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ARIS MELISSARATOS, Secretary of Business & Economic Development
Aris Melissaratos, Secretary of Business & Economic Development, February 2003. Photo by Richard Lippenholz.
Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2003-; Cabinet Council on Business, Economic Development, and Transportation, 2003-; Cabinet Council for Career and Technology Education, 2003-; Cabinet Council on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, 2003-; Governor's Subcabinet for International Affairs, 2003-; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2003-; Governor's Council on Adolescent Pregnancy, 2003-; Maryland Aviation Commission, 2003-; Task Force on Broadband Communications Deployment in Underserved Rural Areas, 2003-; Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority, 2003-; Maryland Economic Development Commission, 2003-; State Highway Access Valuation Board, 2003-; Governor's Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2003-; Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority, 2003-; State Information Technology Board, 2003-; Maryland Advisory Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness, 2003-; Task Force on the Marketing of Grain and Other Agricultural Products, 2003; Maryland Military Installation Strategic Planning Council, 2003; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2003-; Maryland Advisory Council for New Americans, 2003-; Governor's Interagency Council for the Nonprofit Sector, 2003-; Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing, 2003-; Interagency Nutrient Reduction Oversight Committee, 2003-; Advisory Council for Port Land-Use Development, 2003-; Rebuild La Plata Task Force, 2003-; Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority, 2003-; Unemployment Insurance Funding Task Force, 2003; Western Maryland Economic Development Commission, 2003-; Western Maryland Economic Development Task Force, 2003-; Governor's Workforce Investment Board, 2003- (executive committee). Board of Directors, Bainbridge Development Corporation, 2003-; PenMar Development Corporation, 2003-; Maryland Technology Development Corporation, 2003-.
Board of Visitors, University of Maryland, College Park, 1992-99.
Born in Galatz, Romania, December 3, 1943. Emigrated to Maryland from Greece in 1956 at age 13. The Johns Hopkins University, B.S. (electrical engineering), 1966; George Washington University, M.S. (engineering management), 1969. Graduate Program for Management Development, Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University. Doctoral work (international affairs), Catholic University of America. Vice-President, Science and Technology, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 1994-98 (32 years with company). President and Chief Executive Officer, Coleman Research Corporation and Thermo Coleman Corporation, 1998-2001. Chair, Armel Development Corporation, Armel Scientifics, LLC, and Armel Capital Management, LP, 2001-03. Founding Co-Chair, Greater Baltimore Technology Council, 1987-88. Chair, Maryland Manufacturing Association, 1988-91. Vice-President, Maryland Chamber of Commerce, 1988-92. National Advisory Council, Whiting School of Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, 1996-. Board member, Technology Council of Maryland, 2001-; Emerging Technology Centers, 2002-.
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