Eugene Munin - Core Competencies

Fiscal Stewardship

• Guided public and educational institutions through unprecedented financial downturns, including managing the City of Chicago's budget following the severe revenue decline following the 2007 financial crisis and steering Ave Maria University through the steep investment/endowment and fundraising declines associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Achieved institutional stabilization by driving operational efficiencies, negotiating union concessions, eliminating redundant positions, and pausing or canceling projects.

Debt Issuance & Capital Transactions

• Directed major capital and financial restructuring initiatives, including managing a $60 million debt refinancing for Ave Maria University.
• Oversaw two municipal debt issuances totaling $330 million for the City Colleges of Chicago and spearheaded the issuance of $2 billion in pension obligation bonds for the Chicago Transit Authority.

Legal Leadership & Risk Management

• Directed complex legal departments as General Counsel, managing up to fifty attorneys specializing in tort, contract, labor, employment, and governance matters.
• Served as the point person for landmark legislative initiatives, including the Chicago Transit Authority's 2008 pension reform that created separate employee pension and healthcare trusts yielding the highest funded public pension in Chicago.
• Handled diverse legal portfolios across multiple sectors, including tort, contract, employment, student discipline, and complex litigation claims.
• Directed the comprehensive contracting process—from architect selection to general contractor management—for the construction of the landmark $251 million Malcolm X College campus building and for several construction projects at Ave Maria University.

Career Highlights

Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Ave Maria University 

General Counsel, City Colleges of Chicago

Budget Director, City of Chicago

General Counsel, Chicago Transit Authority 

Manager, KMPG

Assistant State’s Attorney, LaSalle County/Cook County, Illinois

Instructor, Ave Maria University