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| '''Chris Gabrieli''' is a ] businessman and ]. He was the Democratic nominee for ] in ]. He announced his candidacy for governor of Massachusetts in April 2006. ''(see ])''. | |||
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| '''Chris Gabrieli''' (born February 5, 1960) is an American education policy and innovation leader. He is CEO of the non-profit Empower Schools,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Team {{!}} Empower Schools|url=https://www.empowerschools.org/who-we-are/our-team/|access-date=2020-10-20|language=en-US}}</ref> Chairman of the Board of the ]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Education|first=Massachusetts Department of Higher|title=About the BHE / The Board / Massachusetts Department of Higher Education|url=https://www.mass.edu/bhe/aboutbhe.asp|access-date=2020-04-15|website=www.mass.edu|language=en}}</ref> and part-time Lecturer at the ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chris Gabrieli|url=https://www.gse.harvard.edu/faculty/chris-gabrieli|access-date=2020-10-20|website=Harvard Graduate School of Education|language=en}}</ref> | |||
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| ==Early life and education== | |||
| Chris Gabrieli is a Massachusetts businessman and a candidate for governor in Massachusetts. He was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 2002. | |||
| Gabrieli was born in ] and graduated with an A.B. in 1981 from ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris Gabrieli|url=https://www.gse.harvard.edu/faculty/chris-gabrieli|accessdate=5 September 2017|publisher=Harvard Graduate School of Education}}</ref> He also attended two years of the Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons before leaving to co-found a healthcare software company. His parents were both immigrants and his brother is John Gabrieli, PhD, a Professor of Brain and Cognitive Scientists at the ]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gabrieli Lab – Neuroscience Research Laboratory at MIT|url=https://gablab.mit.edu/|access-date=2020-10-20|language=en-US}}</ref> with whom he has collaborated on research in education in recent years. | |||
| ==Career== | |||
| It's hard to sum up Chris Gabrieli in one word, but if you had to, you'd probably go with results. | |||
| Gabrieli began his first career in entrepreneurship as the co-founder of and CEO of a healthcare informatics company called GMIS which was eventually purchased by industry leader ], where its products continue to be sold and used. | |||
| Gabrieli spent the majority of his business career with ] where he started as an associate in 1986 and made his way to Partner in 18 months. As Partner he led the life sciences practice for nearly twenty years, investing in over fifty healthcare and biotechnology companies. He was twice named to Forbes list of the top 100 venture capitalists in America. In 2000, he left Bessemer to focus on education policy and innovation but remained affiliated as Partner Emeritus with the firm until 2015 when he fully retired. | |||
| As a young man, Chris left medical school to help his father's struggling business - GMIS, Inc., a software company focused on helping healthcare systems run more efficiently. Chris eventually took over and turned the business around. The result: GMIS became a leader in the industry, and created over 100 jobs. | |||
| Gabrieli began his second career in education policy and innovation when he was selected in 1999 by then Boston Mayor ] to Chair of a Task Force on After School in Boston which led to major expansion and field building of the after school domain in Boston. He went on to co-found Massachusetts 2020 and the ] which helped define and expand the field of expanded learning time (ELT) for schooling in America.<ref>{{cite news|date=2012-05-10|title=Luis Ubiñas: How to Learn in the 21st Century (Video)|publisher=Huffingtonpost.com|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/luis-ubi/time-to-succeed_b_1505746.html|accessdate=2013-09-02}}</ref> | |||
| After his success at GMIS, Chris spent 15 years at Bessemer Venture Partners, investing in and helping innovative young businesses succeed. Some of those firms took off beyond even his wildest imagination. The result: over $1 billion invested in the economy, and thousands and thousands of new jobs. | |||
| In 2008, he authored (with co-author Warren Goldstein) the book ''Time to Learn: How a New School Schedule is Making Smarter Kids, Happier Parents and Safer Neighborhoods'', published by ]. He writes research and policy articles and opinion pieces on education policy and issues in various publications. | |||
| Over the last ten years, Chris has become more and more active in public policy and civic life. He served as Chairman of MassINC, the state's leading non-partisan, independent policy think tank. He serves on a number of non-profit Boards including The Boston Foundation, The Boston Plan for Excellence, The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, the Boston Public Library Foundation, and both the Harvard and the Boston University Schools of Public Health. And the story in Chris' public service is much the same as in his business career: results. | |||
| In 2011, Gabrieli co-founded Empower Schools, a new nonprofit focused on empowering district school educators to make the key decisions that drive the success of their schools. As part of that effort, he helped design and launch and became the chairman of the board of the , a unique partnership among the state's Department of Elementary & Secondary Education and Springfield Public Schools and the Springfield Education Association aimed at accelerating success for over 5,000 of Springfield's students.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Board|url=https://www.springfieldempowerment.org/board.html|access-date=2020-10-20|website=Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership|language=en}}</ref> That work led to what is now 14 Empowerment Zones in five states (MA, CO, TX, IN and MO) and a burgeoning field of district-partnered schools and zones of schools. | |||
