John E. Sununu represented New Hampshire in the United States Senate from 2003-2009. Previously, he served in the US House of Representatives (1997-2003) and as Chief Financial Officer for privately held manufacturer Teletrol Systems. During his term in office, Sununu was a member of the Senate Banking Committee, Senate Finance Committee, and Subcommittee on Science Technology and Innovation. Since 2011 he has worked for international law firm Akin Gump Strauss & Hauer, where he provides strategic advice to energy, technology, telecommunications and financial services clients. He is a Non-Executive Director for Boston Scientific, a publicly traded manufacturer of medical devices where he chairs the Nominations and Governance Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee. He also serves on the Boards of Sorenson Communications and Afiniti, both privately held technology firms. Sununu holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and earned a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University.