Donald R. Sweitzer
Board Member
Mr. Sweitzer is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of GTECH Corporation, a U.S. company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lottomatica S.p.A., an Italian company which is publicly traded on the Milan stock exchange, and a leading gaming and technology company operating in 45 countries. He was formerly the senior vice-president of global business development and public affairs for GTECH where he oversaw worldwide business development, government relations and public relations.
Sweitzer, 61, serves as a director of several affiliates and joint ventures of GTECH. He is a trustee of the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) in Providence, Rhode Island. He is the former president of the Dorset Resource & Strategy Group, a public affairs company in Washington, DC. He also served as the managing partner of a political consulting firm, Politics, Inc., a Kamber Company.
In 1993 and 1994, Sweitzer was the political director of the Democratic National Committee during the first term of former President Bill Clinton. In the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, he was an associate at Black, Manafort, Stone & Kelly and Capitol Associates, both Washington, DC government relations firms. From 1985-1989, Sweitzer served as the finance director of the Democratic National Committee. Prior to that, he worked in the United States Senate as a special assistant to Senator Howard M. Metzenbaum, D-Ohio. He is the former national legislative director of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, AFL-CIO, now affiliated with the International Association of Machinists (IAM).
Prior to joining GTECH, Sweitzer was a frequent political commentator on CNN’s Crossfire and other nationally syndicated programs. Sweitzer has lectured on politics and political campaigns at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University; Northwestern University in Chicago; Kent State University in Ohio; and the American University in Washington. He has also served as an observer or advisor in several national elections in Latin America and Africa.
A native of the Albany, New York area, he is a former deputy town supervisor and councilman in East Greenbush, New York. He and his wife, Sheri, a former special assistant to the White House Counsel in the Clinton Administration, reside in Rhode Island. He is the father of four and grandfather of four.