| In 1998, Mayor Tom Menino named Chris as Chair of the Mayor's Taskforce on After-school Time. A year later, Chris founded Massachusetts 2020, a non-profit foundation devoted to expanding after school programs for our kids. The result: the largest public-private partnership dedicated to children in Boston's history, an innovative after-school program for children across Massachusetts and thousands of kids now with a place to go after school to learn and be safe. | |||
| In 2015, Chris Gabrieli was selected by Governor Charlie Baker for chairman of the board of the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. His tenure has included the launch of which has grown to include 23 partnerships of high schools and colleges approved by the state to offer well structured and supported opportunities to gain significant amounts of college success and credit while still in high school.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Promising results from early-college program in Massachusetts|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/08/27/promising-results-early-college-program-massachusetts|access-date=2020-10-20|website=www.insidehighered.com|language=en}}</ref> As of 2020, these partnerships serve an estimated 3,500 students, the large majority of whom are Black or Latinx, the majority of whom are low-income and many of whom are first generation college goers. | |||
| In 2003, Chris worked with State Treasurer Timothy Cahill, a team of investment experts from McKinsey and Co., and a team from Massachusetts 2020 to produce compelling evidence that helped convince the Pension Board to make in-state investments. So far, the state has invested more than $100 million in local housing developments and local businesses, expanding housing and creating new jobs. | |||
| He is also a part-time lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education where he has taught for a decade, focusing on the political science of education policy change in America. | |||
| In fact, Chris was so passionate about investing in Massachusetts that he decided to focus his business interests almost entirely on growing local companies. The result: Chris founded the Ironwood Equity Fund, which seeks out investment opportunities that have been overlooked by traditional venture investors in the healthcare, manufacturing, business services, consumer products and retail industries in the region. | |||
| ==Political experience== | |||
| In 2005, when Mitt Romney threatened to veto the stem cell research bill, Chris joined with the legislature, academics, doctors and parents to fight back. They put together a campaign that defeated Governor Romney, paving the way for groundbreaking research that could save thousands in Massachusetts from diabetes, Parkinson's, and countless other diseases. | |||
| Gabrieli became involved in politics with a 1998 campaign for the Democratic primary in the ], ultimately won by ]. | |||
| In 2002, he won the ] but the overall ticket lost to Mitt Romney in the general election. ], coming in second place in the gubernatorial primary behind eventual winner ]. Patrick subsequently appointed him Chair of the Finance Control Board of Springfield, MA which resulted in the sustained fiscal recovery of Springfield following the completion of its role in 2010. | |||
| ==Personal life== | |||
| Again, in all of Chris' endeavors, in business and in service, the story is the same: results. Results that create jobs. Results that expand opportunity. Results that reflect the strong leadership Massachusetts needs. | |||
| Chris Gabrieli lives in Boston with his wife Hilary where they raised their five, now young adult children.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timeandlearning.org/?q=chris-gabrieli |title=Chris Gabrieli | The National Center on Time & Learning |publisher=Timeandlearning.org |accessdate=2013-09-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220175116/http://www.timeandlearning.org/?q=chris-gabrieli |archivedate=2013-12-20 }}</ref> | |||
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| In 2002, Chris Gabrieli made us proud as our nominee for Lt. Governor. In 2006, we hope to make Chris our next governor, so he can start getting results for Massachusetts the way only he can. | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:49, 26 October 2024
American businessman| Chris Gabrieli | |
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| Chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| Nominated by | Charlie Baker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard College (A.B.) |
Chris Gabrieli (born February 5, 1960) is an American education policy and innovation leader. He is CEO of the non-profit Empower Schools, Chairman of the Board of the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education and part-time Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Early life and education
Gabrieli was born in Buffalo, New York and graduated with an A.B. in 1981 from Harvard College. He also attended two years of the Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons before leaving to co-found a healthcare software company. His parents were both immigrants and his brother is John Gabrieli, PhD, a Professor of Brain and Cognitive Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with whom he has collaborated on research in education in recent years.
