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The Council was founded in 1977 - making it the oldest technology council in the state -by 38 CEOs of the state’s burgeoning technology economy. For over 30 years, the Council has played a leading or key role in several major public policy accomplishments at state, federal, and local levels that have advanced competitiveness, talent development, and connections across the high tech sector and the wider economy.
Select accomplishments include:
- appointed by Lt. Governor Murray to co-direct state mission support strategy from Hanscom AFB and US Army Soldier SYstems Center (2012);
- passage of state Achievement Gap Act creating new charter, turnaround, and Innovation schools (Race to the Top Coalition) (2010);
- Council President Chris Anderson appointed by Governor Romney to serve as member/chairman of Mass. Board of Education (2006-2008);
- at the request of Senator Kennedy and Governor Romney, established public-private partnership and succeeded in keeping Hanscom AFB and US Army Soldier Systems Center (Natick) open during federal Base Realignment and Closure process (2005);
- led John Adams Innovation Fund providing state support to industry-university collaborative research proposals (2003);
- piloted revolutionary state electric utility restructuring (1998);
- led Mass. interests in federal securities litigation reform (1995);
- led defeat of graduated income tax and capital gains tax increase (1994);
- led long-term Capital Gains Tax Phase-Out (1994) (subsequently repealed in 2002 by Legislature);
- state education reform law creating charter schools and leading to MCAS exam (1993);
- authored first state research and development tax credit (1992);
- led amending Mass. corporate tax disclosure requirements (1992);
- with Governor Weld, led workers’ compensation reform (reduced employers' costs by 50%) (1991);
- led state tax revenue limit (1986);
- co-led Proposition 2 & 1/2 (1980).
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