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Brian J. O'Connor, 50, has been a member of Nelnet's Board of Directors since August 2003, and is a member of the audit, as well as the nominating, and governance committees. In addition, he has served as a member of the Boards of Directors of Nelnet Education Loan Funding, Inc., a Nelnet subsidiary, since 1998 and Nelnet Private Student Loan Corporation-I, since 2001.
Since 1997, Mr. O'Connor has held the position of Senior Vice President at Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley & Co., which underwrites and trades securities for various local governments in Arizona and the western United States. Previously, he was Senior Vice President with Alden Capital Markets, Inc., Senior Vice President for Capital Markets Corporation and Vice President for Security Pacific Merchant Bank in Phoenix. From 1983 to 1987, Mr. O'Connor was with Boettcher & Company, Inc., a regional investment banking firm specializing in municipal finance.
In addition, Mr. O'Connor served as a member of the Board of Directors and audit committee of Outdoor Systems, Inc. from 1992 to 1999.
Mr. O'Connor is a graduate of Drake University and Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management.
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