Michael Meotti

Michael Meotti
Executive Director of the Washington Student Achievement Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 2016
Vice President of the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education
In office
September 2011 – October 2012
Interim President of the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education
In office
July 1, 2011 – September 11, 2011
Preceded byLouise H. Feroe
Succeeded byRobert A. Kennedy
Member of the Connecticut State Senate
In office
January 1987 – January 1995
Personal details
EducationGeorgetown University

Michael Meotti is an American politician. He is the executive director of the Washington Student Achievement Council. Meotti was a member of the Connecticut State Senate, Interim President of the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education, and Vice President of the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education.

Biography

Meotti has bachelor's and law degrees from Georgetown University. Meotti was first elected to the Connecticut Senate in the 1986 election and he did not run for Connecticut Senate after he won the 1992 election. In July 2011, Meotti was appointed interim president of the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education.

Robert Kennedy replaced Meotti as interim president in August 2011. Meotti became the Vice President of the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education in September 2011. In October 2012, Meotti resigned from the vice presidency of the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education after a scandal regarding him approving pay raises for 21 officials that were in violation of Connecticut law.

The Connecticut comptroller's office didn't count his time in the State Senate towards a pension because his time between state service positions was too long, which led Meotti to be 5 months short of the time needed to get a lifelong pension. In December 2016, Meotti was appointed as the executive director of the Washington Student Achievement Council.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Executive Director". wsac.wa.gov. Archived from the original on April 10, 2026. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  2. ↑ "Michael P. Meotti | State of Connecticut". State of Connecticut Elections Database. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  3. ↑ Megan, Kathleen (July 1, 2011). "Meotti Appointed Interim President Of Board Of Regents". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  4. ↑ Pazniokas, Mark (August 22, 2011). "Sources: Malloy taps former UMaine president for higher education post". The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  5. ↑ Phaneuf, Jacqueline Rabe Thomas and Keith M. (2012-11-28). "What brought down Kennedy and Meotti?". CT Mirror. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  6. ↑ Thomas, Jacqueline Rabe (2012-10-12). "Meotti: Second higher education casualty". CT Mirror. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  7. ↑ Thomas, Jacqueline Rabe (2012-10-23). "Meotti likely to leave state service with no pension". CT Mirror. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  8. ↑ Thomas, Jacqueline Rabe (2016-12-23). "Former CT college leader Meotti lands West Coast gig". CT Mirror. Retrieved 2026-06-12.