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.