Paul Levy (Newton, MA) has served in several leadership positions over the course of five decades: CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Executive Dean for Administration of Harvard Medical School, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), Chairman of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (MDPU), Director of the Arkansas Department of Energy, and Deputy Director of the Massachusetts Energy Policy Office. At the MWRA, he had primary responsibility for the “Boston Harbor Cleanup,” one of the largest pollution control projects in the world. In operating the water transmission system for 46 communities at the MWRA, Mr. Levy carried out an aggressive demand management program which decreased water consumption by 15% over a three-year period. At the MDPU, he regulated the electricity, telecommunications, natural gas, and water utilities in Massachusetts. In Arkansas, Paul directed energy programs, planning, policy and advocacy, including such areas as energy conservation, renewable and fossil energy resource development, and regulatory and legislative matters. From 1992-1998, he was Adjunct Professor of Environmental Policy at MIT, where he taught infrastructure planning and development, environmental policy, and negotiation. He is currently Professor of Practice at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University; Honorary Professor with the Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; and Senior Advisor at Lax Sebenius, LLC, a negotiation training, support, and advisory firm. He was elected to the City of Newton School Committee in 2021.