Mark your calendars for Eggs & Issues (Public Policy) meeting to be held on Tuesday September 11, 2018
Chris Dempsey, Director of Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA) will be our guest speaker.
The Road Ahead for Transportation Policy in Massachusetts
Chris Dempsey from Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA) will present on the state's transportation opportunities and challenges, and offer some suggestions for the Chamber to consider as it develops policy priorities for the coming year. Chris will provide an update on T4MA's recommendations to the Governor's Commission on the Future of Transportation, and discuss how transportation advocates and policy experts are assessing the road ahead in Massachusetts transportation policy.
Chris was formerly Assistant Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth. In that role, he co-founded the MBTA’s open-data program, which was named Innovation of the Year by WTS-Massachusetts in 2010. Chris has also worked as a consultant at Bain & Co., on a number of local and statewide political campaigns including that of Congressman Joe Kennedy III, and at a transportation technology startup that provides mobile ticketing for transit systems in New York, Boston, and Los Angeles. Chris is a graduate of Pomona College (B.A., 2005) and Harvard Business School (M.B.A, 2012). Chris has taught transportation policy at the graduate level at Northeastern University. In 2015, Chris was named Bostonian of the Year by the Boston Globe Magazine for his volunteer work leading No Boston Olympics.
Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA) is a diverse coalition of more than 70 member and partner organizations with a stake in improving transportation across the Commonwealth. Our coalition advocates at the state, federal, and local levels for transportation policies that are innovative, sustainable, and environmentally friendly. We want a transportation system that strengthens our economy and our communities, while also being safer, healthier, more affordable and reliable.
Tuesday Sep 11, 2018
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
Tuesday September 11, 2018
8am - 9am
Phoenix Park - Sampson Board Room
Building D - 2nd Floor
Open to members - Must register in advance due to space
Printed courtesy of www.nvcoc.com/ – Contact the Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce for more information.
2 Shaker Road, Suite B200, Shirley, MA 01464 – 978-425-5761 – director@nvcoc.com