Background
McCord, Robert M. was born on March 5, 1959.
politician Treasurer of Pennsylvania
McCord, Robert M. was born on March 5, 1959.
Bachelor, Harvard University. Master of Business Administration, Wharton School University Pennsylvania.
On January 30, 2015 he announced his resignation effective immediately and said he intends to plead guilty to federal charges. On February 17, 2015, McCord pleaded guilty to two counts of extortion. Robert Maxwell McCord was born on March 5, 1959 in California.
After graduating from Lower Merion High, McCord took a year off and then went to Harvard College.
McCord also obtained an Master of Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania before he moved to Washington, District of Columbia McCord traveled back to Pennsylvania and set up home in Narberth, less than a mile from Ardmore. After having two children, the McCord family ventured to Bryn Mawr.
From 1994 through 1998 McCord was a senior executive at Safeguard Scientifics. McCord founded and from 1998 to 2007 ran the Eastern Technology Council.
McCord was elected the Treasurer of Pennsylvania in 2008.
In 2014, McCord ran for Governor of Pennsylvania in the Democratic primary. He finished third in the May 20 primary, however, behind nominee Tom Wolf and United States. Representative Allyson Schwartz. On January 29, 2015, McCord announced his resignation, effective February 12.
The next day, he announced his resignation effective immediately and said he intends to plead guilty to federal charges.
On February 2, 2015, McCord was formally charged, and on February 17, 2015, he pleaded guilty to two counts of extortion.
A member of the Democratic Party, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Pennsylvania in the 2014 election.
Married Leigh McCord. 2 children.