Thomas Chittenden obtained his MBA from the University of Vermont in 2004. His professional experience includes systems engineering consulting with Competitive Computing, Level 3 Communications and Janus Mutual Funds. He is experienced in financial services, telecommunications, higher education, computer networks and virtualization as well as developing information systems and technology adaptation/integration into existing business processes and workflows.

Thomas currently serves as the co-chair of the Schlesinger Global Family Enterprise Case Competition and a director of the Grossman School of Business Undergraduate Case Competition Program.  He has been a State Senator since 2020 serving in the Vermont Legislature on the Finance, Transportation, Education and Joint Information Technology Oversight Committees.  He also serves on the New England Board of Higher Education, the Vermont Economic Progress Council, and the Vermont State Infrastructure Bank.  He has been elected to the South Burlington City Council three times (2015, 2017, and 2020), twice elected by the faculty of the University of Vermont to serve as their Faculty Senate President and he served as the Chair and Vice Chair of the Green Mountain Transit Authority (2015–2020).  He was the 2019 UVM Grossman School of Business Faculty Member of the Year and in 2017 was awarded the University of Vermont President’s Distinguished Lecturer Award.