Economic Outlook Breakfast

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We are happy to announce that Rick Lord, President & CEO of Associated Industries of Massachusetts, Inc.,will be the keynote speaker for our Economic Outlook Breakfast this year, on Friday, February 26, 2016, from 7:30-9:00am, at the Elks at Bass Rocks. Rick will speak about his perspective on our regional and statewide prospects for the coming year, including his insights on GE's decision to relocate to Boston.

Tickets are $30 and includes a light breakfast catered by Laurie Lufkin.

Rick's bio:

Richard C. Lord is President and Chief Executive Officer of Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM). AIM is a state-wide employer advocacy and service organization of more than 4,500 member companies.  Mr. Lord joined AIM in 1991 and served as Executive Vice President for Legislative Policy where he was responsible for AIM’s public policy advocacy on health care, economic development, taxation, worker’s compensation and other issues of interest to employers in the Commonwealth.  He has been President and CEO since 1999.

Prior to joining AIM, Mr. Lord served as Chief of Staff for the Committee on Ways and Means of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.  The Committee is responsible for all legislation involving state funds and revenues, including the Commonwealth's annual budget and all tax related matters.  Mr. Lord was employed by the Committee for six years, serving as the Budget Director before being promoted to the Chief of Staff position.

Before entering public service, Mr. Lord also worked in financial positions at General Electric Company and McCormack and Dodge, a Massachusetts-based software company.  He is a 1977 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Williams College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Psychology.

Mr. Lord is a member of several boards, including Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Boston, the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative, The Children’s Trust Fund, the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education, the Commonwealth’s Health Policy Commission, the New England Center for Children, A.I.M. Mutual Insurance Company, Inc., the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health, Massachusetts Health Quality Partners and the Massachusetts Health Council.  He also chairs the Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund Advisory Panel.  He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority.

We look froward to seeing you there.