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          05/29/2025

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          Art of Connection: An Evening at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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          06/05/2025

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          Transportation First | State of the Airport

          The Transportation First Series offers a platform to discuss the challenges faced by our region, with the input of experts and changemakers.

          06/12/2025

          2:45pm - 4:30pm

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          This virtual event gives small business owners the chance to hear directly from procurement officers about opportunities to work with them.

          05/29/2025

          12:00pm - 1:00pm

          Virtual

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          City Awake
          Art of Connection: An Evening at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

          Join us for an exclusive networking event at the Museum of Fine Arts and enjoy self-guided tours of John Wilson and Van Gogh, showcasing the deep bond of family, friendship, and community.

          06/05/2025

          5:30pm - 8:30pm

          Museum of Fine Arts

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          Transportation First | State of the Airport

          The Transportation First Series offers a platform to discuss the challenges faced by our region, with the input of experts and changemakers.

          06/12/2025

          2:45pm - 4:30pm

          Hybrid | Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

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  • Learning & Development

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          • Overview
          • Call for Nominations
          • Insights
        • Transformational DEI Certificate

          This program is in redevelopment. Click this page for DEI resources.

          Read More
          Women’s Leadership Program

          Our Women’s Leadership Program enables you to take your leadership to the next level by arming you with the most in-demand leadership toolkit.

          Read More
          Boston’s Future Leaders

          Our Boston’s Future Leaders (BFL) program provides emerging leaders with a socially conscious and civically engaged leadership toolkit, as well as the opportunity to apply their knowledge through experiential assignments.

          Read More
          Authentic Professionalism for Early Career Professionals

          Join us on June 12 for a highly interactive virtual workshop with Strategic Career & Leadership Coach Carole-Ann Penney.

          Read More
  • Economic Inclusion

        • Economic Inclusion

          • Overview
          • Pacesetters
          • Resources
        • ...
          Economic Inclusion
          City Awake

          City Awake empowers young professionals in a variety of ways that encourages these rising leaders to stay invested in the region’s future success.

          arrow-go
          Read More
        • ...
          Economic Inclusion
          Pacesetters

          We are developing an ecosystem of corporations and partners with the influence and buying power to transform economic inclusion for minority business enterprises (MBEs).

          arrow-go
          Read More
        • ...
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          Small businesses are the backbone of the Boston economy. Learn more about the resources available through the Chamber.

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          Small Business

          Small businesses are the backbone of the Boston economy. Learn more about the resources available through the Chamber.

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          City Awake

          City Awake empowers young professionals in a variety of ways that encourages these rising leaders to stay invested in the region’s future success.

          Read More
          BIMA

          BIMA (the Boston Interactive Media Association) serves a vibrant community of like-minded professionals from agencies, brands, publishers, and ad-tech companies with business interests in the New England market.

          Read More
          Women’s Network

          For over 30 years, the Chamber’s Women’s Network has connected female professionals of all background and career levels. Today, our Women’s Network is the largest in New England, strengthening the professional networks of women each year.

          Read More
          Massachusetts Apprentice Network

          The Massachusetts Apprentice Network convenes employers, training providers, and talent sources interested in developing and implementing apprenticeship programs in occupations across industries and statewide in fields such as tech, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, and more.

          Read More
          Pacesetters

          We are developing an ecosystem of corporations and partners with the influence and buying power to transform economic inclusion for minority business enterprises (MBEs).

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Paula Johnson
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Lily Hsu, Ed.D
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Howard Purcell
Member New England College of Optometry, President
Marty Meehan
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Marisa Kelly
Co-Chair Suffolk University, President
David Podell
Member Massachusetts Bay Community College, President
Aisha Francis
Member Franklin Cummings Tech, Chief Executive Officer
Mark Thompson
Member Wentworth Institute of Technology, President
Brent Chrite
Member Bentley University, President
Gilda Barabino
Member Olin College of Engineering, President
Andrea Kalyn
Member New England Conservatory, President
Lynn Perry Wooten
Member Simmons University, President
Stephen Spinelli
Member Babson College, President
William Leahy
Member Boston College, President of Boston College
Robert McCarron
Member Association of Independent Colleges & Universities in MA., President and CEO
Mark Fuller
Member University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Chancellor
Steven DiSalvo
Member Endicott College, President
Mary Grant
Member Massachusetts College of Art and Design, President
Marcelo Suárez-Orozco
Member University of Massachusetts Boston, Chancellor
Jay Gonzalez
Member Curry College, President
Sunil Kumar
Member Tufts University, President
Jonathan Jefferson
Member Roxbury Community College, President
Melissa Gilliam
Member Boston University, President
Javier Reyes
Member University of Massachusetts Amherst, Chancellor
Yves Salomon-Fernandez
Member Urban College of Boston, President
Beth Ross
Member Emmanuel College, President
Michael Collins
Member University of Massachusetts Medical School, Chancellor & Senior Vice President for the Health Sciences
Julie Chen
Member University of Massachusetts Lowell, Chancellor
Jay Bernhardt
Member Emerson College, President
Sally Kornbluth
Member Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President
Arthur Levine
Member Brandeis University, Interim President
Grace Wang
Member Worcester Polytechnic Institute, President
Micho Spring
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Wellesley College, President

Lily Hsu, Ed.D

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Laboure College of Healthcare, President

Howard Purcell

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New England College of Optometry, President

Marty Meehan

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University of Massachusetts Office of the President, President

Marisa Kelly

Co-Chair

Suffolk University, President

David Podell

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Massachusetts Bay Community College, President

Aisha Francis

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Franklin Cummings Tech, Chief Executive Officer

Mark Thompson

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Wentworth Institute of Technology, President

Brent Chrite

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Bentley University, President

Gilda Barabino

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Olin College of Engineering, President

Andrea Kalyn

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New England Conservatory, President

Lynn Perry Wooten

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Simmons University, President

Stephen Spinelli

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Babson College, President

William Leahy

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Boston College, President of Boston College

Robert McCarron

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Association of Independent Colleges & Universities in MA., President and CEO

Mark Fuller

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University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Chancellor

Steven DiSalvo

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Endicott College, President

Mary Grant

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design, President

Marcelo Suárez-Orozco

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University of Massachusetts Boston, Chancellor

Jay Gonzalez

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Curry College, President

Sunil Kumar

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Tufts University, President

Jonathan Jefferson

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Roxbury Community College, President

Melissa Gilliam

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Boston University, President

Javier Reyes

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University of Massachusetts Amherst, Chancellor

Yves Salomon-Fernandez

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Urban College of Boston, President

Beth Ross

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Emmanuel College, President

Michael Collins

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University of Massachusetts Medical School, Chancellor & Senior Vice President for the Health Sciences

Julie Chen

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University of Massachusetts Lowell, Chancellor

Jay Bernhardt

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Emerson College, President

Sally Kornbluth

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President

Arthur Levine

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Brandeis University, Interim President

Grace Wang

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute, President

Micho Spring

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