Category: CIVPAC News

Remembering Robert “Bob” Dohmeyer (1958–2026)

We are saddened to report the death of Robert “Bob” Dohmeyer on September 26, 2026, at the age of 68. Bob was a member of CIVPAC’s Board of Governors and served from 2022 until his death.

Bob was an accomplished financial professional who founded Dohmeyer Valuation Corporation, specializing in business valuation and related financial matters. Bob thought more deeply about corporate finance and asset valuation than any other person I have met in academia, the corporate world, or investment banking.

My association with Bob began many years before CIVPAC, when we worked together in the energy industry at Diamond Shamrock and Maxus. I came to appreciate his intelligence, sense of humor, and willingness to speak his mind. As many people noted at his memorial service, Bob was a larger-than-life personality. I remember our many conversations with great affection.

When CIVPAC expanded its board in 2022, I was pleased that Bob agreed to join. His willingness to contribute his time and judgment was deeply appreciated.

Our condolences go to his wife, Sylvia, his children, and the rest of his family. We will miss him.

For more about Bob’s life and accomplishments, please read his obituary published by Restland Funeral Home.

Bob’s biography and personal statement of political philosophy remain available on CIVPAC’s website.

CIVPAC Welcomes Ellen Beatty and Eugene O’Sullivan to the Board of Governors

CIVPAC is pleased to announce that Ellen Beatty and Eugene “Gene” O’Sullivan have joined the CIVPAC Board of Governors.

CIVPAC’s Board reflects a range of perspectives across the political center, from center-left to center-right. While members do not agree on every issue, they share a commitment to evaluating policy based on evidence, tradeoffs, and real-world outcomes.

Ellen Beatty brings extensive senior financial and organizational experience, including service as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NORC at the University of Chicago. Her career has included senior finance roles in research, energy, public accounting, and corporate management. Her experience adds to CIVPAC’s emphasis on fiscal realism, institutional competence, and practical governing judgment.

Gene O’Sullivan brings decades of senior financial, business, and civic experience. His background includes public accounting, manufacturing, corporate finance, nonprofit and university service, and long experience with the practical responsibilities of business leadership. His experience adds to CIVPAC’s emphasis on fiscal discipline, institutional competence, and practical judgment.

With the addition of Ellen and Gene, CIVPAC’s Board currently includes multiple former chief financial officers, professional economists, computer scientists, educators, nonprofit board members, people with government and national-security experience, and founders and operators of successful small businesses. That mix reflects CIVPAC’s belief that good policy requires more than good intentions. It requires fiscal realism, attention to incentives, respect for institutional limits, and practical experience with how decisions are implemented in the real world.

CIVPAC supports centrist policy positions and moderate candidates from either party, as well as independents, where there is a plausible path to success. CIVPAC promotes practical governing judgment, democratic institutions, personal freedom, market-compatible policy, and a stable international order.

We are grateful that Ellen and Gene have agreed to serve, and we look forward to the judgment and experience they will bring to CIVPAC’s work.

You can learn more about CIVPAC and the Board of Governors on our About Us page.

You can also read Ellen Beatty’s biography here and Eugene O’Sullivan’s biography here.