Thomas Trimarco

Secretary, Executive Office for Administration and Finance

Thomas Trimarco was sworn in as Secretary of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance by Governor Mitt Romney on September 30, 2005. His record of involvement in state and federal government dates back to former Governor John Volpe’s service as US Secretary of Transportation and US Ambassador to Rome.

Most recently, Trimarco was a member of the Springfield Finance Control Board, the five-person panel that works to restore stability to the city’s finances. Since its creation in 2004, the Control Board has reduced the city’s deficit from more than $40 million to less than $10 million.

From 1990 to 1998, Trimarco served as First Deputy Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In this capacity, he acted as Chairman-designee of the Massachusetts Pension Reserve Investment Management (PRIM) Board and the State Board of Retirement.

Prior to joining state government, Trimarco was a partner at the Boston and San Francisco law firm of Csaplar and Bok. From 1970 to 1973, he served as assistant general counsel to then-US Secretary of Transportation Volpe. When Volpe was appointed US Ambassador to Italy, Trimarco joined him in Rome as embassy counsel from 1973 to 1977.

Trimarco is a graduate of Dartmouth College and obtained his law degree from Boston College Law School.