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MHTC Names Economic Development Chief of Staff, Lewis, as Vice President
For Immediate Release Contact: Cort Boulanger
February 27, 2007 (339) 222-2442
MHTC Names Economic Development Chief of Staff, Lewis, as Vice President
Waltham, MA - The Massachusetts High Technology Council has named Beacon Hill veteran Wyndham Lewis as its new vice president. Lewis most recently served as Chief of Staff for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development, where he oversaw all operations, legislative and government relations for former Romney Economic Development Secretary Ranch Kimball.
“Wyndham’s deep government experience and understanding of economic policy make him a great fit for the Council,” said Anderson. “We know he’ll hit the ground running and make a real contribution right away to making Massachusetts more globally competitive for technology employers.”
Lewis will oversee the Council’s legislative and policy agenda, including ongoing management of MassTrack, the Council’s online government assessment tool. Anderson noted that Lewis’s work on important projects like Massachusetts Business Connect and the Defense Workforce Project give him a good understanding of the key issues facing the state’s diverse technology economy.
“I’m pleased to join the Council team and work with the state’s leading technology CEOs on an ambitious agenda for Massachusetts,” said Lewis.
Wyndham also worked in policy and communication capacities for the Executive Office of Health and Human Services and the Department of Telecommunications and Energy, and served as public relations director for Imagitas.
Lewis fills the spot vacated by Cort Boulanger, who left the Council after six years to start his own communications and public policy shop, Boulanger Public Affairs. Boulanger will continue to provide strategic communications counsel on a contract basis.
“By adding Wyndham and keeping Cort as part of the team, the Council has expanded its scope of capabilities and services to our members,” said Anderson.
About the Massachusetts High Technology Council
The Massachusetts High Technology Council – the state’s most prominent technology business lobbying group – is composed of more than 100 CEOs representing the state's top technology employers. For 30 years, the Council has worked to make Massachusetts more globally competitive for the state’s diverse technology economy. In 2004, the Council launched the Massachusetts Defense Technology Initiative, which led the efforts to preserve the state's two top defense technology installations, Hanscom Air Force Base and the Natick Soldier Systems Center.
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