Ann Lamont (née Huntress; born October 29, 1956) is an American venture capitalist and the First Lady of Connecticut. She is the wife of

Governor of Connecticut The governor of Connecticut is the head of government of Connecticut, and the commander-in-chief of the U.S. state, state's Connecticut Military Department, military forces. The Governor (United States), governor has a duty to enforce state laws, ...

Ned Lamont Edward Miner Lamont Jr. ( ; born January 3, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving since 2019 as the 89th governor of Connecticut. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as a Greenwich, Con ...

Early life and education

Lamont was born in Whitefish Bay,

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to Betsy Ann (née Whiteside) and Carroll B. Huntress, Jr. She received a

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from

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in 1979.

Career

Lamont is a founder and managing partner at the

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company Oak HC/FT. In 2006, the ''

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'' described her as "one of the most successful women ever in the lofty realm of venture capital." In 2007, she was named number 50 in ''

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'' Midas List. She is currently a board member of Advise Health Holdings,

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, CareBridge, Clearco, Main Street Health, Modern Age, Quartet, Truepill, Vesta Health and VillageMD.

Personal life

Lamont was married on September 10, 1983 to businessman and politician

. They reside in

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and have three children: Emily, Lindsay, and Teddy.

References

External links

First Lady Annie Lamont

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