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OWNERSHIP, COACHING &ADMINISTRATIONMARK FABIANISpecial Counsel to the PresidentMark Fabiani joined the Chargers in 2002. His primaryfunction is to work with the greater San Diego community toexplore opportunities for a new state-of-the-art football stadiumin the San Diego region.Since joining the Chargers, Fabiani and his La Jolla-basedfirm, Fabiani & Lehane LLC, has taken the lead in workingwith taxpayers and fans to create a publicly-acceptable solutionto the stadium issue. He also has managed the grassrootseffort to solicit ideas from the community.In 2000, Fabiani served as the deputy campaign managerfor communications and strategy for former Vice President AlGore’s presidential campaign — the closest presidential electionin modern history. He was responsible for coordinating thecampaign’s communications and media strategies and tactics,including the Vice President’s post-election Florida vote counteffort. Fabiani also served as the campaign’s chief spokesperson,appearing daily on national television broadcasts.Prior to serving under Gore, Fabiani held the position ofspecial counsel to President Bill Clinton from 1994 throughthe ’96 presidential campaign. Fabiani provided legal, communicationsand political counsel to the President and FirstLady of the United States on allegations and investigationsof White-water and other related matters. As part of hisduties Fabiani produced and communicated the legal, legislative,and political responses to inquiries from the media, CapitolHill and investigative agencies. In this role, Fabiani alsoserved as the White House’s principle spokesperson beforethe national media, appearing regularly on major news shows.Fabiani’s experience with complex problem resolution alsoincludes four years of service as deputy mayor of Los Angelesand chief of staff to Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley. In thatpost, he managed political strategy, media relations, policyanalysis and an executive staff of 129 for the mayor. Fabianidirected day-to-day interaction between the mayor’s officeand the media, general managers of city departments, theCity Council, and the city’s principle private sector companiesand public sector institutions.Fabiani, who graduated cum laude from Harvard LawSchool in 1982, also has served in senior positions at theUnited States Department of Justice and the Department ofHousing and Urban Development. As a deputy assistantattorney general at the Justice Department, he was responsiblefor policy development for the Attorney General. Asdeputy assistant secretary at HUD, Fabiani implemented thefederal government’s Empowerment Zone Initiative for urbanrevitalization.Fabiani’s firm, Fabiani & Lehane LLC, provides strategicadvice and tactical execution to companies and individualsfacing complex financial, marketing, communications andlegal challenges.Fabiani was born in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. He earneda bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the University of Redlands.Fabiani and his family have resided in the San Diegoarea since 1996.MEDIA GUIDE | 10