Paul Guzzi

Infobox_Politician (general)


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title = Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
term_start = 1975
term_end = 1978
predecessor = John F. X. Davoren
successor = Michael J. Connelly
office2 = State Representative
constituency2 = Newton
term_start2 = 1971
term_end2 = 1974
religion =
party = Democratic
spouse = Joanne Guzzi

Paul H. Guzzi (born in Newton, Massachusetts) is an American businessman and former Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth.He is president and chief executive officer of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.

Biography

Paul Guzzi graduated from Harvard University with a degree in government.

Guzzi was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1971 to 1974.In 1974 was elected Secretary of the Commonwealth, serving from 1975 to 1978.In 1978, he was defeated for the United States Senate by Paul Tsongas in the Democratic Primary Election.He then served as chief of staff to Massachusetts Governor Ed King.In 1980 Guzzi was named interim chancellor of the newly formed Massachusetts Board of Regents for Public Higher Education.

Guzzi was a senior vice president of Wang Laboratories from 1981 to 1991.He was a vice president at Data General from 1991 to 1993.

Guzzi is the president and chief executive officer of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.He has served as a director of several corporations.Cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=4915453&capId=355961&previousCapId=4393086&previousTitle=Boston%20Medical%20Center%20Corporation|title=EXECUTIVE PROFILE - Paul Guzzi|publisher=Business Week|accessdate=2007-10-28] He is also a trustee of the Citi Performing Arts Center [Cite web|url=http://www.citicenter.org/_frame-top.tmpl?topURL=top-member.html&leftURL=member-menu.html&rightURL=board-of.html|title=BOARD MEMBERS|publisher=Citi Performing Arts Center|accessdate=2007-10-28] and a director of The Boston Foundation.Cite web|url=http://www.tbf.org/tbfgen1.asp?id=1722|title=TBF Board Biographies - Paul Guzzi|publisher=The Boston Foundation|accessdate=2007-10-28] Guzzi is co-host of "This Week in Business" on the New England Cable News network. [Cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/news/necn/About/bios/pguzzi/|title=PAUL GUZZI|publisher=Boston.com|accessdate=2007-10-28]

References

*Cite web|url=http://www.bostonchamber.com/chamber/pguzzi.asp|title=Paul Guzzi|publisher=Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce|accessdate=2007-10-28
*Cite web|url=http://nass.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=4|title=THE STATES|format=PDF|publisher=National Association of Secretaries of State|accessdate=2007-10-06
*Cite web|url=http://www.mass.gov/lib/collections/sc/burrill.htm|title=Special Collections - Burrill File|publisher=State Library of Massachusetts|accessdate=2007-10-06
*Cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=923240|title=Paul Guzzi Profile|publisher=Forbes.com|accessdate=2007-10-28

External links

* [http://www.bostonchamber.com/chamber/pguzzi.asp Paul Guzzi] bio at the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce