Robert A. Funk

Bob Funk Sr.
Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
In office
January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2007
Preceded byRichard H. Bard
Succeeded byLu M. Córdova
Personal details
Born1940 (age 84–85)
Duvall, Washington, U.S.
Alma materSeattle Pacific University
University of Edinburgh[1]

Bob Funk Sr. (born 1940 in Duvall, Washington) is the co-founder and president, as well as a board member, of Express Employment Professionals, an employment agency company headquartered in Oklahoma City.[2] He owns various enterprises, including sports teams, through his Express subsidiaries and is a philanthropist who sits on the governing boards of several organizations.[3] He also served as chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City.[4]

Early life

Before founding Express Employment Professionals in 1983, Funk was a personnel consultant (1965) and vice president (1975) at ACME Personnel Services. He is an alum of both Seattle Pacific University and the University of Edinburgh (Scotland).[5] As a boy, Funk was interested in farming, entrepreneurship, and religion, even spending six months studying in a seminary in Scotland.[6]

Career

Funk is the Co-founder of, President, and Board Member of Express Employment Professionals, an employment agency company headquartered in Oklahoma City that has been cited for dozens of serious safety violations and wage infractions.[2][7] He owns various enterprises, including sports teams, through his Express subsidiaries and is a philanthropist who sits on the governing boards of several organizations.[3] He served as the chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City.[4]

Patron of the arts

Funk, who is a major donor to the western town exhibit called "Prosperity Junction" at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, said he hopes that the authentic late 19th century exhibit will help give something back to the community while giving the rest of the country a taste of the American West.[8]

Awards and Honors

2022 - Inducted into Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame[9]

Public policy and political polling

Express Employment Professionals also conducts polling on public policy issues and political candidates.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Express Employment Professionals - Express Leadership". www.expresspros.com. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "About Us - Express Professionals". www.expresspros.com. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Bob Funk honored by Oklahoma State". Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  4. ^ a b "FindArticles.com - CBSi". findarticles.com. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Academy of Achievement".
  6. ^ "FindArticles.com - CBSi". findarticles.com. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  7. ^ Corwin, Emily (2022-08-23). "A Tax Credit Was Meant to Help Marginalized Workers Get Permanent Jobs. Instead It's Subsidizing Temp Work". ProPublica. Retrieved 2022-08-25. In addition, the three companies approved for the most credits for employing people with felony records — Express, EmployBridge and TrueBlue — have each been cited for dozens of serious safety violations and wage infractions in the past two decades.
  8. ^ "Cowboy Hall of Fame unveils Gaylord wing". Amarillo.com. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Six inducted into Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame". oklahoma.gov/careertech. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Robert A. Funk, Founder, CEO and Chairman". Expresspros.com. Retrieved 18 September 2015.


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