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We have an established history of including in our work some of the brightest minds in the Commonwealth - from MassINC staff and board members to research partners and senior policy fellows. The ability to assemble an impressive array of policy experts from various ideologies and disciplines in a non-partisan environment is unique to our think tank.

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Andy Sum

Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University

Guest Contributor

Andrew Sum has authored or co-authored numerous articles, monographs, and books on regional, national, and state labor markets, on the labor market behavior and problems of young adults and the role of education, literacy, and training in influencing the labor market experiences of adults.

Labor Market, Massachusetts Economy, Changing Demographics

Benjamin Forman

Research Director

MassINC

Ben Forman's public policy research background includes a concentration in urban policy, economic development strategies and housing policies. He is the lead researcher and program co-lead for MassINC's Gateway Cities program.

Gateway Cities, Urban Policy

C. Anthony Broh

Principal and Founder, Broh Consulting Services LLC

Guest Contributor

C. Anthony Broh is the principal and founder of Broh Consulting Services LLC, which conducts administrative reviews and policy research in higher education. He was formerly the Director of Research for the Consortium on Financing Higher Education (COFHE) in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Family Financial Skills, Higher Education

Catherine Tumber

Catherine Tumber is the author of Small, Gritty, and Green: The Promise of America's Smaller Industrial Cities in a Low-Carbon World (MIT Press, 2012; paperback 2013). A historian and journalist, she is currently a visiting scholar at Northeastern University's School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, and a fellow of MassINC's Gateway Cities Innovation Institute.

Devin Cole

Director of Engagement and Programs, Boston World Partnerships

Guest Contributor

Devin Cole is Director of Engagement and Programs at Boston World Partnerships and the former manager of ONEin3 Boston at the Boston Redevelopment Authority. Devin also serves as President of the MassINC Associate Board.

Civic Engagement

Dorie Clark

President, Clark Strategic Communications

Guest Contributor

Dorie Clark, President of Clark Strategic Communications, is a marketing and communications consultant who has worked with clients ranging from Google to Yale University to the National Park Service.

E. Cameron (Cam) Huff

President, E. C. Huff Group

Guest Contributor

Cam Huff brings almost 25 years of experience in the public sector as a financial and economic analyst, forecaster and manager.

Fiscal Responsibility

Greg Torres

President, MassINC

MassINC

As a former CEO, budget specialist and public sector manager, Greg Torres has three decades of fiscal management experience and expertise in the areas of public finance and budgeting, as well as health and human service delivery, and criminal justice.

Fiscal Responsibility

Jeff Zabel

Associate Professor of Economics, Tufts University

Guest Contributor

K-12 Education

Jim Borghesani

President, PrimePoint Strategic Media

Guest Contributor

Jim Borghesani is president of PrimePoint Strategic Media, a firm providing media communication services to private and public-sector clients.

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