2014 ANNUAL REPORT M ISSION
The New England Council is an alliance of businesses, academic
and health institutions, and public and private organizations
throughout New England formed to promote economic growth
and a high quality of life in the New England region.
The New England Council is a leading voice on the issues that shape
the region’s economy and quality of life. The Council focuses on
key industries that drive the region’s economic growth including
education, energy, transportation, technology and innovation,
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 2014
4 President’s Letter 5 Chairman’s Letter
ADVOCACY & INITIATIVES 6 Overview 7 Advanced Manufacturing
9 Defense
10 Energy & Environment 12 Financial Services 14 Healthcare 15 Higher Education 17 Trade 19 Transportation
EVENTS
20 Annual Spring Event 22 Annual Dinner 24 Congressional Roundtable Series 26 Capital Conversations Series 28 Featured Events 30 Politics & Eggs Series
ABOUT THE COUNCIL 31 DC Dialogue 32 Board of Directors 35 Members
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2014 PRESIDENT’S LETTER
DEAR NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL MEMBER:
I am delighted to report that 2014 was yet another remarkable year for The New England Council. The Council saw success on several fronts, including growth in membership, informative programs and events, and strong advocacy for issues and policies that foster economic growth in our region.
Council members in all six New England states came together for a wide range of events throughout 2014. By year’s end, the Council hosted over 50 programs, ranging from Congressional Roundtables with many members of the New England delegation, to a variety of other informative programs on issues that are critical to our economy. Our Capital Conversations series in Washington, DC, which brings our members together with members of Congress and other federal policy leaders, marked its second year in 2014. And of course as we gear up for another presidential primary season, our popular Politics & Eggs series, co-hosted by the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, welcomed a variety of political leaders who offered their insights on how to best address the challenges facing our nation. James T. Brett The Council’s two signature events—the Annual Spring Event in Washington, DC, and the Annual Dinner— were both tremendously successful. Over 250 Council members participated in the Annual Spring Event, making it one of the largest to date. Members were briefed by several senior Obama Administration officials, and had the opportunity to meet with many members of the Congressional delegation at our Capitol Hill Reception. At the Annual Dinner in October, over 1700 New England Council members and friends gathered to honor our remarkable New Englanders of the Year: ALS advocate Peter Frates, Partners HealthCare CEO Dr. Gary Gottlieb, Clean Harbors Founder and CEO Alan McKim, and ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos.
Throughout the year, our members were actively engaged in our policy committees as the Council advocated for a variety of policies that impact the economic well-being of our region. We launched two new working groups in 2014: a Trade Working Group to promote policies that support exporters and expands access to foreign markets, and an Advanced Manufacturing Working Group, which brings together members across various sectors to advocate for our region’s thriving advanced manufacturing sector. In 2014, the Council weighed in on a variety of federal legislation, ranging from measures to increase energy efficiency to a bill to create regional manufacturing innovation hubs. The Council was also a leading voice on Capitol Hill for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States and of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act—both of which are critical to ongoing economic growth.
As a result of this effective work, membership continued to grow in 2014 with a variety of businesses and organizations throughout New England joining the Council. We were honored to welcome nearly 60 new members in 2014, bringing our total membership to over 480 businesses and organizations.
None of these accomplishments would be possible, of course, without the tremendous support and active engagement of our members, and for that I am truly grateful. I am proud to share with you our 2014 Annual Report, and look forward to another great year.
Sincerely,
James T. Brett President & CEO Jim Gallagher of John Hancock Financial Services, Cardinal Sean O’Malley, and Jim Brett.
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CHAIRMAN’S LETTER 2014
DEAR NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL MEMBER:
Thank you for helping The New England Council through another successful year of advocacy and leadership on public policy priorities important to the regional economy. Our membership—which spans all six New England States and a diverse range of businesses, non-profits and universities—delivers a comprehensive perspective on the New England economy. The organization fosters a collaborative and highly credible approach to developing public policy solutions for the betterment of the region.
The New England Council welcomed many new members in 2014 and looks forward to their constructive engagement on policy solutions for economic growth in New England.
The New England Congressional delegation added three new members from the 2014 mid-term elections: Frank Guinta returning to Congress representing New Hampshire’s First Congressional District; Seth
© W. Marc Bernsau/Boston Marc Journal Business W. © Moulton in the Massachusetts’ Sixth; and Bruce Poliquin in the Maine Second. We look forward to their John Hailer leadership and future collaboration with The New England Council.
The New England Council continues to progress on several critical regional priorities. In 2014, we launched an Advanced Manufacturing Working Group and continued to press for comprehensive federal immigration reform; both initiatives are important elements of The New England Council’s broader STEM advocacy. The New England Council also prioritized the reauthorization of TRIA—the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act—and we are quite pleased this was one of the first pieces of legislation passed in the 114th Congress. A long-term reauthorization of TRIA is critical to provide certainty for the business community and to avoid disruption of construction projects nationwide. Thank you for your longstanding advocacy which helped make this victory possible.
In 2015, we intend to remain focused on these priorities, and also anticipate the new Congress may consider changes to the Affordable Care Act and Dodd-Frank as well as tax reform. We will keep you informed and invite you to work cooperatively with The New England Council to engage Members of Congress on these initiatives.
We mourned the passing in 2014 of Mayor Tom Menino, whose 20-year leadership of the City Boston was an inspiration for municipal leaders in New England and beyond. While Mayor Menino’s leadership can never be replaced, in his first year Mayor Marty Walsh has already brought a strong vision and new energy to important regional priorities, including education, technology, transportation and real estate development.
Thank you for your partnership and support of The New England Council in 2014. We look forward to continued progress together.
Sincerely,
John Hailer Chairman
John Hailer presents ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos with a New Englander of the Year Award.
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OVERVIEW
The New England region continued to experience slow but steady economic growth during 2014, with unemployment rates continuing to drop and businesses continuing to grow. Unfortunately, it was not the most productive year in our nation’s capital, where the partisan divide continued to impede legislative action in Congress. Despite the stalemate, The New England Council continued to advocate for policies that will promote ongoing economic growth in the region, ensuring that the business community’s voice was heard in the halls of Congress. In addition to various advocacy efforts, the Council also convened a number of informative meetings and events throughout the year, Board Member Bob DiMuccio of Amica Mutual Insurance and featuring members of Congress, other federal policy Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse at a breakfast in Providence. makers, and industry experts, to help Council members understand and navigate the many challenging issues facing the business community.
Rep. Stephen Lynch and Rebecca Frisch of TD Bank at a Congressional Roundtable in Boston.
Bill Williamson of Bank of America and Sen. Susan Collins at a luncheon in Portland.
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ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
New England has a rich history as home to a thriving manufacturing industry. Samuel Slater launched America’s Industrial Revolution over 200 years ago in Rhode Island, and for generations mill towns dotted the landscape of New England, from Lewiston-Auburn, Maine; to Manchester, New Hampshire; to Lowell, Massachusetts, and beyond. While more traditional forms of manufacturing have been on the decline in the region in recent years, there is great potential for economic growth in the so-called “advanced manufacturing” sector. Advanced manufacturing is that which harnesses significant training and well-honed skills to develop highly Board Chariman John Hailer of Natixis Global Asset Management and specialized products in industries such as aerospace, Sen. Chris Murphy in Washington, DC. life sciences, medical devices, semi-conductors and nano-technology. As home to both world-class Updated Report on Advanced Manufacturing in New England educational institutions and industry leaders, New England’s clusters of innovative research are In January 2010, The New England Council partnered with council member Deloitte Consulting, LLP, to release a report a critical economic driver. In 2014, the Council titled “Advanced Manufacturing in a Networked World: established an Advanced Manufacturing Working Prospects for Resurgence in New England.” The report Group, and engaged in several efforts to advocate debunked the myth that manufacturing is a dying industry, for federal policy to support this growing sector and highlighted the significant potential for the creation and to promote regional collaboration in support of high-paying jobs in this industry in New England. The of advanced manufacturing. report also highlighted positive examples of efforts that are currently underway to increase manufacturing innovation Advanced Manufacturing Working Group and productivity in the region, and called on policymakers to Given the advantages our region possesses when it comes support and invest in this industry. With the creation of the to advanced manufacturing, The New England Council new Working Group, the Council, once again in partnership launched an Advanced Manufacturing Working Group in with Deloitte, engaged in a several-month process to produce October 2014 to examine critical issues related to advanced an updated report. Through interviews with higher education manufacturing and to bring together Council members from institutions, manufacturing technical assistance organizations, across various sectors with an interest in strengthening the businesses, and policymakers from all six states, the Council industry from a regional perspective. The goal for the working and Deloitte worked in 2014 to develop a user-friendly report group is to provide a forum for discussion and information that will lay out the competitive advantage New England sharing among members and to identify policies and actions holds when it comes to advanced manufacturing, and offer key that the Council may wish to support. For instance, the recommendations to strengthen the sector across the region. Council has been supportive of the push for a federally-funded Working group members played a key role in helping shape advanced manufacturing center in New England, by working the scope, content, and dynamics of the updated study, which closely with those involved in the application process and is expected to be completed in early 2015. helping ensure our elected officials understand the importance Continued on page 8 of such a hub in the region.