Career
Gabrieli began his first career in entrepreneurship as the co-founder of and CEO of a healthcare informatics company called GMIS which was eventually purchased by industry leader McKesson HBO, where its products continue to be sold and used.
Gabrieli spent the majority of his business career with Bessemer Venture Partners where he started as an associate in 1986 and made his way to Partner in 18 months. As Partner he led the life sciences practice for nearly twenty years, investing in over fifty healthcare and biotechnology companies. He was twice named to Forbes list of the top 100 venture capitalists in America. In 2000, he left Bessemer to focus on education policy and innovation but remained affiliated as Partner Emeritus with the firm until 2015 when he fully retired.
Gabrieli began his second career in education policy and innovation when he was selected in 1999 by then Boston Mayor Thomas Menino to Chair of a Task Force on After School in Boston which led to major expansion and field building of the after school domain in Boston. He went on to co-found Massachusetts 2020 and the National Center on Time & Learning which helped define and expand the field of expanded learning time (ELT) for schooling in America.
In 2008, he authored (with co-author Warren Goldstein) the book Time to Learn: How a New School Schedule is Making Smarter Kids, Happier Parents and Safer Neighborhoods, published by Jossey-Bass. He writes research and policy articles and opinion pieces on education policy and issues in various publications.
In 2011, Gabrieli co-founded Empower Schools, a new nonprofit focused on empowering district school educators to make the key decisions that drive the success of their schools. As part of that effort, he helped design and launch and became the chairman of the board of the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership, a unique partnership among the state's Department of Elementary & Secondary Education and Springfield Public Schools and the Springfield Education Association aimed at accelerating success for over 5,000 of Springfield's students. That work led to what is now 14 Empowerment Zones in five states (MA, CO, TX, IN and MO) and a burgeoning field of district-partnered schools and zones of schools.
In 2015, Chris Gabrieli was selected by Governor Charlie Baker for chairman of the board of the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. His tenure has included the launch of Massachusetts’ Early College Initiative which has grown to include 23 partnerships of high schools and colleges approved by the state to offer well structured and supported opportunities to gain significant amounts of college success and credit while still in high school. As of 2020, these partnerships serve an estimated 3,500 students, the large majority of whom are Black or Latinx, the majority of whom are low-income and many of whom are first generation college goers.
He is also a part-time lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education where he has taught for a decade, focusing on the political science of education policy change in America.
Political experience
Gabrieli became involved in politics with a 1998 campaign for the Democratic primary in the Massachusetts's 8th congressional district, ultimately won by Mike Capuano. In 2002, he won the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor but the overall ticket lost to Mitt Romney in the general election. In 2006 he ran for Governor of Massachusetts, coming in second place in the gubernatorial primary behind eventual winner Deval Patrick. Patrick subsequently appointed him Chair of the Finance Control Board of Springfield, MA which resulted in the sustained fiscal recovery of Springfield following the completion of its role in 2010.
Personal life
Chris Gabrieli lives in Boston with his wife Hilary where they raised their five, now young adult children.
References
- "Our Team | Empower Schools". Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- Education, Massachusetts Department of Higher. "About the BHE / The Board / Massachusetts Department of Higher Education". www.mass.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- "Chris Gabrieli". Harvard Graduate School of Education. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- "Chris Gabrieli". Harvard Graduate School of Education. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- "Gabrieli Lab – Neuroscience Research Laboratory at MIT". Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- "Luis Ubiñas: How to Learn in the 21st Century (Video)". Huffingtonpost.com. 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
- "Board". Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- "Promising results from early-college program in Massachusetts". www.insidehighered.com. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- "Chris Gabrieli | The National Center on Time & Learning". Timeandlearning.org. Archived from the original on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded byWarren Tolman | Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 2002 |
Succeeded byTim Murray |