Governor W. Mitt Romney

Overview

On January 7, 2009, the Board of Directors reappointed W. Mitt Romney to the Board. Gov. Romney previously served on the Marriott International board from 1992 to 2002, when he resigned to run for governor of Massachusetts. On the board, Gov. Romney, 61, will chair the newly formed finance committee. Gov. Romney was elected the 70th governor of Massachusetts, serving from 2003 until his term ended in early 2007, and was a candidate for the Republican nomination for president of the United States in the 2008 elections. From 1999 to 2002 Gov. Romney was the chief executive officer of the Salt Lake Winter Olympics Organizing Committee. Earlier, Gov. Romney was chief executive officer of Bain Capital, a private equity company, from 1984 to 1999, and took a leave to serve as chief executive officer at Bain & Co., a management consulting firm, from 1990 to 1991. He was vice president at Bain & Co. from 1978 to 1984. Active in community and civic affairs, Gov. Romney has served on the boards of such organizations as City Year and the Points of Light Foundation. He received a B.A. from Brigham Young University in 1971, and received both an MBA from Harvard Business School and a J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School, in 1975.