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Support for RAMI Legislation In 2014, bipartisan legislation was introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate to put President Obama’s National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) in statute, thus allowing for the creation of an even more robust network of these centers. The Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act, or RAMI Act, creates a nationwide network of advanced manufacturing centers where industry, nonprofits, and academia will have an effective and responsive research infrastructure for a “teaching factory” that allows them to solve relevant problems related to advanced manufacturing and train the nation’s future advanced manufacturing workforce. These bills also allow for more centers to be funded, ensuring New England has a better chance at securing one of these hubs. Rep. Joe Kennedy, a lead House co-sponsor of the RAMI Act, and Many members of the New England delegation cosponsored Tim Leshan of Northeastern University. these bills, and Representative Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) was the lead Democratic cosponsor of the RAMI Act in the House.
The New England Council supported both the House and Senate versions of the RAMI bill with letters to members of the New England delegation and other Congressional leaders. The House of Representatives passed the RAMI Act in September 2014, marking a significant victory for the Council. Following the House action, the Council continued to advocate for Senate passage of the bill prior to the end of the current Congress. Additionally, Jim Brett authored an Op-Ed that appeared in several newspapers across the region in early October highlighting the importance of the RAMI Act to New England. The RAMI Act was included as part of the so-called “Cromnibus” spending bill that passed the Congress Rep. David Cicilline and Board Member David Goggin of Amgen in Washington, DC. at the end of 2014 and was signed into law by President Obama on December 16, 2014. Moving forward the Council will be supportive of efforts to secure and fund a center in New England, as the administration provides additional opportunities for application.
Board Member Chris Vincze of TRC Companies and Rep. John Larson in Washington, DC.
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DEFENSE
The defense sector has long been a major economic driver in New England. The region is home to defense contractors large and small, as well as a number of important military installations, all of which play a critical role in both national security and economic activity. The defense sector contributes millions to our region’s economy and employs thousands of New England residents. During 2014, the region’s defense sector faced many challenges as the federal government continued to implement significant cuts in defense spending. Throughout the year, the Council’s Defense Working Group (DWG), co-chaired by Kevin Conroy of Foley Hoag and Joseph Donovan of Nelson Mullins, Gerry Haines of Mercury Computer Systems and Sen. Kelly Ayotte, served as a forum for information sharing and as a vehicle a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. for Council members to work collaboratively in support Roundtable with Capitol Hill Defense Staff of the region’s military bases and defense sector. In March 2014, members of the Council’s Defense Working Group participated in a roundtable with several New England KC-46A at Pease Air National Guard Base Congressional staffers who focus on defense issues. The meeting In May 2013, the U.S. Air Force announced that Pease Air was hosted by Working Group Co-Chair Joseph Donovan of National Guard Base in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, was Nelson Mullins in Washington, DC, in conjunction with the one of its top choices as the site for the new KC-46A mid-air Council’s Annual Spring Event. Michael Hermann, Legislative refueling tanker. In March 2014, The New England Council Assistant to Representative Jim Langevin (D-RI), and Isaac submitted written comments supporting Pease’s selection Harris, Defense Fellow in the office of Representative Joseph as the base for this new aircraft as part of the Air Force’s Courtney (D-CT), briefed members on the two Congressmen’s Environmental Impact Study. In its letter, the Council noted work as members of the House Armed Services Committee. that the selection of Pease would have tremendous economic They discussed the impact of federal defense spending cuts on and public safety benefits for the region. In particular, the the defense sector as well as on the military, and shared their selection of Pease would bring much-needed new jobs to our perspectives on the possibility of a round of Base Realignment region, including 70 full-time and 50 part-time jobs, adding and Closure (BRAC) proceedings in the next several years. an additional $7 million to the local payroll. The Council also stressed that if Pease is selected, our region’s economy and Meeting with Representative Niki Tsongas local communities will benefit from $45 million in military In March 2014, Defense Working Group members had construction. On the public safety front, the region would the opportunity to meet with Representative Niki Tsongas benefit from enhanced FEMA region 1 response and increased (D-MA), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, cargo and aeromedical evacuation capacity. for a small group discussion in Boston. The meeting was held The New Hampshire House and Senate delegations, as well in conjunction with a Council-wide Congressional Roundtable as Governor Maggie Hassan, all supported Pease’s selection breakfast. The Congresswoman updated members on her work as the base for the KC-46A. In August 2014, the Air Force on the Committee, and in particular on efforts to address announced that Pease Air National Guard Base was its final sexual assault in the military and to provide cutting-edge selection as the Air Force’s first Air National Guard-led KC- equipment for our soldiers. She also addressed ongoing defense 46A Pegasus main operating base, marking a victory for the spending cuts and their impact on our region, and shared region and for the Council. her insights on the prospects for any base closings in the coming years.
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Energy costs and access to energy resources continue to be significant issues for New England businesses and residents alike. The New England Council’s membership includes a wide range of businesses and organizations in the energy and environment sector including energy generators and distributors, developers of renewable and alternative energy sources, and energy and environmental technology firms, as well as commercial energy consumers large and small. The Council’s Energy & Environment Committee, chaired by Mark Kalpin of WilmerHale, carefully monitors federal energy policies and regulations and their impact on the New England economy. In 2014, the Committee weighed in on several Board Member Joe Dalton of GDF Suez and EPA Administrator issues of importance to the region, and held a series of Gina McCarrthy at a breakfast in Washington, DC. events and meetings featuring national leaders on energy Support for Expanded Natural Gas Pipeline and environmental issues. In January 2014, the Energy & Environment Committee met in Boston for a presentation by Council member Spectra Low Income Home Energy Assistance Energy. Representatives from Spectra outlined their proposed In January 2014, the Council wrote to members of the Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) Project, which would New England Congressional delegation urging them to expand the Algonquin pipeline. If approved by the Federal support increased funding for the Low Income Home Energy Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the AIM Project will Assistance Program (LIHEAP). LIHEAP is a program of the provide New England with a domestically produced source of U.S. Department of Health & Human Services that helps keep natural gas to support both its current and future demand. It is families safe and healthy through initiatives that assist families an infrastructure investment that expands the pipeline capacity with energy costs. As a result of the Council’s outreach, Rep. of the existing Algonquin Gas Transmission system, and will Peter Welch’s (D-VT) office sought the Council’s assistance allow for the transport of gas produced in the Marcellus shale in urging the delegation to sign on to a Congressional letter to formation into the Northeast, helping to meet the increasing the President on this issue. The Council assisted Rep. Welch’s demand while lowering energy costs. office in securing the participation of nearly every member of the New England delegation. Following the presentation and discussion of the project, the Committee agreed that the Council should support this Forum with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy project, and in March 2014, the Council submitted formal In January 2014, the Honorable Gina McCarthy, comments to FERC. It its letter, the Council outlined the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency demand for natural gas in New England and the many (EPA) and a New England native, spoke to NEC members economic benefits of expanded pipeline capacity, and urged in Washington, DC. The event was part of the Council’s the Commission to approve the project. Capital Conversations series and was attended primarily by Energy & Environment Committee members. In her Canadian Hydropower Briefing remarks, Administrator McCarthy outlined her approach In March, the Energy & Environment Committee met at the to environmental regulation and explained how her agency Canadian Consulate for a discussion of Canadian Hydropower works to strike a balance to ensure that regulations protect and other renewable energy resources for New England. Staff the environment and natural resources while also allowing from the Consulate General of Canada in Boston briefed for economic development. She also answered questions from Council members on the benefits of Canadian hydropower and members on a wide range of issues before the EPA. other renewable energy sources for the United States in general and specifically for New England. 10 THE NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL
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Meetings in Washington, DC Meeting with Senator Ed Markey Energy & Environment Committee members participated in In April 2014, the Committee met with Senator Ed Markey several meetings with federal energy policy staff and officials (D-MA) for a small group discussion of federal energy policy. in conjunction with the Council’s Annual Spring Event in The wide-ranging conversation touched on a variety of Washington, DC, in March 2014. important topics, including President Obama’s Quadrennial Energy Review, FERC’s Final Rule on Transmission Planning Committee members visited Capitol Hill where they met and Cost Allocation, and the renomination of FERC with Todd Wooten, Senior Counsel to the Senate Energy & Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur. Senator Markey also discussed Natural Resources Committee. Mr. Wooten briefed members the impact of Spectra Energy’s AIM Project and Canadian on a variety of energy policy matters before the committee and hydropower on New England’s energy market. Other matters prospects for legislative action during the remainder of the that the Committee discussed with the Senator included energy 113th Congress. efficiency legislation and regulatory initiatives by the EPA.
