Frank T. Caprio is an American banker, lawyer, and politician. |
He served as the 29th General Treasurer of Rhode Island from 2007 to 2011. |
Frank T. Caprio's father, Frank Caprio, was the former Chief Judge of the Municipal Court of Providence, known for the TV show Caught in Providence. |
He spent his early childhood in the Federal Hill Neighborhood in Providence. |
His brother, David Caprio, served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, and his sister, Marissa Caprio Pesce, was married to John R. Pesce. |
In 1987, Frank Caprio played against Roger Clemens in an exhibition game, scouted by Ted Williams. |
At 21, he was elected as a delegate from Rhode Island's Congressional District 2 and later served in the Rhode Island Senate. |
Caprio was instrumental in securing funding for affordable housing programs in Rhode Island. |
As a lawyer, Caprio specialized in corporations, taxation, and finance. |
He was one of the first candidates to use On-Demand Television for political campaigns in the United States. |
In 2009, he was inducted into the Bishop Hendricken Sports Hall of Fame. |
Frank Caprio lost the 2010 Rhode Island gubernatorial elections to Lincoln Chafee. |
In 2011, he joined Chatham Capital as a Limited Partner and later became the Managing Director. |
He now runs the Caprio Law Firm with his father and brother. |
In 2017, he started working as an Adjunct Professor of Finance at Providence College. |
In January 2020, he became a Founding Partner in Caprio Brothers, an investment management firm. |
In 2022, Bishop Hendricken High School awarded him an honorary degree. |