Los Angeles Times (May 21) -- U. of I. alumnus Neel Kashkari’s career has taken him from engineering to investment banking to managing the federal government’s $700 billion bailout of Wall Street, overseeing stock funds and running for governor — all by age 40. What others might view as a young man’s wandering ambition, Kashkari sees as the accumulation of skills needed to unseat incumbent California Gov. Jerry Brown. Also: Businessweek (May 29).