Reflecting on My Fellowship at the Massachusetts Business Roundtable
By Mahesh Admankar Mahesh Admankar is a Civic Action Project Fellow, at the Massachusetts Business Roundtable and PhD scholar at the McCormack School of Policy & Global Studies at University of Massachusetts Boston. The Massachusetts Business Roundtable opened my eyes to the amazing work of the business community in affirming informed public policy and social justice. When I was selected as…
Historic Investments for Child Care in Massachusetts
Guest contributor Tom Weber is the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Business Coalition for Early Childhood Education The end of the 2021-22 Legislative session promises to be one of the most consequential in the history of Massachusetts’ early care and education (ECE) system. First, there is unprecedented proposals pending approval including historic investments proposed by both the House and Senate…
Breaking Barriers to Build Black Wealth
By Mahesh Admankar, Civic Action Project Fellow, Massachusetts Business Roundtable and PhD scholar at University of Massachusetts Boston The public health disparities exacerbated by the global COVID-19 pandemic and the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery sparked the latest racial and social awakening in communities across the country and world. As communities—including employers—looked inward for creating change,…
Quarterly Policy Roundup: Q1 2022
The Roundtable kicked off the new year by convening Task Forces focused on key policy areas while also collaborating with external partners to advance strategies to support key priorities. The Roundtable convened its Task Forces including: Competitiveness; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Education and Workforce Development; Energy and Environment; Healthcare and Life Sciences; and Transportation, Housing, and Infrastructure. There were many…
The Need for Talent
Well before the pandemic, workforce development was a priority for members of the Roundtable. But the talent crunch has increasingly become the top priority as well as challenge for member companies – similar to companies spanning industries, regions, and sizes in Massachusetts as well as many markets across the country. Since the start of the pandemic, Roundtable members have convened…
Celebrating Mentoring Month: The Value of Mentor-Mentee Relationship
Featuring a Q&A with JD Chesloff, Mentor and President & CEO of the Roundtable, and Marielba Arias, Mentee and Assistant Branch Manager at Cambridge Savings Bank’s Somerville-Assembly Row Branch. As National Mentoring Month comes to a close, the Roundtable is reflecting on its partnership with Conexion and mentoring efforts to support rising talent in the Massachusetts business community. Conexion is…
Roundtable Members Share Employer Priorities and Reflect on Outlook for 2022
How are Massachusetts employers approaching plans for 2022? This December, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable hosted its quarterly Board of Directors meeting as well as an Open Forum which included two opportunities for members to discuss the top issues employers are currently facing and expect to continue to manage in 2022. Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic response continues to be top-of-mind for…
Roundtable Testimony to the Joint Committee on Education
Public Hearing on Early Childhood Education Submitted by JD Chesloff, President & CEO of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable Chairman Lewis, Chairwoman Peisch, Members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to provide testimony on legislation before you today focused on early childhood education and childcare. The Massachusetts Business Roundtable – a public policy organization comprised of CEOs and Senior…
Essential Today, Essential to the Future: Latinos and an Equitable Labor Market Economy
As we focus on an economic recovery for the Commonwealth, government, business, philanthropy, and community-based organizations share a common belief: we must build an equitable economy. That is why the Massachusetts Business Roundtable – comprised of CEOs and senior executives from the state’s largest employers focused on advancing public policy to strengthen the Commonwealth’s long-term economic prosperity – is partnering…
See Yourself In STEM
How can students today see themselves in jobs for the future? Throughout Massachusetts STEM Week (October 18 – 22, 2021), we are encouraging young people to see themselves in science, technology, engineering, math as well as the arts (both STEM and STEAM). But, a student can only begin to see what their future career may be in STEM/STEAM if they…