About the Massachusetts High Technology Council

The Massachusetts High Technology Council is a vital partner for CEOs committed to growing their companies and strengthening the state’s innovation economy. With a foundation rooted in principled leadership and data-driven policy advocacy, the Council shapes an environment where top talent thrives, breakthrough ideas flourish, and long-term economic growth is a priority. Through integrity, collaboration, and a forward-looking mindset, the Council ensures that Massachusetts remains a global leader in technology and business excellence.

I want to thank the Massachusetts High Technology Council, Chris Anderson, and the entire team for their critical work during COVID. The Council’s report became essential reading—on ventilation, distancing, spread, and reproduction rates—and really set the table for much of the work that followed. Many people referenced it as they shaped their own strategies. And of course, you all played a significant role in helping us frame our reopening strategy.

Chris Anderson’s 40 years of service and leadership at the Massachusetts High Technology Council exemplify the impact of strategic vision and steadfast dedication. As the most experienced leader of a membership-based business organization in Massachusetts, his ongoing guidance continues to drive innovation, foster collaboration, and shape the Commonwealth as a global technology leader. His commitment to a competitive Massachusetts remains an enduring force, inspiring the future of the region’s high-tech ecosystem.

MassVision2050 is catalyzing innovation across Massachusetts’ most critical sectors, from the life sciences, where the Bay State is an established global leader, to emerging industries shaping innovation leadership of tomorrow like AI and clean technology. By aligning industry expertise with cross-sector collaboration, the Massachusetts High Technology Council is bolstering the Commonwealth’s economy and strengthening its position as a global innovation powerhouse.

The Massachusetts High Technology Council is a critical leader in strengthening cybersecurity resilience across the Commonwealth. Through its MassVision2050 Cybersecurity Community, the Council brings together top industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators to drive forward-thinking strategies that protect our businesses, infrastructure, and economy. By fostering collaboration and advocating for smart, data-driven policies, the Council ensures that Massachusetts remains at the forefront of cybersecurity innovation and defense.

For us to continue to thrive and grow as a Massachusetts headquartered company, we need an organization like the Massachusetts High Technology Council to do the work that it’s doing. Whether that’s making Massachusetts a great place for businesses to thrive via the policy work, or it’s ensuring that Massachusetts continues to be a great place for a diverse pool of educated talent and workers. I want to applaud the work that you are doing and the sense of community that you are creating.

The Massachusetts High Technology Council represents the opportunity to listen and learn from successful technology leaders and help lead Massachusetts and our organizations to achieve exceptional outcomes.

I deal with all 50 states at one point or another in our America’s Top States for Business study, and I don’t know that there is a group like the Massachusetts High Technology Council, and that speaks highly to what’s going on in Massachusetts.