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Portrait of Jeffrey C. Furher

Furher, Jeffrey C.

Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy OfficerIndependent & Quasi-public Agencies

Official Record

  • Year Started Current Position 2020
  • Years in Current Position 7
  • Job Description MassDevelopment, the state’s finance and development agency, works with businesses, nonprofits, banks, and communities to stimulate economic growth. Through these collaborations we help create jobs, increase the number of housing units, revitalize urban environments, and address factors limiting economic growth including transportation, energy, and infrastructure deficiencies.

Personal Information

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Education & Career

  • Education
    • AB Economics, Princeton University
    • MA and PhD, Harvard University
  • Previous Employment
    • Executive Vice President and Senior Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
    • Associate Economist, Federal Open Market Committee
    • co-led staff steering committee for the Federal Reserve's monetary policy review
    • Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System.
  • Organizations
    • Associate Editor, American Economic Review