Committee members also met with Dr. Karen Wayland, Regional Energy Forum Deputy Director for State and Local Cooperation in the Office of Energy Policy & Systems Analysis at the U.S. Department In June 2014, The New England Council and The New of Energy. Following the meeting, at Dr. Wayland’s request, Hampshire Institute of Politics (NHIOP) hosted a Regional the Committee submitted draft comments outlining the Energy Forum on New England’s Energy Challenges. The region’s energy infrastructure complaints to the Office of forum was held at The NHIOP at Saint Anselm College in Energy Policy & System Analysis to assist them with their Manchester, NH. The New England region faces a unique work on the President’s Quadrennial Energy Review. set of energy challenges, from high electricity prices, to a lack of native energy resources, to insufficient pipeline and transmission infrastructure. As public and private stakeholders Renomination of FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur in New England work to address these challenges, the forum In June 2014, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission brought together key leaders from throughout the region for (FERC) Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur’s term was due to an interactive conversation about the short-term and long-term expire. Commissioner LaFleur was first appointed by President solutions to meet the region’s energy needs. Gordon van Welie, Barack Obama in 2010, and confirmed by the Senate in July President & CEO of ISO New England, delivered keynote of that year. A Massachusetts native, she is the lone FERC remarks providing an overview of the region’s current energy Commissioner from east of the Mississippi River, and therefore situation and the challenges the New England states face in the only member of the panel with a deep understanding of the coming months and years. Following van Welie’s remarks, the New England region’s unique energy challenges. As such, a panel of senior energy officials from several New England The New England Council strongly supported her states discussed the short-term and long-term solutions to these renomination to the Commission. challenges. Over 200 Council members from throughout the region attended the forum. The Council wrote to President Obama in April 2014 urging him to re-nominate Commissioner LaFleur to the panel for Following the successful forum, the Energy & Environment a second term. In May 2014, President Obama nominated Committee met in December to continue the discussion and Commissioner LaFleur to a second term on FERC, and evaluate whether the Council should sponsor a more formal later that month, the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Energy Industry/Market Participant roundtable in early 2015. Committee held a hearing to consider her nomination. Prior to the hearing, the NEC wrote to Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA), the Committee Chair, and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the Committee’s Ranking Member, expressing its support for LaFleur’s confirmation. In July 2014, the U.S. Senate confirmed Commissioner LaFleur for a second term, marking a significant victory for the Council.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
House Financial Services Committee Member Meetings Over the course of the year, members of the NEC’s Financial Services Committee participated in several small group meetings with members of the New England Congressional delegation who serve on the House Financial Services Committee, including Representatives Michael Capuano (D-MA) and Stephen Lynch (D-MA). These meetings were held in conjunction with Council-wide Congressional Roundtable events, and gave committee members the opportunity to have a more in-depth discussion with the members of Congress about critical issues impacting their industry and the Council’s financial services policy priorities.
Board Member William Parent of Blue Hills Bank and Rep. Jim Himes, Meetings with Federal Regulatory Officials a member of the House Financial Services Committee. NEC Financial Services Committee members had the The New England region has long been a center for the opportunity to hear from two Obama Administration officials in small group meetings over the course of the year. In March, global financial services industry. Many of the nation’s during the NEC Annual Spring Event in Washington, DC, largest banking institutions and top financial services committee members met with Securities and Exchange firms call New England home, and the financial services Commission (SEC) Commissioner Kara Stein, a former sector is integral to the region’s economic well-being. staff member to Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), regarding her The New England Council’s Financial Services agency’s regulatory actions. Additionally, in May, committee Committee counts among its members a wide range of members met with Comptroller of the Currency Tom Curry, companies and organizations, including large investment a former Massachusetts Commissioner of Banks, in Boston. banks, community banks, investment management Comptroller Curry briefed members on his agency’s work firms, insurance companies, and accounting firms. Jim on cybersecurity and a host of other relevant issues. Febeo of Fidelity Investments and Paul Giordano of Ironshore, Inc., serve as the committee’s co-chairs. Retirement Savings Study Throughout 2014, the Committee continued to monitor In 2014, The New England Council partnered with nearly the ongoing implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall a dozen financial services, non-profit and policy analysis Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and served organizations—including Council members AARP, Bank as a forum for information sharing and education for of America Merrill Lynch, John Hancock Financial, LPL NEC members. The Committee hosted meetings with Financial, Natixis Global Asset Management, and Putnam members of Congress, and conference calls with staff of Investments—to produce a report on retirement savings in the United States. The group worked with Oxford Economics relevant Congressional committees, and sent letters to to produce this report, titled “Another Penny Saved: The federal agencies and regulators regarding proposed Economic Benefits of Higher US Household Saving.” The actions that could impact the region’s financial sector. study demonstrates that the goal of raising America’s household savings should be a policy imperative. Some of the report’s key findings include that the average personal savings has decreased significantly in recent years, and that trend is unlikely to change without government action. At the same time, the report finds that a boost in saving would make the US less dependent on foreign capital, make households more secure, and strengthen long-term economic growth. The report was released at an event in Washington, DC, in June, featuring 12 THE NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL
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remarks from Representative Richard Neal (D-MA), a senior member of the House Ways & Means Committee and a vocal advocate for preserving tax incentives for retirement savings.
DOE Campus Banking Rulemaking In September 2014, the Council sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan expressing concerns about an ongoing rulemaking proceeding related to the disbursement of student aid credit balances under Title IV of the Higher Education Act. The letter outlined concerns about unintended consequences for financial institutions and students using their services that may result from the proposed new rule. Specifically, the rule would effectively impose a range of new requirements and restrictions on all campus banking Financial Services Committee Co-Chair Jim Febeo of Fidelity Investments and Rep. Michael Capuano at a committee meeting in Boston. products, including accounts that are not created specifically for receipt of Title IV funds. Council members in the banking first items addressed by the 114th Congress in January 2015. sector had concerns that students may lose access to no- and Both the House and Senate passed a six-year extension of the low-cost services and products should the rule push banks out program, with some changes, and it was signed into law by of the funds disbursement business and impact arrangements President Obama on January 13, 2015. between banks and educational institutions. The Council’s letter urged Secretary Duncan to address the concerns FHLB Membership Regulations expressed by colleges and universities, financial institutions, lawmakers, and others in constructing a final rule. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) proposed changes to the membership requirements for Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLB), including the one in Boston, which have Support for TRIA Reauthorization the potential to adversely affect both existing and prospective The New England Council has long supported the Terrorism members. This rulemaking would impact a number of the Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), and its reauthorization was a Council’s Financial Services Committee members. As such, top priority for the Council’s Financial Services Committee the Council submitted a comment letter to the FHFA urging in 2014. Originally passed in 2002 after the September 11th the agency to reconsider its proposal. attacks, TRIA acts as a government-backed stopgap in the case of a major terrorist attack. Its fundamental goal is to The letter lays out Council members’ concerns with the ensure that businesses have access to terrorism insurance, proposal, specifically questioning why it is even needed, given so that in the event of an attack, construction projects that the FHFA’s own research and data demonstrate the vast can proceed, businesses of all sizes can remain open, and majority of FHLB members—roughly 98 percent—already commerce does not come to a screeching halt. Without action, comply with the proposed requirement to hold at least 10 the program was set to expire on December 31, 2014. The percent of assets in “residential mortgage loans” on an ongoing Council, as part of the Coalition to Insure Against Terrorism basis. It also highlights the concern that the proposed rule (CIAT), wrote several letters to Congress members urging would impact FHLB Boston’s ability to grow as well as simply their support for passing a long-term reauthorization of the maintain existing levels of advances, thereby leading to reduced program. Additionally, Financial Services Committee members funding of its Affordable Housing Program and fewer safe, participated in a series of meetings with members of the decent, affordable housing options throughout New England. New England House delegation and their staffs as part of a November 2014 Capitol Hill Fly-In. Jim Brett also penned an Op-Ed on the importance of TRIA that ran in several regional business journals in the fall. While Congress failed to reauthorize TRIA before the end of 2014, it was one of the
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HEALTHCARE
New England’s large and diverse healthcare industry • Dr. Paul D. Biddinger, M.D. – Director of Operations for continues to be a significant economic driver in the region. Emergency Medicine and Medical Director for Emergency The New England region is home to some of the world’s Preparedness, Massachusetts General Hospital top teaching hospitals and medical schools, physician • Dr. Jamie Childs, Sc.D. – Senior Research Scientist & practice groups, local community hospitals and health Lecturer in Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health centers, local and national insurance providers, and cutting • Dr. Ronald B. Corley, Ph.D. – Director, Boston University edge pharmaceutical and medical device companies. National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories In 2014, the Council’s Healthcare Committee, co-chaired by Laurel Sweeney of Philips Healthcare and Joe Alviani The panelists and audience members examined other issues of Partners HealthCare, continued to focus significant related to the threat, including health system preparedness; attention on ongoing implementation of the Affordable protocols for screening and containment; travel and transport Care Act, as well as other federal policy matters that affect issues; research and development of Ebola treatments and vaccines; the appropriate use of experimental drugs; whether this critical sector of the New England economy. U.S. programs have appropriately improved our preparedness for emerging infectious diseases; and what measures the Preparing for the Employer Mandate business community can take to assist with these efforts. In October 2014, the Council hosted an Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) forum, focused on how employers should be Meeting with Representative Richard Neal preparing for the implementation of the Employer Mandate In November 2014, the Healthcare Committee met with in 2015. Council member Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott Congressman Richard Neal (D-MA) for a small group sponsored the forum, held at the Hampshire House in Boston. discussion of healthcare policy issues. The meeting was held The forum featured presentations by Walter Foster of Eckert in conjunction with a Congressional Roundtable Breakfast Seamans and Rob Trautlein of Aetna, also a Council member. at the Boston Harbor Hotel. Committee members discussed Foster and Trautlein discussed a number of topics related to the a number of issues with the Congressman, including research ACA, including new responsibilities faced by employers, the funding, innovation, and commercialization as those issues interaction between the ACA and the Massachusetts healthcare affect the New England economy. Committee members law, additional mandates under the ACA, and penalties and also discussed with Congressman Neal the interoperability related timelines. Some 50 NEC members representing a broad of health IT systems and sharing of health information. range of industries attended the seminar, and the materials The wide-ranging conversation also touched on medical were made available to all Council members. malpractice, telehealth, graduate medical education, the medical device tax, and the 21st Century Cures Initiative. The Truth about Ebola for New England: Fact vs. Hype In November 2014, the Healthcare Committee partnered with Council member Boston University to host a discussion of the Ebola virus outbreak. The event was held at Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL), a facility designed to study highly infectious diseases like the Ebola virus. The panel included some of the region’s top medical and public health experts who addressed various elements of U.S. and international responses to the outbreak. The panel included:
• Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, M.D. – Director of Infection Control, Boston University National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories
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HIGHER EDUCATION
Capitol Hill Staff Roundtable In conjunction with the Council’s March 2014 Annual Spring Event in Washington, DC, members of the Higher Education Committee participated in a roundtable discussion with New England Congressional education staffers. The discussion was informal, allowing NEC members to discuss many issues directly with the legislative staff on the front lines of education policy in Congress. NEC members weighed in on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, discussed the higher education rating system, and provided feedback on the accreditation process. Both Council members and legislative staff alike found the discussion informative to their work and beneficial in maintaining a strong relationship between Capitol Dr. Charles Desmond, Chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Hill and the New England higher education community. Education, and Rep. Katherine Clark at a breakfast in Boston.
