Before moving to Cincinnati, Mr. Policinski worked in Washington D.C. as a senior economist for The Joint Economic Committee on Capitol Hill where he was an advisor to members of Congress regarding economic matters. His work on incentive-based changes in the tax code helped usher in a major shift in the economic policy of the United States. He also served as the associate deputy secretary with the U.S. Department of Commerce under President Ronald Reagan. In this position, he was a senior manager of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s $2 billion budget and 35,000 employees.

Mr. Policinski has served as vice-chairman of the Board and chairman of Financial Affairs Committee on the Board of Trustees at Wilmington College. He currently serves on the Ohio Governor’s 21st Century Transportation Task Force.

He is a graduate of Indiana University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Education with concentrations in political science and economics. Mr. Policinski also earned a Masters in Economics from Western Kentucky University.

OKI is a council of local governments, business organizations and community groups with a board consisting of 117 people of which 65 are elected officials. OKI isfederally mandated and funnels about $40 million in transportation funds to construction and planning projects throughout its eight-county, three-state region.