TPP, Chamber Present Webinar With Comptroller
The Patuxent Partnership and the St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce will present a free webinar with Maryland Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot. Join them for the free event to be held from 1 to 2 pm Thursday, October 15. Please note the date/time change.
Registration is now open for the event. Click here. Once registered to participate, attendees will receive the log-in details 24 to 48 hours prior to the program.
The comptroller will provide general updates as well as answer questions from attendees.
Comptroller Franchot was elected Maryland’s 33rd comptroller on November 7, 2006, and sworn in to office on January 22, 2007. He was re-elected on November 2, 2010, November 4, 2014, and November 6, 2018.
Prior to his election to statewide office, Mr. Franchot served 20 years in the House of Delegates, representing the residents of Montgomery County. Mr. Franchot served on the House Appropriations Committee and chaired its transportation and the environment subcommittee. Throughout his career, he has been a strong advocate for education, health care, transportation and environmental protection initiatives.
As comptroller, Mr. Franchot has been an independent voice and fiscal watchdog for the taxpayers of Maryland. He serves on the three-member Board of Public Works, which approves millions of dollars in State contracts each year. Comptroller Franchot has worked tirelessly to keep Maryland competitive in the knowledge-based economy, assisting working families, and protecting the state’s natural resources.
Mr. Franchot attended Amherst College (BA, 1973) and Northeastern School of Law (JD, 1978). From 1968 to 1970, he served in the US Army.
About The Patuxent Partnership
The Patuxent Partnership is a nonprofit member organization that fosters collaboration between government, industry, and academia to advance education through STEM-based initiatives; to advance technology through speaker programs, forums, and networking; to advance science and technology transfer through the exchange of ideas, information, and data related to technologies; and to increase workforce development through an array of initiatives.
To learn more about The Patuxent Partnership and its programs, visit its Leader member page.
