As a Transaction Analyst within KJK’s Economic Development and Incentive practice group, Charlie Bolton assists our clients and firm leadership with comprehensive economic impact analyses and advanced financial models for various projects and initiatives.
Prior to joining KJK, Charlie served as the Chief Economist in the Office of U.S. Senator Rob Portman (OH); assisting with the preparation, coordination, and production of economic and financial analysis for the Senator. Additionally, he was assigned to serve as Staff Director of the Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy.
Charlie graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political economy. He later earned his Master of Business Administration from the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he completed the finance track and was selected for independent study under former Fidelity President Bob Pozen. During his time at MIT, Charlie also enrolled as a cross-registered student at Harvard Law School where he studied ERISA Law.
Outside of the office, Charlie is a passionate Squash player. Charlie captained the Georgetown Squash team while in undergrad and is a founding board member of Squash Dreamers, a non-profit organization that provides young refugee and underprivileged Jordanian girls with professional squash and English training to help them apply to outstanding international and Jordanian schools. He also enjoys playing piano, tennis and reading about history.
In January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) and the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced a new cooperative agreement to allocate $12.4 million in Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) funds to small and mid-size food producers in...
On November 16, 2023, Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH-10) and Mikie Sherill (D-NJ-11) reintroduced the bipartisan Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act (H.R. 6438) (BRTIRA). BRTIRA is designed to provide greater incentives for brownfield...
Background The Secure 2.0 Act (Secure 2.0), a sweeping retirement bill included in Division T of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, was a major bipartisan accomplishment of the 117th Congress. The bill included 82 provisions to expand coverage and increase...
