By statue, the Authority has eleven members, appointed by the Governor, who oversee the activity of the Authority. Five of these members are also Trustees of the University of Massachusetts. Two of the six non-trustee Members must be graduates of the University.

Mary Burns
Chair*
Lowell
Vice Chair, UMass Board of Trustees
Principal, Splash Media East, LLC and Principal, Chesapeake Outdoor, LLC
Principal, Splash Media East, LLC and Principal, Chesapeake Outdoor, LLC

James McGaugh
Member
Needham
US Corporate Affairs, National Grid

Michael O’Brien
Vice-Chair*
Southborough
Executive Vice President, WinnCompanies

Thomas H. Green, III
Retired Citigroup Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Finance

Charles Wu
Member*
Newton
Senior Fellow, Harvard Business School

Gerald Colella
Secretary-Treasurer*
Seabrook, NH
Chairman and Former CEO, MKS Instruments, Inc.

Angela Davis
Member
Foxborough
Assistant Undersecretary for Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice, Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Frank Marchione
Member
Attleboro
Managing Partner, Catahoula Development, LLC

R. Norman Peters, Esq.
Member
Worcester
Attorney, Peters & Sowyrda
Daniel T. O'Brien
Member
Pipefitters Local 537 - Business Manager/Financial Secretary-Treasurer, Trustee
* indicates a University Trustee seat