Location Boston, Massachusetts, United States Regions Greater Boston Area, East Coast, New England Gender Male
Jay Ash serves as Chairman at MassVentures. Mr. Ash served as Chairman, Board of Directors at Massachusetts Development Finance Agency. As Secretary, he is responsible for directing and executing Governor Charlie Baker's agenda on housing and community development, job creation, business development, consumer affairs, and business regulation.
He previously served as the City Manager in his native Chelsea, a position he held from 2000 to 2014. He previously served as Co-Founder and Vice-Chairman of the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition, as past President of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, as a board member of the public policy think tank MassINC, the staff director to the Massachusetts House Majority Leader, and as an elected trustee of his alma mater, Clark University.

