Hodgen Mainda
Hodgen Mainda is the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance. He was appointed to this position by Gov. Bill Lee (R) on October 1, 2019, to succeed the former interim insurance commissioner Carter Lawrence.[1] Mainda resigned on November 13, 2020, to transition to the private sector.[2]
Biography
Prior to his appointment as insurance commissioner, Mainda was the Vice President of Community Development at the publicly-owned electricity provider Electric Power Board (EPB) in his longtime home of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mainda was born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya, and came to the United States at age 22 to play rugby and study at Middle Tennessee State University.[3] His professional experience includes real estate development and management consulting in the private sector. Mainda also serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations in the Chattanooga area.[4]
Political Career
Tennessee Commissioner of Insurance (2019-2020)
Lawrence was appointed by Governor Bill Lee to lead the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance as commissioner beginning October 1, 2019.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, "Gov. Bill Lee Names Hodgen Mainda Commissioner of Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance" September 5, 2019
- ↑ Tennessean, "Tennessee's commerce commissioner Hodgen Mainda leaving state after one year for private sector", October 27, 2020
- ↑ Chattanooga Times Free Press, "Influencers: Hodgen Mainda," November 30, 2019
- ↑ Insurance Journal, "Lee Appoints Mainda Head of Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance," September 6, 2019
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