Mr. Lightbourn is currently President of the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, a Milwaukee-based think tank focusing on Wisconsin public policy issues. Prior to his current appointment Mr. Lightbourn served two governors as Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration.
Mr. Lightbourn has held various budget and management posts in Wisconsin state government beginning in 1977. He has served on numerous boards including the Wisconsin Investment Board, the UW Hospital and Clinics Authority Board, the Educational Communications Board, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority Board and the Wisconsin Center Board. He has also served on the Madison Cultural Arts District Board, the Monona Community Development Authority, the Board of Directors of CMC Heartland Partners based in Chicago and WCA Services which is affiliated with the Wisconsin Counties Association. Mr. Lightbourn received a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is married and has three grown children.
