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    2021 Power 50: Timothy P. Murray

    Updated: May 10, 2021

    Much of the rise of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce – and the Greater Worcester economy as a whole – as a force for business advocacy and change in Massachusetts can be traced back to Timothy P. Murray stepping down as lieutenant governor…

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    2021 Power 50: Stacey Luster

    Updated: May 10, 2021

    Stacey Luster, the first Black woman ever elected to Worcester City Council, works to support anti-racism and equal opportunity, and she has co-founded two advocacy groups designed to help those efforts: Black Families Together, which focuses on…

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    2021 Power 50: Laurie Leshin

    Updated: May 10, 2021

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute, led by Laurie Leshin since 2014, tends to nearly always be at the center when people talk about where Worcester colleges shine: drawing more students, spurring startups, and a forward-thinking mentality toward equal…

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    2021 Power 50: Rev. Debora Jackson

    Updated: May 10, 2021

    Rev. Debora Jackson has been part of WPI’s administration for nearly a decade, having served on the university board since 2012, but it wasn’t until her appointment to business school dean in January that her influence at the school and in the…

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    2021 Power 50: Fred Taylor

    Updated: May 10, 2021

    As the newly elected as president of the Worcester Unit of the NAACP, Fred Taylor took the helm of the organization at a pivotal moment, when both Worcester and the rest of the country are actively reckoning with centuries of systemic racism.

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    2021 Power 50: Deborah Penta

    Updated: May 10, 2021

    Deborah Penta has been leading PENTA Communications for more than 30 years.

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    2021 Power 50: AiVi Nguyen

    Updated: May 10, 2021

    If one was tasked with naming a woman with her finger on the pulse of the Worcester business community, there’s a good chance the first name to come to mind would be AiVi Nguyen.

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    2021 Power 50: John C. "Jack" Roche

    Updated: May 10, 2021

    The head of the only public company headquartered in Worcester, with 4,300 worldwide employees and $359 million in 2020 profits, Roche sits in a considerable position.

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    2021 Power 50: The most influential people in the Central Mass. economy

    Brad Kane Updated: May 10, 2021

    Power dynamics in the Central Massachusetts business community made two major shifts in 2021, due to the two major events upending the entire global community.

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    2021 Power 50: David Fithian

    Updated: May 10, 2021

    Despite the challenges of 2021, David Fithian has jumped into his new job at Clark University full force and appears to be taking the 134-year-old Main South institution with 3,272 students and a $450-million endowment to the next level.

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Today's Poll

Has your company created pathways for women, people of color and other minorities to advance to more senior positions?
Poll Description

While shifting cultural norms in the business community have found hiring managers outwardly working toward hiring a more diverse staff, studies in the last few years by organizations like McKinsey & Co. and Regent University found women and people of color are promoted less frequently than their white male counterparts. This produces a dynamic where company leadership at many organizations remains dominated by white males even as the company's employees become more diversified.

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