Interviews - Chris Gabrieli - 2006
Massachusetts Gubernatorial Candidate - August 9, 2006
Christopher Gabrieli is a Hungarian-American businessman and three-time
political candidate. A member of the Democratic Party, he unsuccessfully
ran for Congress in 1998, yet won his Party's nomination for Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts in 2002. In 2006 Gabrieli unsuccessfully
sought the Democratic nomination for Governor of Massachusetts.
Gabrieli spent 15 years at Bessemer Venture Partners,
investing in and helping innovative young businesses succeed. During his
time there, he invested over $1 billion in the economy.
Gabrieli served as Chairman of Boston Mayor Thomas
Menino’s Task Force on After-School Time and was a founding partner and
Chairman of Boston’s After-School for All Partnership, a $25 million
public-private partnership. Massachusetts 2020 led a pro bono project to
help the $30 billion Massachusetts state pension fund (PRIM) evaluate
investing some assets along a “double bottom line” strategy to yield
both market-rate returns and economic benefits to Massachusetts, such as
creating new jobs and expanding home ownership. As a result of the
study, PRIM adopted a formal policy to commit up to $600 million in this
direction.
Chris discussed a variety of topics central to the 2006 election and
campaign.
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