Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz Keynote Speaker 2025

Susan Bysiewicz was sworn in on January 4, 2023, to serve her second term as Connecticut's 109th Lieutenant Governor.

She is a business lawyer and job creator who has helped over 60 companies access millions of dollars in capital and create thousands of jobs in Connecticut. She works alongside Governor Ned Lamont to champion women's health, education, and fair elections.

Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz is a proud granddaughter of immigrants who came to Connecticut from Poland and Greece with nothing but hope for a better future. After years of factory work, they saved enough to buy a farm in Middletown, where Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz would later live. Growing up and working on the farm, she and her siblings learned the values of hard work, education, and persistence.

Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz graduated from Middletown High School, Yale University, and Duke Law School. She is the author of Ella: A Biography of Ella Grasso, Connecticut’s 83rd governor. Bysiewicz and her husband, David Donaldson, reside in Middletown, CT.

Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz’s and Governor Ned Lamont’s first priority is to grow good-paying jobs and invest in the State’s future. Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz is continuing her commitment to economic growth that made her a leading voice while she served as Secretary of the State from 1999 to 2011.

Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz is an advocate and voice for women and girls, small business owners, Veterans, and many others throughout Connecticut.

From her advancement of policy to support women and girls to her participation in life-saving awareness campaigns around the opioid crisis, Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz is committed to her residents and their futures.