Higher Education Act From large public universities, to small private colleges, to community and technical colleges, New England is In August 2014, Higher Education Committee members participated in a conference call with Senate Health, the proud home of hundreds of institutions of higher Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee staff learning. The higher education sector is a vital part regarding reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA). of the New England economy, employing thousands In addition to updating Council members on efforts to pass a and ensuring that the region continues to have a reauthorization, the HELP Committee asked for comments on highly skilled workforce. Co-chaired by Dean College a discussion draft that had been circulated by then-Chairman President Paula Rooney and Northeastern University’s Tom Harkin. The discussion gave Committee members the Tim Leshan, The New England Council’s Higher opportunity to ask about issues that were not addressed in the Education Committee includes representatives from draft, such as international education and teacher issues. colleges, universities, and education-related non-profits throughout the six New England states. Throughout Following the briefing, The New England Council developed 2014, the Committee focused on providing forums for a set of principles for HEA reauthorization and submitted them as comments to the Senate HELP Committee. The members to hear from key policy makers on the latest principles called for HEA legislation to address critical issues in education and workforce development policy, as well including increasing financial aid and Pell grants, improving advocating for increased affordability and access to financial literacy, developing alternative learning models, and higher education. expanding work study. In the letter, the Council emphasized its particular interest in efforts to strengthen our talent pipeline. The letter called for the overdue reauthorization of the legislation to simplify the system while investing in pathways that allow students to succeed. While no action was taken on HEA reauthorization before the end of the 113th Congress, the Council will continue to advocate for these principles as Congress considers HEA reauthorization in the 114th Congress. Continued on page 16
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Higher Education Rating System In late 2013, President Barack Obama announced that the U.S. Department of Education would develop a new system for rating colleges and universities to provide students and their families with information to best assess value as they plan their education. The President also indicated that at some point in the future, Congress could tie federal student aid to performance as defined by this new system.
While The New England Council supports the goal of transparency and access to information, the Council’s Higher Education Committee had concerns about the development and implementation of the new system. The Higher Education Committee developed a set of principles for the development Dan Egan of the Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of of a new rating system, and submitted them to the Department Rhode Island, Sen. Jack Reed, and Steve Maurano of Providence College. of Education in a letter to Secretary Arne Duncan in May 2014. In its letter, the Council asked that any system be Higher Education Committee members participated in a carefully designed and tested, use reliable metrics, and allow similar small group discussion with Representative John for variation between types of institutions. The letter stressed Tierney in August 2014. NEC members and Congressman that the system should be crafted to incorporate multiple Tierney—at that time one of only two New Englanders learning pathways and encourage innovation in learning to serve on the House Committee on Education & the methods. In addition to Secretary Duncan, a letter outlining Workforce—engaged in an in-depth discussion of issues the Council’s principles was also sent to members of the affecting the higher education community in the region. New England Congressional delegation. The meeting was held following a Congressional Roundtable with the Congressman in Boston. The meeting provided another opportunity for members to express their concerns Meetings with Representatives John Tierney and about President Obama’s plan to implement a college rating Katherine Clark system, and to discuss a variety of other important issues. During 2014, the Higher Education Committee hosted several small group meetings with key members of the New England delegation who are active on education issues.
In May 2014, members of the Higher Education Committee met with Representative Katherine Clark (D-MA). Congresswoman Clark, a former School Committee Chair, is very engaged in education policy and has expressed a strong interest in serving on the House Committee on Education & the Workforce. As a freshman House member, Congresswoman Clark asked NEC members to share with her their priorities and concerns, and urged them to partner with her and assist her with expertise as she works to reform higher education. She stressed that she is committed to increased access to higher education opportunities. The small group discussion was held in conjunction with a Congressional Roundtable in Boston.
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TRADE
While commerce among the fifty states remains a significant avenue for business prosperity, The New England Council believes that foreign markets must be cultivated to get American goods and service exports into the world’s expanding marketplace as swiftly and effortlessly as possible. With the growth in international trade becoming an ever-increasing draw for business and job growth in the New England region, The New England Council formed a Trade Working Group in 2014 to promote a unified regional voice on the importance of trade and its impact in New England. Through the Working Group, the Council advocated in 2014 for policies that support New England’s exporters Amy Carnevale of K&L Gates and U.S. Trade Representative and increase access to foreign markets, and provided Michael Froman. members with information and updates on new benefits that would result from the Trans Pacific Partnership developments in international trade. (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) agreements. He also indicated he was scrutinizing a Trade Working Group Launched host of other sensitive issues under negotiation and diligently Many New England Council members take advantage of foreign working to ensure our trading partners are abiding by their trade, creating jobs and growing the economy here in our region obligations to free and fair trade. as well as in other nations. After preliminary discussions at the beginning of the year, the Council determined there was Export-Import Bank Reauthorization interest among NEC members in forming a Trade Working The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) Group (TWG). The inaugural meeting of this working group is the official export credit agency of the U.S. government, occurred in February, with members engaging in a discussion supporting small businesses and large companies as they look of the unique voice that The New England Council can bring to export goods and services to foreign markets. Nationally, the to the debate on a variety of trade matters given its standing in Ex-Im Bank supported 164,000 U.S. jobs while the total value the region’s business community. Participants also discussed of exports supported by the Ex-Im Bank was approximately Congressional and Administration actions related to trade issues $27.5 billion in fiscal year 2014 alone. In addition, the and trade treaties. A general consensus emerged to pursue a Ex-Im Bank brought in $675 million in receipts to the U.S. pro-growth, pro-New England trade agenda. Treasury. In the six New England states, the total amount of exports that the Ex-Im Bank agreed to finance since 2007 US Trade Representative Speaks to the Council has been more than $3.7 billion. Despite its success, some In April, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman spoke influential Members of Congress opposed the reauthorization to New England Council members at a luncheon at the of the bank’s charter as it neared expiration in September Hampshire House in Boston. Ambassador Froman highlighted 2014. The New England Council wrote to the New England international trade as an opportunity that would open markets Congressional delegation expressing its support for the to American goods and services, create jobs in our nation, and Ex-Im Bank, and also joined a coalition of more than 850 increase world labor, environmental, and intellectual property businesses and business groups from across America in urging standards. The Ambassador noted that “globalization is here Congress to reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank’s charter. Further, and here to stay” and that it was incumbent upon the United an Op-Ed penned by Council President and CEO Jim Brett States to shape the debate, rather than be shaped by it. As the Continued on page 18 nation’s “point-person” for trade negotiations and enforcement of treaty obligations, Ambassador Froman discussed the
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was published in business journals across New England. The op-ed stressed the importance of the Ex-Im Bank as an export driver, and urged Congress to reauthorize its charter. Because of the efforts of the Council and many others in the business community, the charter was extended by Congress through June 2015. The Council will continue its advocacy for a long-term extension of the Ex-Im Bank’s charter in 2015.
Ex-Im Bank Chairman Speaks to the Council In July 2014, Fred Hochberg, Chairman and President of the Ex-Im Bank, spoke to New England Council members at a luncheon in Boston. Chairman Hochberg highlighted the importance of exporting American products, and of the United States maintaining a presence in the world of export Jim Demers of Purple Strategies and Ex-Im Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg. finance. The Chairman thanked the Council for helping encourage the six New England governors to support the Ex-Im Bank, and provided examples of how the Bank was supporting businesses and jobs in New England. Chairman Hochberg outlined how the bank provides American exporters with the tools they need to tap into foreign markets and to create new American jobs. He added while the Ex-Im Bank has accountability and transparency and that the U.S. plays by the rules in terms of export financing, it does not apply everywhere, lamenting foreign governments’ support of state- owned enterprises. Regarding the debate over extending the Ex-Im Bank’s charter and support for export financing, Mr. Hochberg stated that “At a time when every other country is gearing up, America alone is having a debate about standing down.” He concluded his remarks by thanking the Council for its support in spreading the message about the importance of Ernest Cloutier of Iron Mountain, Rep. Richard Neal, and Board Member Amanda Hall, also of Iron Mountain. the Ex-Im Bank.
