DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SECRETARIES

FORMER SECRETARIES

Secretary of Business and Economic Development, January 31, 2003 to January 17, 2007. Acting Secretary of Business and Economic Development, January 15-31, 2003.

Board of Visitors, University of Maryland, College Park, 1992-99.

Aris Melissaratos, Secretary of Business & Economic Development, February 2003. Photo by Richard Lippenholz.

Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2003-07; Governor's Subcabinet for International Affairs, 2003-07; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2003-07. Member, Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Board, 2003-07; Maryland Aviation Commission, 2003-07. Board of Directors, Bainbridge Development Corporation, 2003-07. Member, Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, 2003-07; Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority, 2003-07; Maryland Economic Development Commission, 2003-07; Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, 2003-07; State Highway Access Valuation Board, 2003-07; Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, 2003-07; Governor's Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2003-07; Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority, 2003-07; Maryland Advisory Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness, 2003-07; Maryland-Israel Development Center, 2003-07; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2003-07; Maryland Advisory Council for New Americans, 2003-07; Governor's Interagency Council for the Nonprofit Sector, 2003-07; Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing, 2003-07; PenMar Development Corporation, 2003-07; Rural Maryland Council, 2003-07; Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority, 2003-07; Maryland Technology Development Corporation, 2003-07; Governor's Workforce Investment Board, 2003-07 (executive committee); Governor's Task Force on Centralized Bidder Registration for Minority Business Procurement, 2004-05; Task Force to Study the Dynamics of Elderly and Retiree Migration Into and Out of Maryland, 2004-06; Governor's Commission on Quality Education in Maryland, 2004-05 (subcommittee on global best-practices in education); Interagency Disabilities Board, 2004-07; State Planning Committee for Higher Education, 2004-07. Board of Directors, Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation, 2004-07. Board of Advisors, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine. Member, Task Force on Traffic Capacity Across the Chesapeake Bay, 2005-06; Governor's Task Force on Workforce Housing, 2005-06; Renewable Fuels Incentive Board, 2005-07; Governor's Intergovernmental Commission for Agriculture, 2006-07; Maryland Pandemic Influenza Coordinating Committee, 2006-07; Maryland Rural Broadband Coordination Board, 2006-07. Chair, Maryland Military Installation Council, 2006-07.

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. Special Adviser to President for Enterprise Development, The Johns Hopkins University, 2007-. 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 of Directors, Technology Council of Maryland, 2001-; Emerging Technology Centers, 2002-; Greater Baltimore Alliance, 2003-. Board of Trustees, Baltimore Museum of Industry, 2008-; Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs. Defense Manufacturing Excellence Award, Electronic Industries Association, 1997. Baltimore's Extraordinary Technology Advocate Award, Greater Baltimore Technology Council, 2009.

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