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John Fish is an American businessman. He is the longtime chairman and CEO of Suffolk Construction Company, the largest building company in New England,[1] and chair of the private effort to secure Boston’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2] Fish is the chair of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce as well as the deputy chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and he sits on a variety of university, hospital, and nonprofit boards.[3] In 2012, Boston magazine named him the #1 most powerful person in Boston.[4]

Early life and education[edit]

Fish was raised in Hingham, Massachusetts, with four siblings. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1982.[5]

Suffolk Construction Company[edit]

At age 23,[6] Fish and his father established Suffolk Construction Company, an offshoot of the family construction business.[7] The son built it into a top national construction company[8] responsible for high-profile projects such as Boston’s Millennium Tower and a new facility at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. As of June 2014, Suffolk has over 1,200 employees, $2 billion in annual revenue, and almost $6 billion in projects under way in Boston.[9]

Boston's bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics[edit]

John Fish has been a vocal advocate for hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics in Boston,[10] and he is chair of the Boston 2024 Partnership, a private group working on the bid.[11] After the controversially expensive Olympics in Beijing and Sochi,[12] the Boston 2024 Partnership is promoting a budget-conscious event, funded without taxpayer money and using existing venues and temporary facilities.[13]

Other roles[edit]

In addition to his work at the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston[14], Fish is a founding member of the Massachusetts Competitive Partnership (MACP),[15] chair of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital “Life.Giving.Breakthroughs” $1 billion capital campaign,[16] founder of Boston Scholar Athletes,[17] and chairman of Boston College’s Board of Trustees, the first non-alumnus in that role.[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wayshak, Marc (2 October 2014). "Rolling With the Punches: Heavy Hitter John Fish on How Early Challenges Shaped His Career". Huffington Post.
  2. ^ Horowitz, Evan (18 November 2014). "What are the costs and benefits of a Boston Olympics?". Boston Globe.
  3. ^ Thomas, Jack (29 June 2014). "John Fish went from struggling boy to Olympic bidder". Boston Globe.
  4. ^ "The 50 Most Powerful People in Boston". Boston magazine. April 2012.
  5. ^ Thomas, Jack (29 June 2014). "John Fish went from struggling boy to Olympic bidder". Boston Globe.
  6. ^ Wayshak, Marc (2 October 2014). "Rolling With the Punches: Heavy Hitter John Fish on How Early Challenges Shaped His Career". Huffington Post.
  7. ^ Thomas, Jack (29 June 2014). "John Fish went from struggling boy to Olympic bidder". Boston Globe.
  8. ^ Tulacz, Gary J. (15 May 2014). "The 2014 Top 400 Contractors". Engineering News Record.
  9. ^ Thomas, Jack (29 June 2014). "John Fish went from struggling boy to Olympic bidder". Boston Globe.
  10. ^ Chesto, Jon (13 June 2014). "Suffolk Construction CEO John Fish makes his case for Boston's 2024 Olympics bid". Boston Business Journal.
  11. ^ Horowitz, Evan (18 November 2014). "What are the costs and benefits of a Boston Olympics?". Boston Globe.
  12. ^ Arsenault, Mark (23 November 2014). "Boston bidders hope time is right for frugal games". Boston Globe.
  13. ^ Arsenault, Mark (23 November 2014). "Boston bidders hope time is right for frugal games". Boston Globe.
  14. ^ Thomas, Jack (29 June 2014). "John Fish went from struggling boy to Olympic bidder". Boston Globe.
  15. ^ "Massachusetts Competitive Partnership Leadership". Massachusetts Competitive Partnership. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  16. ^ "BWN Launches $1 Billion Campaign". Brigham and Women's Hospital. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  17. ^ "Fish's Scholar Athletes". Bisnow. 2 October 2012.
  18. ^ Dunn, Jack; Sullivan, Kathleen (2 October 2014). "Trustees Welcome New Chair, Members". Boston College Chronicle.

Category:Living people Category:Businesspeople from Massachusetts Category:American chief executives Category:Bowdoin College alumni Category:People from Hingham, Massachusetts Category:Boston College

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