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Mitt Romney's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

125 South State Street, Suite 8402
Salt Lake City, UT 84138

James V. Hansen Federal Building
324 25th Street, Suite #1018
Ogden, UT 84401

648 North 900 East, Suite #8
Spanish Fork, UT 84660

196 East Tabernacle Street, Suite 14
Saint George, UT 84770

354 Russell Senate
Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Full Name:

Willard Mitt Romney

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Ann; 5 Children: Tagg, Matt, Josh, Ben, Craig

Birth Date:

03/12/1947

Birth Place:

Detroit, MI

Home City:

Holladay, UT

Religion:

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

JD, Harvard Law School, 1975

MBA, Harvard Business School, 1975

BA, Brigham Young University, 1971

Senator, United States Senate, Utah, 2019-present

Candidate, United States President, 2008, 2012

Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2002-2006

Candidate, United States Senate, 1994

Member, Budget Committee

Former Member, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, United States Senate

Ranking Member, East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy Subcommittee, Foreign Relations Committee

Member, Foreign Relations Committee

Member, Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee

Member, Homeland Security & Government Affairs Committeee

Former Chair, Subcommittee On Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, And Counterterrorism, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation

Former Member, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, United States Senate

President/Chief Executive Officer, Salt Lake Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, 1999-2002

Chief Executive Officer/Managing General Partner, Bain Capital, 1984-1999

Chief Executive Officer, Bain and Company, Incorporated, 1991-1993

Vice President, Bain and Company, Incorporated, 1977-1984

Former Employee, Boston Consulting Group, 1975-1977

Member, Ann Romney Center for Neurological Research, present

Member, CharityVision of Salt Lake City, present

Member, Marriott International, present

Member, Solamere Capital, present

Member, Board of Directors, Babbages

Member, Board of Directors, Duane Reade

Member, Board of Directors, Marriott

Member, Board of Directors, Staples

Member, Boy Scouts of America

Former Board Member, City Year

Founder, Free and Strong America Political Action Committee

Member, Points of Light Foundation

Former Chair, Republican Governors Association

Member, Senate National Security Working Group

Member, Visiting Committee, Harvard Business School

Awards:

JFK Library's Profile in Courage Award

Current Car:

2005 Ford Mustang Convertible

Date of Wedding Anniversary:

03/21/1969

Father's Name:

George Romney

Father's Occupation:

Former Michigan Governor

Favorite Athlete:

David Ortiz

Favorite Book:

Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain

What It Takes, Richard Ben Cramer

Theodore Rex, Edmund Morris

The World Is Flat, Thomas Friedman

1776, David McCullough

The Battle For Peace, Tony Zinni and Tony Koltz

The Business Of Winning, Robert Evangelista

Future Jihad, Walid Phares

The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren

The West’s Last Chance, Tony Blankley

Mastering The Rockefeller Habits, Verne Harrish

The Four Obsessions Of An Extraordinary Executive, Patrick Lencioni

Favorite Food:

Meat Loaf Cakes

Favorite Movie:

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Favorite Musician:

Roy Orbison, The Beatles, The Eagles, The Kingston Trio, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Brooks and Dunn, George Strait, Clint Black, and Garth Brooks

Favorite President and Why:

Dwight Eisenhower

Favorite Quote:

“The pursuit of the difficult makes men strong” – George Romney.

Favorite Sport:

Baseball

Favorite TV Shows:

American Idol

First Job:

Chauffeur for the university physics department

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Spending time with family - especially grandchildren, running, reading, skiing, horseback riding with my wife, waterskiing, and watching movies.

Mother's Name:

Lenore Romney

Mother's Occupation:

Theater; United States Senate Candidate

Number of Grandchildren:

25

Personal Hero and Why:

Ronald Reagan

Pets (include names):

Family recently lost Marley, a Weimaraner

Publications:

Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, and the Olympic Games

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