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President's Council-Joe Boncore, CEO of MassBio
Please join us for our 2022 quarter one President's Council as we are happy to have Joe Boncore, CEO of Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MassBio) visit the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce.
MassBio is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1985 that represents and provides services and support for the #1 life sciences cluster in the world.
MassBio’s mission is to advance Massachusetts’ leadership in the life sciences to grow the industry, add value to the healthcare system, and improve patient lives. They represent the premier global life sciences and healthcare hub, with 1,400+ members dedicated to preventing, treating, and curing diseases through transformative science and technology that brings value and hope to patients.
In the role of CEO, Joe will manage MassBio’s federal affairs, state and municipal government relations, and will take the lead on initiatives to sustain Massachusetts’ economic competitiveness focusing on issues around infrastructure, workforce, and digital health.
Prior to joining MassBio in September 2021, Joe served as the State Senator for the First Suffolk and Middlesex districts, representing his hometown of Winthrop; the Boston communities of East Boston, North End, Chinatown, Beacon Hill, Bay Village, and South End; the Cambridge neighborhoods of Cambridgeport, Riverside and MIT; and the City of Revere. While in the State Senate, Joe was the Chair of the Joint Committee on Transportation, Chair of the Senate’s Committee on Personnel and Administration, Chair of the Joint Committee on Housing, Vice Chair of Rules, and member of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, Senate Ethics Committee, Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, and the Committee on Financial Services.
Before being elected to the state legislature in 2016, Joe practiced law specializing in criminal law in his private practice and as a public defender with Suffolk Lawyers for Justice.
Since his early life, Boncore has been an active member in the Order Sons of Italy in America, he is currently the National Second Vice President. Boncore earned his bachelor’s degree in political science and government from Providence College in 2004 and received his juris doctorate from the Massachusetts School of Law. Joe resides in Winthrop with his wife Christine and twin sons John and Philip.
Date and Time
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
February 23, 2022
12:00 PM - 1:00PM
Light lunch will be provided
Location
Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce
Fuller Conference Room
311 Main Street, Suite 200
Worcester, MA 01608
*Please note that the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce requires that all staff and guests be vaccinated in order to visit the Chamber office*
Fees/Admission
Free to Members
Contact Information
Alex Guardiola
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