Tim Hugo
Executive Director; CapNet
Timothy D. Hugo, named as one of Washington Business Forward's Top 40 people to watch and called a "Rising Star" by the Washington Business Journal, is the Executive Director of CapNet, an initiative of the national and Greater Washington technology communities that serves to provide a political voice to elected officials on Capitol Hill. CapNet, a political action committee affiliated with The Greater Washington Board of Trade, is described as a national force with a regional core in Greater Washington. CapNet's successes were also highlighted by Time Magazine.
CapNet, kicked off in June of 1999, has since grown to almost 60 member companies that include many of the largest names in the technology industry. Since its inception, CapNet has hosted over 100 members of Congress to acquaint them with the issues facing the regional and national technology sector.
Prior to joining CapNet, Mr. Hugo served as the Chief of Staff to Congressman Bud Shuster, Chairman, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. As Chief of Staff, Mr. Hugo helped to develop strategies and provided policy input on issues of national importance to include the Clean Water Act, National Highway System Act, Superfund legislation, and the Transportation Efficiency Act of the 21st Century.
Tim Hugo was the vice president for AEA, Ltd, providing strategic advice and counsel to clients with legislative issues before the Congress. He was the first legislative director to Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn working on tax, welfare reform, and other issues before the Committee on Ways and Means. During his tenure in the Congress, he has also worked on the staff of the Committee on House Administration and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation. During the Administration of President George H.W. Bush, he was the Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs. At the Pentagon, he served as the liaison between the Department of Defense and the House and Senate Intelligence Committees.
Tim Hugo is a past member of the Commission on the Future of Transportation in Virginia and a current member of the Joint Subcommittee to Study Creation of a Northern Virginia Regional Transportation Authority (Barry Commission). In 1995, he was nominated to be a candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates. As a Rotarian, he is also active in his local community. From 1991-98, he was a member of the United States Army Reserve.
Mr. Hugo earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of William and Mary and received a Kodak Fellowship for the Senior Managers in Government Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
He resides with his wife, Paula, and their two children in Clifton, Virginia.
Appearances
- Broadband: Should All Providers Be Regulated the Same? April 18, 2002
Biography last updated April 18, 2002