Delaware State Treasurer: Chip Flowers for State Treasurer (D)
By Angel Clark
A comprehensive voter’s guide to Chip Flowers! In an effort to remain objective to all candidates, most of this information will be posted directly off of Chip Flowers for State Treasurer. Each candidate will be given the same luxury. Chip Flowers is a registered Democrat.
According to his website, “Chipman “Chip” Flowers Jr., a resident of Delaware since completing his college education, brings to the campaign for state treasurer a fresh perspective on the financial challenges facing Delaware, along with the necessary experience, education and values to restore prosperity to the First State.”
“After majoring in economics with dual minors in international relations and psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, Chip headed to Georgetown University, where he earned both a law degree and a Master’s in Business Administration, focusing on corporate strategy and mergers and acquisitions. While Chip attended Georgetown, he worked at the A. Philip Randolph Institute, the Congressional Joint Economic Committee and the White House Office of Political Affairs under President Bill Clinton.After completing his work at the White House, Chip worked as a mergers and acquisitions attorney at the Wilmington office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, and served as chairman of the Multicultural Judges & Lawyers Section of the Delaware State Bar Association. In 2004, Chip was chosen as a Delaware delegate to the Democratic National Convention. During this time, Chip was selected to serve as Chief Democratic Analyst for Delaware nightly news, Delaware Tonight – a position he held until WHYY-TV recently eliminated the program.Chip then studied at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, earning a Master’s in Public Administration. While at Harvard, Chip earned the prestigious Don K. Price Award – the highest award given in the program.In 2006, he founded the Flowers Counsel Group, LLC, which specializes in mergers and acquisitions and procurement law, advising businesses on contractual agreements for major purchases. Under his leadership, the firm has grown steadily, becoming one of the state’s leading corporate law firms in providing corporate purchasing services for global and Fortune 500 clients, including Harvard University and Delaware corporate leaders such as DuPont, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Bank of America, Barclay’s Bank Delaware, ING Bank, FSB and the Buccini/Pollin Group.”
Chip’s affiliation’s are also listed on his website:
Delaware
Chair, Alexis de Tocqueville Society, United Way of Delaware
Board of Trustees and Board of Directors,Delaware Symphony Orchestra
Secretary, Board of Directors,OperaDelaware
Board of Directors, Nehemiah Gateway Community Development Corporation
Board of Directors, American Red Cross of Delmarva
Chair, Multicultural Judges & Lawyers Section,Delaware State Bar Association
Member, Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League
Board of Advisors, Trustees of Color
Board of Directors, Kuumba Academy Charter School
Board of Directors, Kalmar Nyckel Foundation
Delegate, Democratic National Convention 2004
Member-At-Large (Appointed), Executive Committee,Delaware State Bar Association
Director’s Circle (John Sloan Society), Delaware Art Museum
Democratic Analyst, WHYY Delaware Tonight
Columnist, Delaware Today
Columnist, In Re, Official Magazine of the Delaware State Bar Association
Other
Don K. Price Award, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
Member, Warren Bennis Leadership Circle, Harvard University Center for Public Leadership
Member, Union League
Belknap Society Member, Massachusetts Historical Society
Fellow, Museum Council, Museum of Fine Arts
Inductee, Cambridge Who’s Who
Member, Harvard Club of Boston
Member, Harvard Club of New York
Member, NAACP
You can follow Chip on Twitter, “like” him on Facebook, or even watch his videos on Youtube!
You may contact Chip through his campaign at:
Flowers for Treasurer
1105 N. Market St., Suite 800
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: (302) 656-7360
Email: info@chipflowers.com
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