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| '''Chris Gabrieli''' is a ] ] businessman and ]. He was the Democratic nominee for ] in ]. He declined Tom Reilly's offer to be his running mate and is now running for Governor (see above). + '''Christopher Gabrieli''' is a ] ] businessman and ]. He was the Democratic nominee for ] in ]. He declined Attorney General ]'s offer to be his running mate and is now running for ]. | |||
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| He announced his candidacy for governor of Massachusetts in April 2006. ''(see ])''. The son of Hungarian immigrants, Gabrieli grew up in Buffalo, New York. He is a graduate of Harvard College and is married with five children (ages five to twelve). | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| '''Christopher Gabrieli''' is a ] ] businessman and ]. He was the Democratic nominee for ] in ]. He declined Attorney General ]'s offer to be his running mate and is now running for ]. | |||
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| He announced his candidacy for governor of Massachusetts in April 2006. ''(see ])''. The son of Hungarian immigrants, Gabrieli grew up in Buffalo, New York. He is a graduate of Harvard College and is married with five children (ages five to twelve). | |||
| 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. | |||
| ==Biography== | |||
| 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. | |||
| Chris Gabrieli is Co-Founder and Chairman of ], a non-profit foundation aimed at expanding educational and economic | |||
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| opportunities for children and families across Massachusetts. Massachusetts 2020 has shaped public policy at both the state and local level as well as directly helped thousands of children and families across the Commonwealth. | |||
| As a leading advocate for after-school programming for children, Gabrieli served as Chairman of ] ] ]’s Task Force on After-School Time and was a founding partner and Chairman of Boston’s After-School for All Partnership, the largest public-private partnership ($25 million) dedicated to children in Boston’s history. | |||
| 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. | |||
| In the arena of economic opportunity, Massachusetts 2020 led a pro bono project to help the $30 billion Massachusetts state pension fund (PRIM) evaluate investing some assets along a “double bottom line” strategy to yield both market-rate returns and economic benefits to Massachusetts such as creating new jobs and expanding home ownership. As a result of the study, PRIM adopted a formal policy to commit up to $600 million in this direction. | |||
| In 2002, Chris Gabrieli was the Dem. nominee for Lt. Governor. | |||
| ⚫ | Gabrieli has also been active in public policy, civic life and politics. From 1996 to 2002 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 ] Foundation, and both the ] and the ] Schools of Public Health. In 2002, Gabrieli won a three-way primary to become the Democratic nominee for Lt. Governor of Massachusetts. | ||
| A successful entrepreneur, Gabrieli was a founder of GMIS, Inc., a company providing clinical software tools to the healthcare industry. Subsequently he spent 15 years as a General Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, during which time his firm invested over $1 billion in start-up high-tech and biotech companies creating tens of thousands of new jobs during his tenure. | |||
| ⚫ | He is currently a Managing Director of the Ironwood Equity Fund, a Small Business Investment Corporation (SBIC) that provides growth capital to expansion and later stage businesses in the Northeast. Ironwood seeks out investment opportunities in undercapitalized markets that have been overlooked by traditional venture investors and focuses on the healthcare, value-added manufacturing, business services, consumer products and retail industries. | ||
| Gabrieli lives in Boston with his wife Hilary and their five children, John Abigail, Polly Lilla and Nicholas. | |||
| (Source Massachusetts 2020) | |||
| ==On the issues== | ==On the issues== | ||
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| *] fare increase (Proposed): Opposes | *] fare increase (Proposed): Opposes | ||
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Revision as of 19:10, 24 August 2006
Chris Gabrieli is a Hungarian-American Massachusetts businessman and American politician. He was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 2002. He declined Tom Reilly's offer to be his running mate and is now running for Governor (see above). + Christopher Gabrieli is a Hungarian-American Massachusetts businessman and American politician. He was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 2002. He declined Attorney General Tom Reilly's offer to be his running mate and is now running for Governor of Massachusetts.
He announced his candidacy for governor of Massachusetts in April 2006. (see Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2006). The son of Hungarian immigrants, Gabrieli grew up in Buffalo, New York. He is a graduate of Harvard College and is married with five children (ages five to twelve).
Christopher Gabrieli is a Hungarian-American Massachusetts businessman and American politician. He was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 2002. He declined Attorney General Tom Reilly's offer to be his running mate and is now running for Governor of Massachusetts.
He announced his candidacy for governor of Massachusetts in April 2006. (see Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2006). The son of Hungarian immigrants, Gabrieli grew up in Buffalo, New York. He is a graduate of Harvard College and is married with five children (ages five to twelve).
Biography
Chris Gabrieli is Co-Founder and Chairman of Massachusetts 2020, a non-profit foundation aimed at expanding educational and economic opportunities for children and families across Massachusetts. Massachusetts 2020 has shaped public policy at both the state and local level as well as directly helped thousands of children and families across the Commonwealth.
As a leading advocate for after-school programming for children, Gabrieli served as Chairman of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino’s Task Force on After-School Time and was a founding partner and Chairman of Boston’s After-School for All Partnership, the largest public-private partnership ($25 million) dedicated to children in Boston’s history.
In the arena of economic opportunity, Massachusetts 2020 led a pro bono project to help the $30 billion Massachusetts state pension fund (PRIM) evaluate investing some assets along a “double bottom line” strategy to yield both market-rate returns and economic benefits to Massachusetts such as creating new jobs and expanding home ownership. As a result of the study, PRIM adopted a formal policy to commit up to $600 million in this direction.
Gabrieli has also been active in public policy, civic life and politics. From 1996 to 2002 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. In 2002, Gabrieli won a three-way primary to become the Democratic nominee for Lt. Governor of Massachusetts.
A successful entrepreneur, Gabrieli was a founder of GMIS, Inc., a company providing clinical software tools to the healthcare industry. Subsequently he spent 15 years as a General Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, during which time his firm invested over $1 billion in start-up high-tech and biotech companies creating tens of thousands of new jobs during his tenure.
He is currently a Managing Director of the Ironwood Equity Fund, a Small Business Investment Corporation (SBIC) that provides growth capital to expansion and later stage businesses in the Northeast. Ironwood seeks out investment opportunities in undercapitalized markets that have been overlooked by traditional venture investors and focuses on the healthcare, value-added manufacturing, business services, consumer products and retail industries.
Gabrieli lives in Boston with his wife Hilary and their five children, John Abigail, Polly Lilla and Nicholas. (Source Massachusetts 2020)
On the issues
- Taxes: Supports cuts based upon a "responsible" timetable
- Cape Wind project: Supports;
- Same-Sex Marriage: Supports;
- Stem Cell research: Supports;
- Death Penalty: Opposes;
- Abortion Rights: Supports;
- MCAS: Supports;
- T fare increase (Proposed): Opposes