[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 24, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E64]
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                       A TRIBUTE TO F. JOHN WHITE

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                          HON. ROBERT A. BRADY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 24, 2012

  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor F. John 
White. Mr. White, the Chief Executive Officer of Public Financial 
Management, Inc. and a member of its Board of Directors, will celebrate 
his retirement after a lifetime of service to his company, profession, 
and community.
  As CEO of Public Financial Management, Inc., Mr. White is responsible 
for the overall daily management of the firm and chairs the PFM 
Management Committee, the primary policy-making body in the firm. In 
his role, Mr. White has spearheaded PFM's growth in personnel, 
technology advances, and business practice expansion. He has helped to 
expand PFM over the past 30 years from a single office with five 
employees in 1980 to over 445 employees in 31 offices nationwide.
  Mr. White has also taken the lead in PFM's effort to develop and 
maintain a strategic consulting practice designed specifically to 
assist state and local governments in strengthening credit ratings. He 
led the team that wrote the original Five Year Plan for the City of 
Philadelphia in 1992 enabling Philadelphia to recover from a more than 
$200 million structural operating deficit and regain an investment 
grade rating. This effort resulted in upgrades from all three major 
credit rating agencies and Philadelphia's return to the bond market 
after a two-year absence.
  Prior to joining PFM in 1980, Mr. White held policy-making positions 
in various aspects of local, state and federal governments. He served 
as Deputy to the then District Attorney Edward G. Rendell of 
Philadelphia and as Regional Representative in the Pennsylvania 
Department of Commerce. He spent five years handling administrative and 
legislative matters for then Congressman William Green, serving on the 
House Ways and Means Committee.
  A life-long resident of Philadelphia, Mr. White is a graduate of The 
William Penn Charter School and Muhlenberg College. He serves on Penn 
Charter's board of overseers as Treasurer.
  Mr. White's long and impressive career showcases his commitment and 
service to his profession and community. Mr. Speaker, I ask that you 
and my other distinguished colleagues join me in thanking F. John White 
for his work and congratulate him on the occasion of his retirement.

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