McKenna, David

Chief Technology OfficerIndependent & Quasi-public Agencies

Official Record

Years in Current Position 1
Job Description To oversee and administer the daily operations of the Cannabis Control Commission (“the Commission”); chair the Cannabis Advisory Board; and ensure that the Commission is fulfilling its statutory mandate efficiently and effectively.

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Education
- Capella University, PhD., Information Technology
- Brandeis University, M.S. IT Management
- Fitchburg State University, B.S, Computer information Systems
- Project Management Institute, Project Management Professional Certification.
Previous Employment
- Vice President of Information Technology at Narragansett Bay Insurance Company, Pawtucket, RI
- Vice President of Claims Finance and Technology at Selective Insurance, Branchville, NJ
- independent consultancy work and participation speaking or presenting at numerous technology and big data conferences including the New Jersey Workers' Compensation Centennial Judicial Seminar
- U.S,Army Sergeant, served in Iraq, 2003.

The mission of the Cannabis Control Commission is to honor the will of the voters of Massachusetts by safely, equitably and effectively implementing and administering the laws enabling access to medical and adult use marijuana in the Commonwealth.
The Commission will foster the creation of a safely regulated industry that will create entrepreneurial and employment opportunities and incremental tax revenues in and to communities across the state and which will be a best practice model for other states. The industry will be characterized by participation by small and larger participants and with full and robust participation by minorities, women and veterans. We will develop policies and procedures to encourage and enable full participation in the marijuana industry by people from communities that have previously been disproportionately harmed by marijuana prohibition and enforcement and positively impact those communities.