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Guillaume de Ramel (born August 20, 1974) is an investor and philanthropist. As a Democratic candidate for Rhode Island Secretary of State in 2006, he won 47% of the vote, 27 of the 39 (69%) cities and towns against, then North Providence Mayor, A. Ralph Mollis, but lost the race by 4,900 votes statewide (2,700 votes in the Town of North Providence ). de Ramel was named one of the '25 People to Watch' in 2006 by Rhode Island Monthly magazine.

de Ramel is the great-great-great-grandson of two term Mayor of Boston, Frederick O. Prince who oversaw improvements to the city's sewer and park systems and a key figure in the construction of the Boston Public Library. de Ramel's paternal-grandmother, Denyse de Secondat de Montesquieu, is a Lineal descendant of Montesquieu, the French philosopher famous for articulating Seperation of Powers which influenced many of the American founders in drafting the United States Constitution, most notably James Madison of Virginia, the "Father of the Constitution".

Early life and education
de Ramel grew up in Newport, Rhode Island, the son of Elizabeth Prince and the late, Regis de Ramel.

He earned a Bachelor's Degree from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Architectural Studies, and a Master's of Science (with honors) in Real Estate Development from Columbia University, New York. He graduated from the Officer Candidates School (United States Marine Corps) Platoon Leaders Class, Jr. in 1996. He earned his Private pilot licence at the age of seventeen.

Professional Career
de Ramel began his career at CMD Realty Investors, Inc., recognized for developing the first master-planning office park in the country. After earning an advanced degree from Columbia University in New York, he worked as a real estate investment analyst for Holiday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P., a leading real estate investment bank.

Moving back to Rhode Island, he co-found a new business, Air Newport, a small air-charter service. He later worked at B.R. Arnold Construction, a leading construction company serving Aquidneck Island as its Chief Operating Officer. He still serves as a Director of F.H. Prince LLC, a company his great-great grandfather Frederick H. Prince founded in the late-1800's.

As an investor, de Ramel focuses on starting new businesses and real estate development. He constructed a first of its kind aircraft hangar facility at the Newport State Airport (Rhode Island).

Public Service and Philanthropy
In 2011, de Ramel was appointed to the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council by Governor Lincoln Chafee and confirmed by the Rhode Island Senate in 2011. The CRMC, a quasi-judicial state agency whose primary responsibly is for "the preservation, protection, development, and restoration of coastal areas."

de Ramel serves as Chairman of the Newport Hospital's F.H. Prince Memorial Hospital Fund, and on the Advisory Committee of Rhode Island Hospital's Norman Prince Neuroscience Institute ("NPNI"). The Institute was launched in 2010, when de Ramel lead his family to gift $15 millon, the largest gift in Rhode Island Hospital's history. The Institute has been featured in Providence Business News and lauded by Lifespan CEO and President, Timothy Babineau, as having "an opportunity to create a world-class neurosciences program here in Rhode Island."

As the sole trustee of The de Ramel Foundation, de Ramel, has directed grants and donations to a number of community, non-profit and social service organizations in Rhode Island, including: Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Rhode Island Hospital, the Newport Hospital Foundation, the Jamestown Arts Center, Save the Bay, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society of RI, Boys Town (organization) of New England, Family Services of Rhode Island, the International Yacht Restoration School, the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Make A Wish Foundation, the International Institute of Rhode Island and the Institute for the Study & Practice of Nonviolence. In just four years (2009-2013), the foundation has donated over $2 million to non-profits in addition to directing the record gift to seed the NPNI.

2006 Rhode Island Democratic Secretary of State Primary
de Ramel was a Democratic candidate for Rhode Island Secretary of State in the 2006 Democratic Primary. Winning 37,425 votes (47%) as the unendorsed, first-time candidate with 11% name recognition three months prior to election. He was supported by Senator and Mrs. Claiborne Pell and former Rhode Island Governor Bruce Sundlun, and endorsed by several of the state's labor oganizations, including: Rhode Island's Council 94 American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees RI (AFSCME), National Education Association RI (NEA RI), Service Employees International Union RI (SEIU RI), and Providence Fire Fighters IAFF Local 799, Rhode Island's Fraternal Order of Police.