Robert A. "Bob" Maginn, Jr. (born October 31, 1956[1]) is an American businessman and political figure who currently serves as the Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party.
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Maginn graduated summa cum laude from the University of Dayton with a B.S. in Business Administration and received a M.L.A degree in government and a M.B.A. degree from Harvard University.[2][3]
From 1983 to 2000, Maginn worked for Bain & Company as a management consultant and later as a senior partner, board member, and director.[1][2][3][4]
Since 1997 he has been a director of ibasis.[3]
In 1998 he joined Jenzabar, an internet company that provides software to colleges and universities, as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer.[4]
From 2006-2010 he was a Non-Executive Director, Chairman of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, Member of Audit Committee and Member of Compensation Committee at ICx Technologies.[3]
Maginn is also the Chairman of New Media Japan.[3]
Maginn served as a member of the Republican Board of Governors and of Bob Dole, Mitt Romney, and Peter Torkildsen's finance committees.[1]
In 1998, Maginn was the Republican nominee for Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts. He lost to Democrat Shannon O'Brien 626,286 votes to 1,120,757.[5]
On December 1, 2011, Maginn was elected Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party. He defeated former United States Attorney Frank L. McNamara, Jr. 51 votes to 21.[6]
His father, Robert A. Maginn, Sr. is a chemical engineer and was the president of Midwestern Consolidated Enterprises Inc., a plastics manufacturer located in Dayton, Ohio. His mother, Valerie Maginn, was the company's vice president.[2]
Maginn married Stacy Beverly Vladimer on July 4, 1987.[2] The two later divorced.
In 2001, Maginn married Chai Ling, one of the student leaders in the Tian'anmen Square protests of 1989 and the founder of All Girls Allowed, a humanitarian organization working to restore value to girls in China.[7] They have three daughters and reside in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[8]
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Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party 2011-Present |
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