Mitchell P. Kobelinski

Mitchell P. Kobelinski (August 1, 1928 – November 7, 1997) was an American attorney who served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Export–Import Bank of the United States from 1973 to 1976 and as Administrator of the Small Business Administration from 1976 to 1977. According Kobelinski, his top priority at the federal agency was to eliminate unnecessary red tape and paperwork for businessmen who are seeking loans. Meanwhile, he considered consumerism "a facade for socialism."

He died on November 7, 1997, in Chicago, Illinois, at age 69.