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1990

In May 1990, Lewis used the money he had raised and his house as collateral to open an 1,800-square-foot (170 m) office in Washington, D.C. In its first year, the CPI's budget was $200,000.

2001

In 2001, Global Integrity, an international project, was launched to systematically track and report on openness, accountability and the rule of law in various countries.

2004

Buzenberg was first interviewed for the position in 2004 during the hiring process that ultimately led to the selection of his predecessor, Roberta Baskin.

2005

Rawls had previously worked as the center's managing director — being named to that post by Baskin on December 19, 2005.

Lewis wrote that "most of the Center's carefully assembled, very talented, senior staff had quit by the fall of 2005".

2006

Baskin led the organization until May 24, 2006.

2007

In 2007, Rawls was succeeded by William Buzenberg, a vice president at American Public Media/Minnesota Public Radio.

According to a report by Lewis, "the number of full-time staff was reduced by one-third" in early 2007.

2010

In 2010, The Huffington Post Investigative Fund merged into the CPI, and eight Huffington Post journalists moved to CPI.

2012

The budget for next year will be in the 6 to 7 million range." As of 2012, there were over 50 staffers at CPI, making it one of the largest nonpartisan, nonprofit investigative centers in the country.

2019

In 2019, Susan Smith Richardson was named chief executive officer, becoming the first African-American CEO in the center's history.

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