MicroTech’s President & CEO Tony Jimenez has been appointed by Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell to the George Mason University Board of Visitors. The Board is a corporate body led by Ernst Volgenau, who also serves as the Chairman of SRA International Inc. The 16 members of the Board are appointed by the governor on a rotating basis to serve four-year terms. The governor’s appointment of Jimenez was made to fill a slot left vacant by David Ramadan, recently elected to the Virginia House of Delegates.
“I’m very humbled to be named to the George Mason University Board of Visitors,” said Jimenez. “I want to personally thank Governor McDonnell for this special honor. I look forward to working closely with the other Board of Visitors members in this important role with the university and community.”
The Board of Visitors was created in April 1972 by an act of the General Assembly when the university became an independent institution. The Board exercises its authority principally in policy-making and oversight. It recognizes as official observers, four faculty representatives that sit on the Academic
Programs Diversity & University Community Committee and the Finance and Land Use Committee.
“My parents always stressed to me the value of education, and I listened,” Jimenez said. “From my childhood to even today running a multi-million dollar business, education and training have been a constant in my life — and helping others get these critical opportunities, whether it’s in the military, commercial sector, or a traditional college setting, is what it’s all about.”
Read Tony Jimenez’s 2012 government contracting outlook on WashingtonExec here.