Chaired by John Hailer, the President and CEO of Natixis Global Asset Management, the New England Council’s Board of Directors includes some of the top executives at New England’s most well-known and highly respected institutions. Bringing expertise from a wide range of industries and a deep understanding of the unique elements of the New England economy, the board works closely with Council staff to identify issues and policies in which the Council should be engaged, to shape the council’s policy positions, and to develop high-quality programming for members.
John Hailer – Chairman President & CEO
Natixis Global Asset Management Boston, MA
Thomas Flannery – Treasurer Partner
Ernst & Young LLP Boston, MA
James T. Brett – Secretary President & CEO
The New England Council Boston, MA
Joseph Alviani Vice President for Government Affairs
Partners Health Care System Boston, MA
Dr. Joseph Aoun President
Northeastern University Boston, MA
Joseph Baerlein President
Rasky/Baerlein Strategic Communications Boston, MA
Elizabeth C. Barton Partner
Day Pitney LLP Hartford, CT
Dr. James F. Birge President
Franklin Pierce University Rindge, NH
David T. Blackburn Managing Director
Marsh USA Inc. Boston, MA
Peter T. Bowman Vice President MA/RI External Affairs
Verizon Boston, MA
Connie L. Brennan Senior Vice President
TD Bank Portland, ME
Stephen H. Bryant President
Columbia Gas of Massachusetts Westborough, MA
Greg Butler Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Northeast Utilities Hartford, CT
Patrick J. Canning Managing Partner
KPMG LLP Boston, MA
Jeffrey R. Carney Senior Managing Director – Global Marketing and Products
Putman Investments Boston, MA
Paul Choquette, III Vice President
Gilbane Building Company Providence, RI
Jay Curley Senior Vice President
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Boston, MA
Joseph Dalton Director, Government & Regulatory Affairs
GDF SUEZ Energy North America, Inc. Boston, MA
Robert A. DiMuccio Chairman, President & CEO
Amica Mutual Insurance Company Lincoln, RI
John P. Doyle, Jr. Chair, Health Law Practice Group
Preti Flaherty Portland, ME
Joseph Fay, Esq. General Counsel
Yankee Atomic Energy Company Wicasset, ME
Thomas F. Flaherty Vice President Industrial Marketing
Sprague Energy Corporation Portsmouth, NH
William J. Geary, Esq. President
Clean Harbors Development, LLC Norwell, MA
David Goggin Director of State Government Affairs
Amgen, Inc. Cambridge, MA
Christopher E. Goode Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs & Public Policy
EMC Corporation Hopkinton, MA
James A. Grasso President & CEO
Grasso Associates, LLC Needham, MA
Gary R. Greenberg Co-Managing Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig, LLP Boston, MA
Anne Hawley Director
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Boston, MA
Thomas F. Holt, Jr. Partner
K&L Gates, LLP Boston, MA
W. Patrick Hughes President & CEO
Fallon Community Health Plan Worcester, MA
James W. Hunt, Jr. President & CEO
MA League of Community Health Centers Boston, MA
Joanne Y. Jaxtimer Managing Director – Corporate Affairs/New England
BNY Mellon Boston, MA
Richard D. Jenkinson Director of Government Relations & Public Affairs
Thermo Fisher Scientific International Waltham, MA
James ‘J.J’ Johnson Executive Vice President, Government Relations & Public Policy
Fidelity Investments Boston, MA
Damon D. Jones Global Communications Director
Procter & Gamble Boston, MA
Marty Jones President & CEO
Mass Development Boston, MA
Dennis Kearney, Esq. Partner
Kearney, Donovan, & McGee Boston, MA
Thomas Kershaw Owner & President
The Hampshire House Boston, MA
Matt LeBretton Director of Public Affairs
New Balance, Inc. Brighton, MA
William P. Leahy Vice President, External Affairs – Atlantic Region
AT&T Boston, MA
Annmarie Levins Associate General Counsel
Microsoft Corporation Cambridge, MA
Raymond G. Long Vice President of Government Affairs
NRG Energy Middletown, CT
James Mahoney Senior Vice President
Bank of America Boston, MA
Paul Mattera Senior Vice President and Chief Public Affairs Officer
The Liberty Mutual Group Boston, MA
James McCaffrey New England Market Leader
Mercer Human Resource Consulting Boston, MA
Frank McDougall Vice President, Government Relations
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon, NH
Dr. Patricia Maguire Meservey President
Salem State University Salem, MA
David Nassef Vice President, Office of the Executive Chairman
Pitney Bowes, Inc. Stamford, CT
Joseph R. Nolan Senior Vice President
NSTAR Boston, MA
Matthew Power President
Risk Specialist Companies Insurance Agency, Inc. Boston, MA
Thomas D. Rath Managing Partner
Rath, Young, and Pignatelli, P.A. Concord, NH
Marcy L. Reed President, Massachusetts
National Grid Waltham, MA
Michael Reopel Principal
Deloitte Boston, MA
Ken Robinson Senior Vice President & Director of Government Affairs
Citizens Bank Providence, RI
Teresa R. Rosenberger State President – New Hampshire
FairPoint Communications Manchester, NH
Lauren Rowley Vice President of State Government Affairs
CVS Caremark Corporation Woonsocket, RI
Thomas Samoluk Vice President & Counsel, Government Relations
John Hancock Financial Services Boston, MA
Eric H. Schultz President & CEO
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Wellesley, MA
Robert Sheridan President & CEO
Savings Bank Life Insurance of Massachusetts Woburn, MA
Gregory Smith Director
McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton Concord, NH
