roles-in-pledge-drinking.html
Political offices
Preceded by
Chip Flowers		 Treasurer of Delaware
2015–present		 Incumbent
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