Ralph Martire is executive director of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability (“CTBA”). He also serves as a regular columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, the State Journal-Register and The Herald News on issues involving government accountability, tax, fiscal and budget policies. Ralph was the recipient of the Illinois State University 2004 Ben C. Hubbard Leadership Award, presented to an individual whose leadership has significantly benefited education in Illinois. A frequent lecturer on fiscal policy, Ralph teaches a Master's level class on fiscal policy and a Doctoral class on the politics of education at Illinois State University, and has taught tax policy seminars for the International Fulbright Scholar Program, the National Labor College and the national Women in Government lecture series. Prior to joining CTBA, Ralph was a partner in a law firm, with a sophisticated transactional practice focused on intellectual property, structured finance and mergers and acquisitions.
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