John R. Regan, Executive Vice President for Government Affairs, Associated Industries of Massachusetts

In May of 2007, John R. Regan became the Executive Vice President for Government Affairs for Associated Industries of Massachusetts - the state's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan association of Massachusetts' employers. A.I.M.'s mission is to promote the well being of its 7,500 members, their 680,000 employees and the prosperity of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by improving the economic climate by proactively advocating fair and equitable public policy, and by providing relevant, reliable information and excellent services.

As Executive Vice President, Mr. Regan is responsible for managing all government affairs functions for the organization, overseeing A.I.M.’s activities in four broad areas: legislative, regulatory, litigation and ballot initiatives. In addition to overall management, Mr. Regan focuses on specific issues dealing with economic development, tort and product liability reform, unemployment insurance and workers compensation insurance.

Mr. Regan joined the staff of A.I.M. in December of 2000 and served as Vice President, Government Affairs with principal responsibility for advocacy before the Massachusetts General Court and before agencies of the Administration regarding all issues of concern to association members.

Before joining A.I.M., Mr. Regan served as Executive Vice President for Operations at MassDevelopment, the state’s economic development agency, where he interacted with many A.I.M. members on specific projects. Before MassDevelopment, he served under former Governors Weld and Cellucci as the state’s director of the Office of Business Development. In addition to his economic development background, Mr. Regan spent two years in municipal government after working for six years for the Massachusetts House of Representatives, first at the Banking Committee and then at the House Committee on Ways and Means.

John graduated, cum laud, from St. John’s Seminary College in 1983 with a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Classics. He is married to Karen Regan and they reside in Holliston with their three children.