Innovation

For 400 years, Massachusetts has led through every major economic era by bringing new voices together and reimagining what's possible. Keeping that edge in a time of rapid technological change takes the same discipline: setting the status quo aside and being deliberate about whose voices and ideas get elevated.

For nearly two decades, I led the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, building the programs, policies, and partnerships that helped the state's innovation economy add tens of thousands of jobs and billions in economic value, and helped create the region's first robotics ecosystem, which spun out to become MassRobotics in 2015.

In 2026, while running for state senate, I created the Commonwealth Innovation Promise, a nonpartisan effort inviting Massachusetts legislative candidates to go on record across six policy areas, from housing to technology and innovation. Now that the Second and Fifth Middlesex races are decided, I'm showcasing where our new state senators stand on the issues that will determine our future.

I believe in the collective wisdom of our community and in elevating new voices across industry, academia, government, and civic life. I'm gathering insights from today's leaders, seeking to uncover the patterns and wisdom to help guide us forward once again.

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