DAVID B. PANAGORE - Chief Operating Officer

Hartford resident David B. Panagore serves as Chief Operating Officer for the City of Hartford.  Prior to becoming COO on July 1, 2009, Mr. Panagore was Hartford’s Director of Development Services.  

Prior to coming to Hartford, he worked for the State of Massachusetts assigned to Springfield and served as the City's Chief Development Officer, overseeing all development activity in the City and before that, Mr. Panagore held the position of Deputy Executive Director of the Springfield Finance Control Board.  He has also worked as the chief negotiator for the Redevelopment Authority in San Jose, California, the project director for the construction of the Boston Convention Center, and chief legal counsel for the City of Chelsea, MA. 

Mr. Panagore holds an MPA from the Sawyer School of Management at Suffolk University, a JD Cum Laude from Suffolk University, a BA in Political Science and second B.A. in Philosophy, both from the University of Massachusetts. 

Born and raised in Marlboro, Massachusetts, David's roots run deep in Connecticut; while his ancestors first settled in Milford, they mistakenly left and David has returned to Connecticut correct that error.