Christopher Gregory

Chris has been a lobbyist for more than 25 years. He's worked at every level on campaigns and elections and brings an understanding of organizational and group dynamics to his work. He has worked on some of the most difficult and contested electoral races in the state.

While attending Brandeis University, Chris joined John Kerry and others in starting Vietnam Veterans Against the War in Massachusetts. He was a VVAW organizer for four years. After working for Fr. Drinan, in his first re-election campaign, he went to work in prisons, first as a medic at MCI Walpole and then as an administrator at MCI Shirley Pre-Release Center. He joined Massachusetts Fair Share, a community organizing group in 1976 and worked in communities in Boston for 10 years. Asked to head an Agent Orange Research effort by the Commonwealth, he managed three research efforts that produced the first universally recognized epidemiological evidence of increased cancers of certain kinds among Vietnam Veterans.

Chris has worked on many campaigns, from Mayor of Boston, managed a campaign for representative in Congress to Political Director for John Kerry's successful campaign against Governor Weld.

Chris has worked for community organizations, trade unions, public sector unions and private industry. He wrote and worked on the passage of the Pacheco - Menard Bill which created criteria for the 'Buy or Make' choices that the Commonwealth was making at that time. He has worked for the energy efficiency industry since the mid 90's.