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WPI President Laurie Leshin
May 1, 2020
WPI, eClinicalWorks leaders to help decide when Mass. economy re-opens
The heads of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Westborough healthcare information technology firm eClinicalWorks have been tapped for a Massachusetts advisory board to help shape a reopening of the economy from the coronavirus pandemic.
WPI President Laurie Leshin and eClinicalWorks CEO and Co-founder Girish Navani are two of 17 members on the Reopening Advisory Board, with members from the business community and municipal government. The board is co-chaired by Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy.
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eClinicalWorks CEO Girish Navani
The group, which Gov. Charlie Baker announced Tuesday, is tasked with advising the administration on strategies for reopening the economy in phases based on guidance from health and safety data, with a report due to the state by May 18 to include workplace safety standards approved by the state Department of Public Health, customer protocols, and enforcement guidelines.
Other business leaders on the board include top officials from Fidelity Investments, General Dynamics, Kronos, Massachusetts General Hospital, CapeAir, Baystate Health, and Davio's Restaurants. Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel and Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack also serve on the board.
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