Alexi Giannoulias

Alexi Giannoulias
Giannoulias in 2010
38th Secretary of State of Illinois
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2023
Governor	J. B. Pritzker
Preceded by	Jesse White
72nd Treasurer of Illinois
In office January 8, 2007 – January 10, 2011
Governor	Rod Blagojevich Pat Quinn
Preceded by	Judy Baar Topinka
Succeeded by	Dan Rutherford
Personal details
Born	Alexander Giannoulias (1976-03-16) March 16, 1976 (age 48) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Jo Terlato
Education	University of Chicago Boston University (BA) Tulane University (JD)

Alexander Giannoulias (/əˈlɛksi dʒəˈnuːliəs/ jə-NOO-lee-əs; born March 16, 1976) is an American financier and politician who is the Secretary of State of Illinois. He previously served as the 72nd Illinois Treasurer from 2007 to 2011.

A Democrat, Giannoulias defeated Republican State Senator Christine Radogno with 54 percent of the vote in the November 2006 election for Illinois Treasurer. He became the first Democrat to hold the office of Illinois Treasurer in 12 years. Giannoulias was a candidate for U.S. Senate in the 2010 elections. He won the Democratic primary, but narrowly lost the general election in November 2010 to Republican Mark Kirk. On June 26, 2018, he was confirmed to the Chicago Public Library Board, marking his first return to public service since leaving the Treasurer's office.

Giannoulias was elected secretary of state in the 2022 election, defeating Dan Brady to succeed longtime incumbent Jesse White.