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Mark E. Ojakian, Deputy Comptroller of Connecticut
55 Bloomfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105
After successfully helping to lead a statewide political
campaign, Mark Ojakian was appointed to the office
of Deputy State Comptroller of Connecticut in
January of 1995. Now serving in his fourth term
as Deputy Comptroller, Mark serves as a senior policy
and political advisor to State Comptroller Nancy
Wyman. In addition to having administrative
responsibility over a constitutional office of over 250
employees and fiscal responsibility for over $1 billion
in state accounts, Mark has served on a variety of
boards and commissions. Mark has also been an
integral part of several large public policy initiatives
over the last thirteen years, including programs that
ensure medical coverage to uninsured children and
extend affordable insurance coverage to
municipalities, not- for- profit organizations and small
businesses. He also assisted the Comptroller in a
major technology initiative to upgrade the state’s
core financial systems.
Aside from his official duties, Mark is very involved in
community activities and is well-known as an
energetic fundraiser for many political and non-profit
causes. Mark currently serves as Chairman of the Hartford Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners and President of the Board of Trustees of Love Makes a Family. He is also a member of the Hartford Democratic Town Committee and serves on the the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Mark has received numerous awards for his work including being selected as the first Leukemia Society Man of the Year and recently was honored as the recipient of the MS HOPE award. Mark received a BA in History from St. Anselm’s College in Manchester, New Hampshire in 1975 and a MA in International Relations from the American University, Washington, DC in 1977. Mark has two sons, Brandon and Kyle , and two grandchildren Connor and Madison.
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