Greg Orman
| Greg Orman | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Gregory John Orman December 2, 1968 Mankato, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party |
Republican (Before 2007) Democratic (2007–2009) Independent (2009–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Sybil Orman (2013-present) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Website | Campaign website |
Gregory John "Greg" Orman (born December 2, 1968) is an American entrepreneur. He ran as an independent to represent Kansas in the United States Senate in the 2014 election, and lost to the incumbent Senator Pat Roberts.
Orman was born and raised in Mankato, Minnesota, the second-oldest of six children. His mother, Darlene Gates, was a registered nurse. When he was five his parents divorced. His father, Tim, moved to Stanley, Kansas and opened a furniture store. He lived with his mother during the school year; during the summers he worked in his father's warehouse. His mother was a Democrat and his father a Republican. As a young adult, Orman admired Ronald Reagan.
Orman graduated from Mankato East Senior High School in 1987. In 1986, he was the national President of the Boys Nation and met President Reagan at a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden.
Orman graduated from Princeton University in 1991 with a degree in economics. He was a member of the Princeton College Republicans and worked for George H. W. Bush's presidential campaign in 1988. However, in 1992 he supported independent candidate Ross Perot.
After graduating, Orman worked for consultancy firm McKinsey & Company before he founded Environmental Light Concepts in 1992, which designs and installs energy-efficient lighting systems for commercial and industrial companies. He built the company into a multimillion-dollar business with over 120 employees in four years, before selling a majority of the company to Kansas City Power and Light in 1996. Orman joined the company was put in charge of KLT Energy Services, a subsidiary. He left the company in 2002. He has since invested in 15 companies, including boxing equipment manufacturer Combat Brands of Kansas. In June,1997 FRM Associates, of which Greg Orman was a partner, purchased The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. The building today is known as "Marquette Plaza". According to Business Wire, "The building went under a multi-year renovation and addition which was completed in 2002. In 2011, the building re-established its `iconic status' and became the first downtown Minneapolis building to earn LEED Platinum certification. This status, granted by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is the most prestigious and challenging level of LEED certification to achieve and illustrates the building's transformation and leadership in the greening of downtown." The building is also known as an architectural landmark defined by its unique "caternary" arch design.
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