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TRANSPORTATION
Business leaders know that a smooth-functioning, Steve Silveira at ML Strategies in Boston. In a wide ranging multimodal transportation system is a requirement for discussion attended by some 30 Council members, Congressman continuing the overall economic growth of our region. Capuano discussed the climate in Congress, noting that he We have become accustomed to and rely on a first-rate did not expect Congress as a whole to accomplish much in the transportation network to move products, attract near future because of increased partisanship and subsequent gridlock. With regard to long-term federal transportation and employers and workers, and enhance our quality of life. infrastructure funding, the Congressman expressed his support These needs will not go away. The New England for an increase in funds available for infrastructure projects Council’s Transportation Committee, chaired by Steve adding that today’s building costs have grown from twenty years Silveira of ML Strategies, continues to work with our ago. The Congressman also discussed project prioritization, and Congressional delegation and other policy experts to funding mechanisms for transportation investment, including address the infrastructure components that will maintain the federal gas tax, Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) system, and our region’s prosperity. The year ahead has the potential tolls, as well as funding for Amtrak’s busy Northeast Corridor. to be uniquely transportation-focused, and the Council’s advocacy on behalf of our region will help ensure that Congressman Capuano also discussed the bipartisan findings legislative and regulatory activities have a positive of the T&I Committee’s Special Panel on Public Private outcome for New England. Partnerships (P3), on which he served as Ranking Member. The Congressman said he would rather see the Highway Trust Fund fully funded than an increased use of P3s which he saw Briefing with Key House Staff as “more of a financing mechanism than a funding solution.” In March 2014, the Transportation Committee met with He stated that he would like to see “best practices” included Murphie Barrett, staff director for the House Transportation in any legislation emanating from the P3 report. & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee’s Highways and Transit Subcommittee. The meeting was held in conjunction with Advocacy for Long Term Highway Bill the Council’s Annual Spring Event in Washington, DC. Facing a September expiration deadline for the Moving Ahead Ms. Barrett updated Council members on the finishing for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP21), the Council was touches that were being made to the Water Resources Reform a vocal advocate for a long-term reauthorization of the nation’s and Development Act (WRRDA) reauthorization bill, before surface transportation law. The Council wrote to transportation turning to the prospects of the House passing a surface leaders in both the House and Senate, and met with many transportation bill. Ms. Barrett responded to questions from New England Congressional offices over the course of the Council members, noting that T&I Committee Chairman year, reminding lawmakers of the potential for regional and Bill Shuster preferred a longer term surface transportation national growth and job creation brought about by a multi-year reauthorization bill, but funding options to pay for the bill bill. Further, various media outlets throughout New England such as a gas tax increase and lane-tolls were not popular. carried opinion pieces authored by Council President and CEO Jim Brett outlining the infrastructure challenges we currently Other priorities Ms. Barrett briefed the group on included face, and what a long-term fix would mean for New England’s a need to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration economy. Though Congress passed a short-term MAP21 (FAA) in 2015, along with the Passenger Rail Investment extension, it is due to expire in May 2015. The Council will and Improvement Act (PRIIA), which governs Amtrak and continue its advocacy for a long-term reauthorization bill with intercity passenger rail. the 114th Congress.
Meeting with Representative Capuano In October 2014, the Transportation Committee held a luncheon with Representative Michael Capuano (D-MA), a member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. The luncheon was hosted by Committee Chairman
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ANNUAL SPRING EVENT March 26-27, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC
Nearly 250 New England Council members gathered We kicked off the Annual Spring Event on Wednesday, in our nation’s capital on March 26 & 27 for our March 26, with a briefing with several senior Obama Annual Spring Event, making it one of the largest and Administration officials. The briefing was held at the historic most successful events to date. Among those members Willard Intercontinental Hotel, just steps from The White participating in the two-day event were representatives House. Members heard from an impressive lineup of speakers, including David Simas, Director of the White House Office from all six New England states and virtually every of Political Strategy & Outreach; Sam Brown, Director of sector of the region’s economy. the White House Business Council; Drew O’Brien, Special Representative for Global Partnerships at the U.S. State Department; and Matthew Vogel, Chief of Staff to the United States Trade Representative.
That evening, we gathered in the stately Kennedy Caucus Room in the Russell Senate Office Building for our Annual Capitol Hill Reception. Always a highlight of the Annual Spring Event, most members of the New England Congressional delegation, as well as members of their staffs, attended the reception.
On Thursday, March 27, we were pleased to welcome several members of Congress at a Congressional Breakfast at the Charlie Palmer Restaurant at the foot of Capitol Hill. Ohio Senator Rob Portman opened the breakfast, highlighting his Board Member John Fitzgerald of Atlantic Associates and Sen. Ed Markey. work with New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen on energy efficiency legislation. Representative Richard Neal, dean of the New England delegation, was also on hand to provide an update on the House Ways & Means Committee’s efforts to consider tax code reform, and to introduce the morning’s final speaker, Representative Katherine Clark. The newest member of the New England delegation, Representative Clark outlined some of her priorities for her first term in Congress.
Following the conclusion of the Congressional Breakfast on Thursday, members chose from a variety of small group meetings with Congressional staff and other federal policymakers on a variety of critical economic issues.
Steve Silveira of ML Strategies, Board Member Joe Alviani of Partners Healthcare, and Sen. Angus King.
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Rep. Katherine Clark and Board Member Will Tagye of Velcro USA, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, and Tracey Flaherty of Natixis Global Asset Management, Annmarie Levins of Microsoft. Dave Cuzzi of Prospect Hill Strategies. Rep. Richard Neal, and Board Member Tom Samoluk of John Hancock Financial Services. large photo top: Sen. Kelly Ayotte and Brig. Gen (ret) Jack Hammond of the Red Sox Foundation/Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program. 21 THE NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL
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ANNUAL DINNER October 9, 2014 BOSTON, MA
With some 1700 members and guests in attendance, and Women’s Hospital. A recognized community leader in the The New England Council’s 2014 Annual Dinner was region, Dr. Gottlieb also focuses his attention on workforce the largest and most successful in the New England development and disparities in health care. He is a graduate of Council’s history. Held on October 9, 2014, at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Albany Medical College of Seaport Hotel/World Trade Center in Boston, the dinner Union University and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. was chaired by Patricia Jacobs, New England President of AT&T, a member of our Board of Directors. Renowned Alan S. McKim Irish Tenor Ronan Tynan once again lent his powerful Founder and CEO, Clean Harbors, Inc. voice to provide the evening’s entertainment. Alan S. McKim founded Clean Harbors in 1980, and today serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. The highlight of the evening was the presentation of the 2014 Under McKim’s leadership, Norwell, MA-based Clean Harbors New Englander of the Year awards. We were pleased to honor has grown from a four-person tank cleaning business to the several distinguished recipients this year: leading environmental, energy and industrial service provider in Peter Frates North America, with revenues over $3.5 billion in 2013. Clean Harbors has led clean-up efforts following natural disasters, Peter Frates is a native of Beverly, MA, and a graduate of such as hurricanes and tornadoes, as well as environmental Boston College, where he was the captain of the Eagles baseball incidents, including the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico team. In 2012, Peter was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral in 2010. McKim serves as a Trustee of Northeastern University, Sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease.” where the University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business Since his diagnosis, Peter and his family have dedicated was named in honor of Mr. McKim and a fellow classmate much of their time and energy to raising awareness of ALS in recognition of their significant business achievements and and raising funds to support research for a cure. Peter is the substantial contributions to the university. He holds an MBA inspiration for the “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge,” which “went from Northeastern University and an Honorary Doctorate viral” and became a global phenomenon during the summer of from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. 2014. Around the world, millions of people, from politicians, to celebrities, to countless private citizens, took the challenge George Stephanopoulos and donated to the ALS Association, resulting in over $140 Chief Anchor, ABC News million raised to support research for a cure. George Stephanopoulos was named Chief Anchor of ABC Gary L. Gottlieb, M.D. News in June 2014, leading the network’s coverage of special President and CEO, Partners HealthCare events and breaking news. The Fall River, MA, native currently serves as the anchor of ABC’s “This Week with Gary L. Gottlieb, M.D., M.B.A., is the President and CEO George Stephanopoulos,” and as the anchor of “Good Morning of Partners HealthCare, an integrated health system founded America,” which he has helped propel to the number one spot by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General in the competitive national morning news market. Prior to Hospital. Partners HealthCare, one of the largest employers joining ABC News in 1997, Stephanopoulos served as a senior in New England, also includes community and specialty adviser to President Bill Clinton. He is also the author of the hospitals, a managed care organization, community health New York Times best seller, “All Too Human.” Stephanopoulos centers, a physician network, home health and long-term care is a graduate of Columbia University and Oxford University, services, and other health-related entities as well as one of where he was a Rhodes Scholar. the world’s largest academic biomedical research enterprises. Dr. Gottlieb, a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, has treated patients, conducted cutting-edge medical research, and served in a variety of leadership posts at some of the nation’s top hospitals, including President of Brigham
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NEC President & CEO Jim Brett presents Peter Frates George Stephanopoulos of ABC News and Linda Watters Gary Gottlieb of Partners HealthCare accepts his award and his wife, Julie Frates, with his award. of John Hancock Financial Services. from Liz Walker. large photo top: Honoree George Stephanopoulos, Board Chairman John Hailer, Dinner Chair Patricia Jacobs, Honoree Alan McKim, Honoree Gary Gottlieb, and NEC President & CEO Jim Brett. 23 THE NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL
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CONGRESSIONAL ROUNDTABLE SERIES
The Congressional Roundtable series offers New England Council Connecticut members the opportunity to hear from and interact with members of the Senator Richard Blumenthal New England Congressional delegation in a small group setting, usually Senator Christopher Murphy over breakfast or lunch. In 2014, the New England Council hosted over Representative Joe Courtney 25 Congressional Roundtable events in all six New England states Representative Rosa DeLauro featuring members of the New England Congressional delegation. Representative Elizabeth Esty Representative Jim Himes Representative John Larson
Maine Senator Susan Collins Representative Michael Michaud
Massachusetts Senator Edward Markey Senator Elizabeth Warren Representative Michael Capuano Representative Katherine Clark Representative William Keating Representative Joseph Kennedy III Representative Stephen Lynch Representative James McGovern Representative Richard Neal Representative John Tierney Energy & Environment Committee Chairman Mark Kalpin of WilmerHale and Sen. Ed Markey Representative Niki Tsongas at a luncheon in Boston.
