mharkins

My business partner (Greg Serber) and I own Private Funding Corp, LLC (international commercial real estate funding) and Marketing Source One, Inc. (international marketing & business development), along with a number of other businesses and ventures. I am also a director of a global hedge fund company. I am honored to serve as the President of the Fox Tucson Theatre Foundation, caring for the Fox Theatre... the crown jewel of Downtown Tucson. My lovely wife Karen is a successful real estate professional here in Southern Arizona. We support a number of charitable causes and organizations and are patrons of the arts here in Southern AZ. Karen, who is the great love of my life, and I were married in November of 2005. I finally have my soul mate by my side. My life is truly blessed. I played baseball, football and hockey in HS. I am a diehard Chicago Sports fan (Bears, White Sox, Bulls and even want the Cubs to do well except when they play the White Sox). I was the CEO of an international asset management company based at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and previously lived on Chicago's Magnificent mile (between Lake Michigan & North Michigan Avenue). I have been a vegetarian since I was 14 years old. I am extremely passionate about music (I am a multi-instrumentalist: guitar, keyboards, bass, vocals, percussion & audio production). Todd Rundgren, the brilliantly talented, prolific (and drastically under-appreciated) eclectic artist, is easily my greatest musical influence, along with Peter Gabriel. King Crimson, Pat Metheny, Prince, Classic Motown, Miles Davis and far too many others to mention here. Over the years I have played in a number of bands and owned a Chicago-based audio production company back in the '80s. I go to as many concerts and performing arts events as possible no matter where my extensive travels take me around the world (thoughout Asia, Europe, South America & North America.) "Make a difference w