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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Oversight of all economic development research projects, economic impact analysis, and census data analysis.The Planning Department in partnership with communities plans Boston’s future while respecting its past. The Planning Department guides physical, social, and economic change in Boston’s neighborhoods and its downtown to shape a more prosperous, comfortable, and beautiful city for all.

Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC), January 2003 – September 2004. Oversight of all decisions related to research projects and their production, staff management, and funding initiatives of the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, a national organization founded in 1994 by Harvard Business School Professor Michael E. Porter. Instrumental and active participation in the strategic direction of the organization. ICIC's mission… Show more Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC), January 2003 – September 2004. Oversight of all decisions related to research projects and their production, staff management, and funding initiatives of the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, a national organization founded in 1994 by Harvard Business School Professor Michael E. Porter. Instrumental and active participation in the strategic direction of the organization. ICIC's mission is to spark new thinking about the business potential of inner cities. At the core of ICIC’s work is the belief that a sustainable inner city economic base will depend on private, for-profit business development and investments based on economic self-interest and genuine competitive advantage. ICIC leverages private-sector resources through a new concept of corporate philanthropy that emphasizes business-to-business relationships. Show less

Vice President and Managing Director, ICIC-Boston, an affiliate of the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, January 1998 to the present. Oversight of all administrative and programmatic activities related to ICIC-Boston. Designed innovative programs that brought government, private, and non-profit leaders together to revitalize Boston’s inner city economies. ICIC-Boston's mission is to foster healthy economies in Boston’s inner-city neighborhoods. This work is built on the premise… Show more Vice President and Managing Director, ICIC-Boston, an affiliate of the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, January 1998 to the present. Oversight of all administrative and programmatic activities related to ICIC-Boston. Designed innovative programs that brought government, private, and non-profit leaders together to revitalize Boston’s inner city economies. ICIC-Boston's mission is to foster healthy economies in Boston’s inner-city neighborhoods. This work is built on the premise that sustainable economic development occurs only when the genuine competitive advantages of the inner city as a business location are tapped by businesses operating in these communities. ICIC-Boston recognizes the economic potential of urban cultural organizations and counts among its clients the McCormack Strand Theater in Dorchester, the Franklin Park Zoo, and the Massachusetts Audubon Society. Show less