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| + | '''Kenneth Feinberg''' has been referred to as the US' "compensation czar".<ref>http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1903547,00.html</ref> | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
After being appointed by [[John Ashcroft]] as special master of the [[9-11/Compensation fund]], Feinberg later presided over several funds to compensation for victims of other events, including: | After being appointed by [[John Ashcroft]] as special master of the [[9-11/Compensation fund]], Feinberg later presided over several funds to compensation for victims of other events, including: | ||
* The 2007 [[Virginia Tech shooting]] | * The 2007 [[Virginia Tech shooting]] | ||
| + | * The 2008 [[Global Financial Crisis]]<ref name=obs/> | ||
* The 2010 [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill]] | * The 2010 [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill]] | ||
* The 2012 [[Penn State child sex abuse]] event | * The 2012 [[Penn State child sex abuse]] event | ||
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* The 2013 [[Boston Marathon bombings]] | * The 2013 [[Boston Marathon bombings]] | ||
In 2009 he was appointed by the [[U.S. Treasury Department]] as 'Special Master for Executive Compensation'. | In 2009 he was appointed by the [[U.S. Treasury Department]] as 'Special Master for Executive Compensation'. | ||
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| + | ==Vested interest== | ||
| + | While Feinberg presented himself as an independent arbiter, his company, Feinberg Rozen LLP, was paid $850,000 a month by [[BP]] while he arbitrated over the [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill]].<ref name=obs>http://observer.com/2016/03/meet-ken-feinberg-the-master-of-disasters/</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:02, 25 November 2016
 Kenneth Feinberg    (lawyer, academic) | |
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| Born | Kenneth Roy Feinberg 1945-10-23 Brockton, MA |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Diane Shiff |
Kenneth Feinberg has been referred to as the US' "compensation czar".[1]
Career
After being appointed by John Ashcroft as special master of the 9-11/Compensation fund, Feinberg later presided over several funds to compensation for victims of other events, including:
- The 2007 Virginia Tech shooting
- The 2008 Global Financial Crisis[2]
- The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill
- The 2012 Penn State child sex abuse event
- The 2012 Aurora shooting
- The 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
- The 2013 Boston Marathon bombings
In 2009 he was appointed by the U.S. Treasury Department as 'Special Master for Executive Compensation'.
Vested interest
While Feinberg presented himself as an independent arbiter, his company, Feinberg Rozen LLP, was paid $850,000 a month by BP while he arbitrated over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.[2]
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