Dan O’Connell is an attorney and developer of laboratory, office and residential real estate. He served as Secretary of Housing and Economic Development under Governor Patrick, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency and Director of Planning and Development at Massport under Governor Weld, and Chief of Staff for Congressman (now Senator) Ed Markey. He also served as President and CEO of the Massachusetts Competitive Partnership.
Dan is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Contemporary Art, and is a graduate of Harvard College, AB (cum laude) and Harvard Law School, JD.