Ohio Democratic Party webpage on Kasich. Bad choice for a "resume builder", John!
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Candidate John Kasich was recruited to work as a Managing Director at Lehman Brothers by CEO and Chairman Richard Fuld. John Kasich worked at Lehman Brothers from 2001 through the subprime mortgage boom until Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy.
While investors and homeowners suffered, Lehman Brothers executives and employees were paid over $16 billion in bonuses.
We don't know how much John Kasich made because he won't release his tax returns. Now he wants to be Governor of Ohio!
http://www.truthaboutkasich.com/After a failed presidential run in 1999, John Kasich took a hiatus from political life and headed for the bright lights of New York City. Taking a position with Lehman Brothers, Kasich enjoyed the corner office, plush leather seats and friends in high places.
That is, until his bank went broke.
Lehman Chairman And CEO Richard Fuld Made Kasich Post-Congress Job Offer. John Kasich met Lehman Brothers Chairman and CEO Richard Fuld at the tail end of his presidential run. Although his bid to receive the GOP nomination was coming to a close due to poor fundraising, the New York Observer reported that Kasich and Fuld "hit it off nevertheless." When Kasich ended his presidential bid, he "started a round of calls to people concerning his next move. ... So when Mr. Fuld made him an offer to come to Lehman Brothers, he jumped." ...