University of Massachusetts, Boston
Stephen P. Crosby, the founding Dean of the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies, has nearly 40 years of experience in policy making, entrepreneurship, and nonprofit leadership.
A member of CAST's Board of Directors since 1995, he served as Chair of the Board from 2004 to 2007.
As Secretary of Administration and Finance under Massachusetts Governors Paul Cellucci and Jane M. Swift from 2000-2002, he was responsible for development, legislative approval and implementation of the governor’s $23 billion annual operating budget and a $2 to $3 billion capital budget. He supervised 22 agencies with 3,000 employees. In 2002, he served as chief of staff to Governor Swift.
Mr. Crosby is founder and publisher of CCI/Crosby Publishing in Boston. In other business endeavors, he has served as chairman and CEO of technology and publishing companies, including Interactive Radio Corp., Inc., SmartRoute Systems, Inc., Crosby Vandenburgh Group, and MetroGuide, Inc. His career also includes work as a campaign manager and senior advisor for local and national candidates and elected representatives.
He serves on the boards of other nonprofits, including as chair of the Boston History Innovation Collaborative, vice-chair of the Poverty Institute in Providence, R.I., and as a board member for the Los Angeles-based AIDS Responsibility Project.
Mr. Crosby holds a B.A. from Harvard College and a J.D. degree from Boston University.
