THE HONORABLE C. THOMAS MCMILLEN
Howard County
Appointed February 2007
Vice-chairman of Fortress International Group, and CEO of
Homeland Security Capital Corporation. Served three consecutive terms in the
U.S. House of Representatives from the Fourth Congressional District of
Maryland, 1987-1993. In Congress, he served on the Banking, Finance, and Urban
Affairs Committee; the Energy and Commerce Committee; and the Science, Space,
and Technology Committee. Also served as chairman of the Congressional Chesapeake
Bay Caucus; co-chairman of the Congressional Biotechnology Caucus; and vice-chairman
of the Federal Government Task Force. Co-chair of the President's Council on
Physical Fitness and Sports, 1993-1997. Currently serves as a member of the
board of visitors of the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) School of
Public Affairs and as a member of the executive board of the UMCP Center for
American Politics and Citizenship. Previously served as a trustee of the
University of Maryland College Park Foundation. A graduate of UMCP, Rhodes
Scholar, and member of the 1972 U.S. Olympic basketball team, McMillen played
11 years in the NBA with the Buffalo Braves, New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks,
and Washington Bullets. He is chairman of the University of Oxford U.S. Sports
Campaign Committee.