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DON CARCIERI is the oldest of five children. He went through the East Greenwich public school system before attending Brown University on an academic scholarship, graduating with a degree in international relations. After teaching, he turned to business and built a career at Old Stone Bank. In his 10 years with the bank, Carcieri rose to the position of executive vice president.

In 1981, he moved his family to Kingston, Jamaica, where he headed the Catholic Relief Service's West Indies operation. He brought his family back to Rhode Island in 1983 when he joined Cookson America, where he eventually worked his way up to the position of CEO and joint managing director of Cookson Group Worldwide. Carcieri is a director of the Providence Center--Rhode Island's largest community mental health center--and a member of Catholic Relief Services Leadership Council. He formerly chaired the Rhode Island Math/Science Education Coalition. He and his wife Sue cofounded the Academy Children's Science Center in East Greenwich. He was elected governor in November 2002.