New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte Senator Jeanne Shaheen Representative Ann Kuster
Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Representative David Cicilline Representative James Langevin
Vermont Representative Peter Welch
In addition, from time to time, the Council hosts members of Congress from beyond New England as they visit our region. This year, the Pamela Everhart of Fidelity Investments and Rep. Joe Kennedy at a breakfast in Boston. Council hosted: Representative Patrick McHenry, North Carolina
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Rep. Bill Keating and British Consul General Jennifer Leigh of CVS Health and Rep. Jim Langevin Board Member Joanne Sullivan of the Federal Home Loan Susie Kitchens in Boston. in Providence. Bank of Boston and Rep. Ann Kuster in Bedford, NH. large photo top: David Long of Liberty Mutual and Sen. Elizabeth Warren at a Congressional Roundtable in Boston. 25 THE NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL
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CAPITAL CONVERSATIONS
2014 marked the second year of The New England The New England Council was pleased to host the following Council’s Washington, DC-based event series, Capital guests at our Capital Conversations series during 2014: Conversations. Similar to our Congressional Roundtable Administrator Gina McCarthy series in New England, Capital Conversations features U.S. Environmental Protection Agency members of Congress and other key federal policy makers at breakfast forums in the nation’s capital. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) The goal of this series is to provide our members who Senator John Thune (R-SD) are based in Washington with the opportunity to hear Representative Michael Capuano (D-MA) from our Congressional leaders about their priorities Representative Stephen Lynch (D-MA) and their work on key economic issues in a smaller forum conducive to questions and conversation. Representative James McGovern (D-MA) Representative Niki Tsongas (D-MA)
David Manning of the Government of Alberta, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, and Board Member Marcy Reed of National Grid.
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Rep. Jim McGovern and Suzanne Day of Mike McBride of BAE Systems and Sen. John Thune. Rep. Niki Tsongas and Michael Hordell of Pepper Hamilton. Harvard University. large photo top: Bob Crowe of Nelson Mullins and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. 27 THE NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL
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FEATURED EVENTS
Periodically throughout the year, The New England Council hosts special events or roundtables with other key federal policy makers and regional leaders, as well as forums to educate our members on important issues facing the business community. During 2014, the Council hosted a variety of featured events:
Breakfast with Cardinal Sean O’Malley On January 29, 2014, the leader of the Archdiocese of Boston spoke to NEC members about the Catholic Church’s work in the greater Boston community.
Purple Strategies Briefing on the PurplePoll Ambassador Peter Westmacott and Caitlin Campbell of New Balance On January 30, 2014, NEC member Purple Strategies provided Athletic Shoe. fellow Council members with an exclusive briefing on their PurplePoll, which looked at races throughout New England. Luncheon with Export-Import Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg Breakfast with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh As Congress considered reauthorization or the Export-Import The Council was proud to be one of the first business Bank of the U.S., the bank’s leader briefed NEC members on organizations to host Boston’s new chief executive, who outlined the institution’s work to support U.S. exporters at a July 24, his priorities for over 300 NEC members on January 31, 2014. 2014, luncheon.
Luncheon with Sir Peter Westmacott, Red Trends—Blue Trends: An Evening with British Ambassador to the U.S. Purple Strategies The United Kingdom’s Ambassador to the United States On October 6, 2014 , the NEC partnered with the MetroHartford discussed the important relationship between the two nations Alliance to host a special discussion with the team from Purple at a luncheon on March 28, 2014. Strategies New England, focused on the 2014 midterm election and the 2016 presidential race. Luncheon with Ambassador Michael Froman, U.S. Trade Representative Affordable Care Act Forum on the Employer Mandate Ambassador Froman, the nation’s top trade negotiator, updated On October 22, 2014, NEC members Eckert Seamans and NEC members on several pending trade agreements at an April Aetna presented an informative forum on steps employers 14, 2014, luncheon. should be taking to prepare for the 2015 implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Mandate. Luncheon with U.S. Comptroller of the Currency Tom Curry The Truth About Ebola for New England: Fact vs. Hype On May 16, 2014, NEC members heard from one of the Some of the region’s top medical and public health experts nation’s top banking regulators at a luncheon. discussed the Ebola outbreak at a forum at Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories. Regional Energy Forum On June 30, 2014, over 200 NEC members gathered in Post Election Analysis with Mark Shields Manchester, NH, to discuss the region’s energy challenges Respected national political commentator Mark Shields offered with senior energy officials from the New England states and his assessment of the 2014 mid-term elections at a breakfast on ISO-New England President & CEO Gordon van Welie. November 13, 2014.
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Board Member Matthew Power of Lexington Insurance Board Member Jim Mahoney of Bank of America with Board Member Patricia Jacobs of AT&T and political with Cardinal Sean O’Malley. Comptroller of the Currency Tom Curry. analyst Mark Shields. large photo top: Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and Board Member Paul Mattera of Liberty Mutual. 29 THE NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL
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POLITICS & EGGS SERIES
Taking advantage of the New England’s unique position Politics & Eggs featured the following speakers during 2014: as home to the nation’s first presidential primary in The Honorable George Pataki New Hampshire, the Politics & Eggs series was launched Former Governor of New York in 1996 as a forum for local business leaders to hear The Honorable Rob Portman from presidential candidates in an intimate setting as U.S. Senator for Ohio they visit the Granite State to campaign and build early The Honorable Tom Ridge support. Since its inception, the breakfast series has Former Secretary of Homeland Security & Former Governor played host to nearly every major party presidential of Pennsylvania candidate and is today considered as “must-stop” on Donald Trump the presidential campaign trail. In recent years, the series Chairman & President of The Trump Organization has expanded to include issues forums held in the years between presidential election cycles. These events feature nationally known political figures, analysts, and respected journalists. Politics & Eggs is a partnership between The New England Council and the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College.
Board Member Peggy Ho of LPL Financial and Donald Trump.
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DC DIALOGUE
Each month, The New England Council partners Guests appearing on “DC Dialogue” in 2014 included: with New England Cable News (NECN) and Natixis U.S. Representative Michael Capuano (D-MA) Global Asset Management to produce “DC Dialogue,” Thomas Glynn a half-hour public affairs discussion show airing on CEO & Executive Director, Massachusetts Port Authority NECN on Sunday mornings. Veteran Boston television U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA) journalist Eileen Curran is the show’s moderator, and New England Council President & CEO Jim Brett Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Board Chairman John Hailer serve as the show’s Daniel O’Connell regular panelists. President, Boston 2024 Partnership Jim O’Sullivan Through thoughtful discussions with key federal policy Boston Globe Political Reporter makers, regional business leaders, and economic experts, David Paleologos “DC Dialogue” explores decisions made on Capitol Hill Director, Suffolk University Political Research Center and their impact on the New England economy. During Boston Mayor Marty Walsh 2014, the show explored a wide range of important issues, including economic development, transportation and infrastructure funding, cybersecurity, regional tourism, international trade, and the 2014 elections.
Rep. Michael Capuano joins Eileen Curran, Jim Brett, and John Hailer on set.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chaired by John Hailer, the President and CEO of Natixis Global Asset Management, The New England Council’s Board of Directors includes some of the top executives at New England’s most well-known and highly respected institutions. Bringing expertise from a wide range of industries and a deep understanding of the unique elements of the New England economy, the board works closely with Council staff to identify issues and policies in which the Council should be engaged, to shape the Council’s policy positions, and to develop high-quality programming for members.
The following is a list of board members as of December 2014.
