Background
Karpinski, Gene Brien was born on January 14, 1952 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Daniel Eugene and Madlyn Ann (Capasso) Karpinski.
political organization executive
Karpinski, Gene Brien was born on January 14, 1952 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Daniel Eugene and Madlyn Ann (Capasso) Karpinski.
Bachelor, Brown University, 1974. Juris Doctor, Georgetown University, 1977.
Karpinski is a graduate of Brown University and Georgetown University Law Center. Upon receipt of his Juris Doctor in 1977, Karpinski joined Congress Watch, a division of Public Citizen, as field director He continued in that role until 1981, when he moved on to a position as executive director with the Colorado Public Interest Research Group.
After a stint with People Foreign the American Way as field director, in 1984 Karpinski became the executive director of the United States Public Interest Research Group, the national lobbying office for state PIRGs across the country, a position he held for 21 years.
He became president of the League of Conservation Voters in April 2006, after serving for more than a decade on the group"s board of directors and political committee.
Married Elizabeth Collaton, September 28, 1991. Children: Andrew Hunter., Lauren Gayl.