Boston's Future Leaders

Four years ago, amid reports of a ‘Brain Drain’ that was sapping the business community’s most talented workers, the Chamber created the Boston’s Future Leaders (BFL) program.

BFL aims to identify the leaders of tomorrow and engage them in the business and civic life of our community by providing a platform for professional development and significant opportunities for growth and exposure.

In 2007-2008, the Chamber partnered with Metro Boston to profile some BFL participants:

Feb. 12, 2008 - Ron Willett, Vice President, National Accounts Boston Region - AIG

Feb. 4, 2008 - Brooke Botello, Senior Account Executive, McDermott Ventures

Jan. 21, 2008 - Rob Nagi, Principal - Transportation Systems, VHB

Jan. 14, 2008 - Andrew Graff, President & CEO, Allen & Gerritsen

Dec. 17, 2007 - Eileen Habelow, Regional VP and Director, Randstad USA

Dec. 10, 2007 - Tom Birmingham, Manager, Regulatory Policy, Bay State Gas

Dec. 3, 2007 - Bill Power, Managing Director, Citi Markets & Banking, Citigroup

Nov. 26, 2007 - Maura Rudolph, Market Development Director, Accenture

Nov. 19, 2007 - Gary Murad, Vice President, O'Neill and Associates

Nov. 12, 2007 - Anthony Guerriero, Senior Community and Federal Relations Representative, MassPort

Nov. 5, 2007 - Gary Pease, Vice President - Civil Engineering, Nitsch Engineering, Inc.

Oct. 29, 2007 - Emily Neill, Business Development & Community Relations Manager, Constellation NewEnergy

Oct. 22, 2007 - Martha Reiss, Senior Vice President, Field Marketing, Keybank, Corporate and Investment Banking Division

Oct. 15, 2007 - Matt Gill, Senior Vice President, Pile and Company

Oct. 8, 2007 - Monica Cost, Broker, Cushman & Wakefield

Oct. 1, 2007 - Jim Rushton, Vice President/Director of Sales, Sportsradio WEEI/WRKO

Sept. 24, 2007 - Kathy Bilotas, Manager of Public Affairs, State Government Affairs - Eli Lilly and Company

Sept. 17, 2007 - Emerson Foster, Senior Director - Community Relations, Stop & Shop Supermarket Company

Sept. 10, 2007 - Penni McClean-Conner, Vice President, Customer Care, NSTAR

Paul Guzzi, president & CEO, Greater Boston Chamber.