Jo ann it was unexpected. I have spent over 25 years in Public Service in a number of Government Agencies and i had the opportunity to come over and be the head of the aarp organization and spent two years there really trying to institute and constitute the foundation to have it solely focused on serving the needs of the low income of 50 plus across the organization and as a result of the success that we had and the foundation, the ceo asked me if i would come over to their side and help develop a strategy for 2020 to make sure aarp was relevant to its members in the 21st century. As part of that transition and building strategy, the opportunity and opening came to be the ceo of aarp. While not planned, it was a wonderful transition for me to be able to move from being an initially a board member for the profile fit forprofit and are running the company. Im the only leader who has worked at all three organizations. Brian some of the details, how big is your membership . Jo ann aarp has
There really trying to institute to constitute the foundation have it solely focused on serving the needs of the low income of 50 plus across the organization and as a result of the success that we had and the foundation, the ceo asked me if i would come over to their side and help develop a strategy for 2020 to make sure aarp was relevant to its members in the 21st century. As part of that transition and building strategy, the opportunity and opening came to be the ceo of aarp. While not planned, it was a wonderful transition for me to be able to move from being an initially a board member for the forprofit and are running the company. Im the only leader who has worked at all three organizations. Some of the details, how big is your membership . Members. E 38 million we are close to the largest Membership Organization in the world. Diverse,rs are very one third republican, one third democrat, one third depended. Very vocal independent. Every vocal about the issues portion for them. We
Local politics was i had a little bit of a chip on my shoulder about my hometown. I wanted to see her you could combine the best of those worlds and have a community which was more prepared for the future, better educated, more economic development, and was also a place of great character, a place a city where everybody would love to live. Steve it was a fulltime job with parttime pay . Sec. Castro that is right. The charter that governed the mayor and council had been passed in 1951. It was a lot smaller city back then. The job that was definitely a fulltime job. Basicallyhe pay was 50 a meeting, so 50 a week, then one 3000 payment every year. 2015,ar after i left, in the voters actually passed an initiative so that the mayor could make 65,000 or something in that ballpark. You know, i like to think that my work in the work of others hopefully contributed to that. But when i was there it was basically 4000 or so. Steve this white house had considered you for a number of cabinet positi
That conversation. Steve senator bob corker, republican from tennessee. When did you first think about moving from business to politics . Sen. Corker you know, i was leading an effort in our community to try and make sure everyone had an opportunity for decent, fit and affordable housing. I was doing that as a civic endeavor and i was asked to serve at the state level and i ended up going on a real board, if you will, at the state level. It just sort of migrated. It was not about politics. It was more all about public policy. And so, i ended up one day, i had sold my First Company at the age of 37 and a few years later decided it was something i really wanted to pursue. Steve your First Company was construction . Sen. Corker yes it was. Steve how did that start . Sen. Corker i had started working like most folks when i was 13 doing all kinds of odds and ends and migrated to being a construction laborer and a rough carpenter when i graduated from college. I ended up being a Construction