CHAIRMAN Dr. James F. Birge Kevin C. Conroy John T. Hailer President Partner President and CEO Franklin Pierce University Foley Hoag LLP Natixis Global Asset Management, LP Rindge, NH Boston, MA Boston, MA David T. Blackburn Jay Curley TREASURER Managing Director External Senior Advisor Thomas F. Flannery Marsh USA Inc. Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA Co-Leader, Wealth & Asset Management Boston, MA Boston, MA Ernst & Young LLP Peter T. Bowman Ann M. Daley Boston, MA Vice President MA/RI External Affairs Vice President, Government & Verizon Regulatory Affairs SECRETARY Boston, MA Pitney Bowes Inc. James T. Brett Stamford, CT President & CEO Connie L. Brennan The New England Council Senior Vice President, Joseph Dalton Boston, MA Northern Group Manager Director, Government & Regulatory Affairs TD Bank GDF SUEZ North America, Inc. Joseph Alviani Portland, ME Charlestown, MA Vice President for Government Affairs Partners HealthCare System, Inc. Stephen H. Bryant Gerald “Jerry” Daly Boston, MA President Senior Vice President Columbia Gas of Massachusetts Optum Dr. Joseph Aoun Westborough, MA Hartford, CT President Northeastern University Greg Butler Robert A. DiMuccio Boston, MA Senior Vice President & General Counsel Chairman, President & CEO Northeast Utilities Amica Mutual Insurance Company Joseph Baerlein Hartford, CT Lincoln, RI President Rasky Baerlein Strategic Robert L. Caret John P. Doyle, Jr. Communications, Inc. President Chair, Health Law Practice Group Boston, MA University of Massachusetts PretiFlaherty Boston, MA Portland, ME Joseph J. Barry Senior Vice President—Regulatory, Elizabeth A. Chace-Marino Donald J. Farish Industry & Government Affairs Senior Manager of Government Affairs President State Street Corporation Ahold USA Retail Roger Williams University Boston, MA Quincy, MA Bristol, RI
Elizabeth C. Barton Katie B. Chipps Joseph Fay Partner Second Vice President, External Affairs General Counsel Day Pitney LLP The Travelers Companies, Inc. Yankee Atomic Electric Company Hartford, CT Hartford, CT Wiscasset, ME
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John F. Fitzgerald Kevin R. Hennessy Marty Jones Co-Founder & Principal Director of Federal, State & Local Affairs President and CEO Atlantic Associates, Inc. in New England MassDevelopment West Roxbury, MA Dominion Resources, Inc. Boston, MA Waterford, CT Thomas F. Flaherty Dennis J. Kearney Vice President Peggy L. Ho Partner Sprague Operating Resources LLC Kearney, Donovan & McGee, P.C. Portsmouth, NH Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff—Legal & Government Relations Boston, MA LPL Financial Kristin L. Fraser William F. Kennedy Boston, MA Managing Partner Partner KPMG LLP Thomas F. Holt, Jr. Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP Providence, RI Boston, MA Partner William J. Geary K&L Gates LLP Thomas Kershaw External Counsel Boston, MA Owner & President Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. Hampshire House Norwell, MA W. Patrick Hughes Boston, MA President and CEO Thomas P. Glynn FallonHealth Matthew B. LeBretton Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director Worcester, MA Director of Public Affairs Massachusetts Port Authority New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. East Boston, MA James W. Hunt, Jr. Boston, MA President & CEO David Goggin MA League of Community Health Centers Annmarie Levins Director of State Government Affairs Boston, MA Associate General Counsel Amgen Inc. Microsoft Corporation Cambridge, MA Ryan E. Hutchins Cambridge, MA Senior Vice President Christopher E. Goode Gilbane Building Company Raymond G. Long Vice President Global Corporate Affairs & Boston, MA Vice President, Government Chief Public Affairs Officer Affairs—Northeast Region EMC Corporation Patricia Jacobs NRG Energy, Inc. Hopkinton, MA President Middletown, CT AT&T New England James A. Grasso Boston, MA John Maher President & CEO Senior Vice President Grasso Associates, LLC Joanne Y. Jaxtimer Citi Needham, MA Regional Executive & Managing Director, Boston, MA Corporate Affairs, New England Gary R. Greenberg James Mahoney BNY Mellon Shareholder Senior Vice President Boston, MA Greenberg Traurig, LLP Bank of America Boston, MA Richard D. Jenkinson Boston, MA Amanda J. Hall Director of Government Relations & Paul Mattera Corporate Counsel, Senior IP & Public Affairs Senior Vice President & Technology Specialist Thermo Fisher Scientific Chief Public Affairs Officer Iron Mountain Waltham, MA The Liberty Mutual Group Boston, MA Boston, MA James ‘J.J.’ Johnson Anne Hawley Executive Vice President, Government Frank McDougall Director Relations & Public Policy Vice President, Government Relations Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Fidelity Investments Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Boston, MA Boston, MA Lebanon, NH
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Patrick C. McHugh Kenneth K. Quigley, Jr. Gregory H. Smith President—New Hampshire President Director FairPoint Communications Curry College McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Manchester, NH Milton, MA Middleton, P.A. Concord, NH Dianne M. Mercier Thomas D. Rath President—New Hampshire John W. Stadtler Managing Partner People’s United Bank Partner, Financial Services Industry Rath, Young and Pignatelli, P.A. Manchester, NH Practice Leader (United States) Concord, NH PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Patricia Maguire Meservey Boston, MA President Marcy L. Reed Salem State University President—Massachusetts Joanne M. Sullivan Salem, MA National Grid USA Vice President & Director of Government Waltham, MA & Community Relations Edmund F. Murphy, III Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston Managing Director Mark E. Reilly Boston, MA Putnam Investments Senior Vice President Government & Boston, MA Regulatory Relations, Northeast Division Laurel Sweeney Comcast Cable Communications Senior Director, Reimbursement & Robert C. Murray Legislative Affairs Manchester, NH President Philips Healthcare Bond Brothers, Inc. Ken Robinson Andover, MA Everett, MA Senior Vice President & H. Lawrence Tafe, III Joseph R. Nolan, Jr. Director of Government Affairs Of Counsel Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations Citizens Bank Day Pitney LLP Northeast Utilities Providence, RI Boston, MA Boston, MA James Roosevelt, Jr. Martha R. Temple William M. Parent Chief Executive Officer President, New England Market President & CEO Tufts Health Plan Aetna Blue Hills Bank Watertown, MA Hartford, CT Norwood, MA Teresa R. Rosenberger Mary Usovicz Michele D. Perkins Vice President of Marketing & President President External Affairs Devine Strategies New England College OsComp Systems Henniker, NH Manchester, NH Boston, MA
Matthew F. Power Thomas Samoluk Christopher P. Vincze Executive Vice President, Vice President & Counsel, Chairman and CEO Head of Strategic Development Government Relations TRC Companies, Inc. Lexington Insurance Company John Hancock Financial Services Lowell, MA Boston, MA Boston, MA
Mark A. Price Michael D. Sargent Principal Senior Director, Government Affairs Deloitte CVS Health Boston, MA South Portland, ME Mike Prentiss Senior Manager, State Government Relations Eric H. Schultz & Global Government Communications President & CEO Procter & Gamble Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Boston, MA Wellesley, MA
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MEMBERS
The following is a list of all New England Council Members as of December 2014. New members who joined the Council during 2014 are denoted by an asterisk (*).
