Innovation Institute Governing Board

Current Governing Board Membership

Chairperson Donald R. Dubendorf, Esq, Dubendorf Law; Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Board Co-Chairperson

Ex Officio Members

The Honorable Gregory P. Bialecki, Secretary, Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Board Chairperson

Pamela W. Goldberg, CEO, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

Marty Jones, President and CEO, MassDevelopment

Governing Board Members

Julie Chen, PhD, Vice Provost for Research, University of Massachusetts - Lowell

C. Jeffrey Cook, Partner, Cohen Kinne Valicenti & Cook LLP

Thomas G. Davis, Executive Director, The Greater New Bedford Industrial Foundation

Priscilla H. Douglas, PhD, Principal, P.H. Douglas & Associates

Patricia M. Flynn, PhD, Trustee Professor of Economics & Management, Bentley University

Amy K. Glasmeier, PhD, Department Head of Urban Studies & Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mary K. Grant, PhD, President, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Michael A. Greeley, General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners

Emily Nagle Green, Chairman and Board of Directors, Yankee Group

C. Jeffrey Grogan, Partner, Monitor Group LP

Richard K. Lester, PhD, Department Head of Nuclear Science & Engineering & Co-Chair of Industrial Performance Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Teresa M. Lynch, Senior Vice President & Director of Research, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City

Paul C. Martin, PhD, John H. Van Vleck Professor of Pure & Applied Physics, Harvard University

Daniel O’Connell, President, Massachusetts Competitive Partnership

Joan Y. Reede, MD, MPH, MS, Dean for Diversity & Community Partnership, Harvard Medical School

Lawrence J. Reilly, President & CEO, Central Vermont Public Service Corporation

Timothy Rowe, Founder & CEO, Cambridge Innovation Center

Pieter J. Schiller, Partner Emeritus, Advanced Technology Ventures

Stephen C. Smith, Executive Director, Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District

Mitchell G. Tyson, Principal, Tyson Associates

Karl Weiss, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Northeastern University

Jack M. Wilson, PhD, President Emeritus & University Distinguished Professor of Higher Education, Emerging Technologies, and Innovation, University of Massachusetts

Phyllis R. Yale, Partner, Bain & Company

Patrick Larkin, Director, Innovation Institute

Role of the Governing Board

The 23-member Governing Board of the Innovation Institute sits at the nexus where the Commonwealth’s industry leaders, university stakeholders, and policymakers converge in conversation. At its quarterly meetings, the members engage in high-level dialogue, addressing both the opportunities and challenges facing the Massachusetts Innovation Economy.

The dialogue at Governing Board meetings provides an important tool for gaining insight and understanding of the attributes, principles and conditions necessary for growth.  It has often served as a forum for new ideas and policy initiatives.

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee of the Governing Board includes: Donald Dubendorf, Jack M. Wilson, Pieter Schiller, Mitch Tyson, Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Gregory Bialecki, and MassTech’s CEO Pamela Goldberg.