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ABOUT THE CANDIDATE Campaign bio Website
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| Full name |
Christopher Gabrieli |
| Party |
Democrat |
| Age |
46 |
| Current home |
Boston |
| Birthplace |
Buffalo, NY |
| Religion |
Protestant |
| Education |
Harvard College |
| Current job |
Managing Director of the Ironwood Equity Fund |
| Resume highlights |
Founder of Ironwood Equity Fund; chairman of MassINC, 1996-2002; founder of Massachusetts 2020, 2000; chair of the Mayor's Taskforce on After-school Time, 1999; board member of The Boston Foundation, The Boston Plan for Excellence, The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, the Boston Public Library Foundation, and both the Harvard and the Boston University Schools of Public Health; 15 years at Bessemer Venture Partners
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| Elected offices |
None |
| Family |
Wife Hilary and their five children: John, Abigail, Polly, Lilla and Nicholas
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| Campaign e-mail |
staff@gabrieli.org |
| Phone number |
617-314-6691 |
(By Brian C. Mooney, Globe Staff, 9/12/06)
For all his accomplishments in business, as a public policy wonk, and in the Democratic Party, Christopher F. Gabrieli's public image is largely defined by his money.
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(By Robert Gavin, Globe Staff, 7/2/06)
Chris Gabrieli said he would likely fire embattled MTA chairman Matthew Amorello if his election bid succeeds.
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In August, the six candidates for governor sat down with the editors and publishers of CommonWealth Magazine for individual hour-long interviews.
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(By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff, 5/22/06)
Chris Gabrieli approaches politics with the same earnest single-mindedness of the man who rescued his parents from financial ruin.
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(By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff, 7/24/06)
Hilary Gabrieli has avoided being the center of attention in her husband Christopher's campaign for governor.
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For immigrants' son, family was first
Christopher Gabrieli discussed his youth in
Buffalo, his lifelong friends from Harvard
University, and his father's immigrant
values. (Boston Globe, 4/20/06)
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