451 Marketing* Bi-State Primary Care Association CIANBRO AAA Southern New England Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts CIEE AARP Blue Hills Bank Cisco Systems ADS Ventures, Inc. BNY Mellon Citi Aetna Inc. Boathouse Group Inc.* Citizens Bank Aflac Bond Brothers, Inc. City of Boston Ahold USA Retail Boston Foundation, The City of South Portland* AIG Boston Harbor Hotel Clean Energy Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP Boston Harbor Island Alliance* Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. Altria Client Services Boston Healthcare Associates, Inc. Clear Channel American Airlines Boston Medical Center HealthNet Plan Coalfire American Red Cross of Massachusetts Boston Private Bank & Trust Company* Cobham Corporate North America* American Student Assistance Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. Codman Square Health Center Amgen Boston Red Sox College Board, The Amica Mutual Insurance Company Boston Scientific* College of the Holy Cross Anbaric Transmission Boston University Columbia Gas of Massachusetts Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Bowditch & Dewey, LLP Comcast Cable Communications New Hampshire Bridgewater State University Commodore Builders Arthritis Foundation Bridgewell Community Credit Union Arts & Business Council Brigham and Women’s Hospital Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals Ascend Learning LLC* Brightfields Development LLC Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Association of Independent Colleges and Ford, LLP British Consulate-General Boston Universities in Massachusetts (AICUM) Connecticut Airport Authority* Brookfield Renewable Energy Group Association of Independent Colleges and Connecticut Center for Advanced Universities of RI Brown Brothers Harriman Technology, Inc.* Assumption College Brown Rudnick LLP Connecticut College of Technology’s AT&T Brown University Center for Next Generation Manufacturing Atlantic Associates, Inc. Bunker Hill Community College Consigli Construction AutoFair Automotive Group* Burns & Levinson LLP Constitution Pipeline* Avison Young* Burson-Marsteller Construction Industries of Massachusetts BAE Systems, Inc. Cambridge College Consulate General of Canada Bangor Savings Bank Capital Advocates, LLC Consulate General of Israel Bank of America Capital Power Corporation Conventures Bank of Canton Carbon Finance Strategies LLC Courier Corporation Barron Associates Worldwide, Incorporated Cardinal Cushing Centers, Inc. Covidien Beacon Capital Partners, LLC* Carol McKean Events Curry College Beacon Strategies Group* Catholic Medical Center CVS Health Becker College CBIA Dartmouth College Bedford Village Inn Centrix Bank & Trust Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Chelsea Clock Day Pitney LLP Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Children’s Hospital Boston DDC 35 THE NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL
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Dean College Foley Hoag LLP Iroquois Gas Transmission System Delaware North Companies—Boston Footprint Power, LLC Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Deloitte Framingham State University ISO New England Demers & Blaisdell, Inc. Franklin Pierce University JetBlue Airways Corporation Depositors Insurance Fund Freedom Energy Logistics, LLC JFYNetWorks Derry Medical Center GDF SUEZ North America, Inc. John D. Hanify Devine Strategies GE John Hancock Financial Services Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A. Genzyme Johnson & Wales University Dewey Square Group Get Your Edge Johnston Associates Disability Law Center, Inc. Gilbane Building Company Joslin, Lesser + Associates, Inc.* DLA Piper, LLP Global Leadership Institute Jumpstart Dominion Resources Google K&L Gates LLP Drexel University Government Insight Group Kearney, Donovan & McGee, P.C. Duane Morris LLP Government of Alberta Keegan Werlin LLP Dupont Group LTD, The Granite State College Keene State College Easter Seals Massachusetts* Grasso Associates, LLC Keith Properties, Inc Eastern Bank Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce Keville Enterprises, Inc. Eckert Seamans* Greenberg Traurig, LLP Kinder Morgan Inc.* Economic Development Research Grossman Heinz* KPMG LLP Group, Inc. GYK Antler Lahey Health System* EDC H.Q. Energy Services Inc. Lasell College Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the H4B Catapult Lesley University* United States Senate* Hampshire House Lexington Insurance Company Effective Advocates, LLC Harbor Health Services, Inc. Liberty Mutual Group Elevare Communications Hartford Consulting Group Liberty Square Group Eli Lilly & Company Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Liberty Utilities EMC Corporation Harvard Street Neighborhood LPL Financial EMD Millipore Corporation Health Center* Maguire Associates, Inc. Emerson College Harvard University Maine Medical Association Emirates Airline* Hawthorne Hotel Maine State Chamber of Commerce Emmanuel College Health Services Partnership of Dorchester Manchester Airport Endicott College Hill Holliday Manufacturing Extension Partnership Entercom Communications* Hinckley Allen Marc Z Legal Staffin* Entergy Hopscotch Air, Inc.* Marsh USA Inc. ERA Dawson-Bradford Realtors Hospital Association of Rhode Island MASCO (Medical Academic & Scientific Ernst & Young LLP Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc.* Community Organization) FairPoint Communications Hult International Business School* Mass Bay Credit Union FallonHealth IBEW Local 103 Massachusetts Association of Health Plans Fedcap Rehabilitation Services, Inc.* IBM Corporation Massachusetts Association of Federal Fabrics-Fibers Inc. Institute for Community Inclusion School Committees Federal Home Loan Bank Institute for Human Centered Design Massachusetts Bankers Association Fidelity Investments Intralign Massachusetts College of Art and Design* Fisher College Iron Mountain Massachusetts Convention Center Authority Fitchburg State University Ironshore Massachusetts Credit Union League, Inc. 36 THE NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL
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Massachusetts Energy Marketers Association National Association of Novo Nordisk Inc. Government Employees Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary NRG Energy, Inc. National Geographic Society* Massachusetts Health Council NSTAR National Grid USA Massachusetts Hospital Association Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP Natixis Global Asset Management, LP Massachusetts Institute of Technology* NxStage Medical, Inc. Navitas USA Massachusetts League of Community Old Sturbridge Village Health Centers NEASC Olin College of Engineering* NEBHE Massachusetts Maritime Academy O’Neill and Associates NECN* Massachusetts Medical Society OpenCape Corporation* Neighborhood Health Plan Massachusetts Share Insurance Corporation Optum Nellie Mae Education Foundation Massachusetts Technology Collaborative* Orr & Reno Nelson Mullins Public Strategies Group Massasoit Community College OsComp Systems New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. MassDevelopment P&G Gillette New Britain Rock Cats Baseball Club, Inc. MASSPORT Authority Partners HealthCare System, Inc. New England Biotechnology MATEP* Pax World Management Corporation Association, Inc.* McDermott Will & Emery LLP Payer Technologies New England Center for Children McGladrey LLP Pease Development Authority New England College McGlynn & McGlynn People’s United Bank New England College of Optometry McLane GPS Pepper Hamilton LLP New England Educational McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, P.A. Opportunity Association Philips Electronics North America MEMIC New England Fuel Institute Philips Healthcare Mercury Systems New England Healthcare Institute PhRMA MetroHartford Alliance New England Power Generators Association Pierce Atwood Metropolitan Area Planning Council New Hampshire College and Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Microsoft Corporation University Council Pitney Bowes Inc. Millennium Integrated Marketing New Hampshire Department of Labor Plumbers and Gasfitters Local Union 12 Millennium Pharmaceuticals New Hampshire Institute of Politics Polar Beverages Mills PR New Hampshire Public Broadcasting Pomerleau Real Estate* Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and New Hampshire Small Business PretiFlaherty Popeo PC Development Center PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Minuteman Health* New London Hospital Providence College ML Strategies Newbury College Public Policy Advisors MMA New England NewStar Financial, Inc. Public Service of New Hampshire Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc. NextEra Energy Resources Purple Strategies New England* Morgan Stanley Smith Barney NHHEAF Putnam Investments Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP NiSource Quebec Government Office in Boston Morrissey & Associates, LLC Norel Service Company, Inc. R.H. White Construction Companies, Inc. MSA Security Normandeau Associates Rasky Baerlein Strategic Multinational Resources Inc. North Shore Community College Communications, Inc. Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane LLP Northeast Gas Association Rath, Young & Pignatelli, PA Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Northeast Utilities Raytheon Company Museum of Science Northeastern Retail Lumber Association RC Knox & Company Mutual of America Northeastern University Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts NAMIC Northern Essex Community College General Hospital Home Base Program* 37 THE NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL
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Regis College Suffolk Construction Tufts University Repsol Energy, N.A. Suffolk University Two Rivers—Ottauquechee Retailers Association of Massachusetts Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.* Regional Commission Rhode Island Association of Synergy Investment & Development UBER* School Committees T.F. Green State Airport United Brotherhood of Carpenters Rhode Island College TD Bank Unitil Rhode Island School of Design TD Wealth Management University of Hartford Rising Tide Associates TechNet University of Maine Rivier University The 15-40 Connection* University of Massachusetts Rockland Trust The Arden Corporation University of Massachusetts Amherst Rodman Ford The Boston Beer Company University of Massachusetts Boston Roger Williams University The Boston Celtics University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Rubin and Rudman LLP* The Boston Globe University of Massachusetts Medical School Sachem Strategies, LLC The Boston Home University of New England Saint Anselm College The Brennan Group University of New Hampshire Saint Joseph’s College of Maine The Commonwealth Corporation University of Rhode Island Salem State University The Drew Company, Inc. Santander University System of New Hampshire The Duprey Companies* Sasaki Associates, Inc.* UPS The Flatley Company* SCI Vacovec, Mayotte & Singer LLP The Forsyth Institute Scully Construction Velcro USA Inc. The Healthcare Leadership Council/ Serlin Haley LLP The Edison Group Verizon Seven Hills Foundation The Jenzabar Foundation Verizon Wireless Seyfarth Shaw LLP The Karol Group Vinovations* Shawmut Design and Construction The May Institute VOX Global Mandate Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA The Mentor Network WBUR/Boston University Sheehan Phinney Capitol Group The MITRE Corporation WBZ TV Shields Health Care Group* The Mohegan Tribe WCV B-T V Smith & Rauschenbach The New England Motion Picture and Webster Bank, N.A. Smith, Costello & Crawford Television Producers Association Webster Business Credit South Shore Chamber of Commerce The Roosevelt Group* Well Sense Health Plan The Savings Bank Life Insurance South Shore Savings Bank Wentworth Institute of Technology Company of Massachusetts Southern Maine Community College The Travelers Companies, Inc. Westfield State University Southern New Hampshire University Thermo Fisher Scientific WEX Inc. Southwest Airlines Timberline Enterprises Inc. Wheelabrator Technologies Spectra Energy Towers Watson Wheelock College Sprague Operating Resources LLC TransAction Associates, Inc.* William Gallagher Associates State Street Corporation TransCanada Willwork, Inc. Exhibit & Event Services State Universities of Massachusetts Council of Presidents TRC Companies, Inc. WilmerHale Steward Health Care System, LLC Tringale Health Strategies LLC Worcester State University Stonehill College True North Political Solutions LLC* Yankee Atomic Electric Company Sturm Ruger* Tufts Health Plan Youth Villages, Inc.
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