Michael C. Finnegan (born 1955 in Peekskill, New York) is the managing director of investment banking for JPMorgan Chase.
He previously taught at his alma mater, Siena College, and was awarded the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 1997.
He spent a year studying at Ohio University School of Law, until the death of his father caused him to return home in order to support his family.
[2] He took a position working in the communication office of James L. Emery, the minority leader of the State Assembly and later worked for Westchester County Executive Andrew P. O'Rourke while attending law school at night at the Pace University School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor.
[4] He served as General Counsel to the Governor from 1995 to 1997, but was also the leading orchestrator of Pataki's measure that cut income tax rates by 25 percent over four years.
[9][10] Pataki also named Finnegan to the three-person Commission on Judicial Nominations, which recommends candidates to the state's highest court.
Finnegan's allies and foes said "he had a rare talent for overcoming partisan barriers, forging compromise, and keeping the spotlight on his boss when something concrete was achieved".