Through a career spanning 45 years, Mr. Cashman has founded and led several successful technology companies, held political office at the State and National level and has been a teacher and coach. Mr. Cashman founded Environmental Data Resources, Inc. in 1991 and, as Chairman and CEO, grew the company to become the largest specialty environmental mapping and information company in the world. In 1995, he received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the Information Industry Association. EDR was sold to the Daily Mail and General Trust of London in 1999. In 1981, Mr. Cashman co-founded and became President of BCA Environmental Services, Inc. BCA grew to an enterprise of 40 offices with revenues in excess of $100 million when it was sold in 1990. From 1977 to 1981, Mr. Cashman was Executive Vice President of York Research Corporation.

During his political career, Mr. Cashman held several high level offices. In 1974, he was appointed Director of the Office of Regional Operations, USEPA in Washington, DC where he helped implement the CERCLA, RCRA and the Safe Drinking Water Acts. Mr. Cashman also served as Lt. Governor for the State of Connecticut as well as State Senator and president pro-tem Connecticut State Senate. In 2003 Mr. Cashman was appointed to the Advisory Board of Connecticut Innovations, Inc. and the Advisory Board of the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund.

Mr. Cashman holds a BA in American Studies from Yale University.