News & Updates
- Governor Patrick, Congressional Delegation Commit More Than $65 Million in State & Federal Funds To Move Assembly Square Project Forward
- Patrick Administration Appoints New Undersecretary of Business Development
- Creative Economy Council Holds First Meeting
- Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Study on Economic Impact of IT Industry in Commonwealth
- Patrick-Murray Administration Awards $3M Grant To Lowell's Hamilton Canal Growth District
DBD Leadership & Contacts
Department of Business Development (DBD) is one of three undersecretariats under the purview of the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development. DBD and its agencies are responsible for working with businesses and citizens to strengthen the economy in Massachusetts through job creation. The DBD structure is as follows:
| Office of the Undersecretariat One Ashburton Place, Room 2101 Boston, MA 02108 (617) 788-3610 (voice) (617) 788-3605 (fax) | Michael Hunter, Undersecretary |
| Mass. Office of Business Development (MOBD) 100 Cambridge Street, 10th Floor Boston, MA 02108 (617) 788-3670 (voice) (617) 788-3695 (fax) | Arthur Robert, Interim Executive Director
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| Mass. Office of International Trade & Investment (MOITI) 10 Park Plaza, Suite 3730 Boston, MA 02116 (617) 973-8650 (voice) (617) 227-3488 (fax) | Edwin Carr, Executive Director
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| Mass. Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT) 10 Park Plaza, Suite 4510 Boston, MA 02116 (617) 973-8500 (voice) (617) 973-8525 (fax) | Betsy Wall, Executive Director |
| State Office of Minority & Women Business Assistance (SOMWBA) 10 Park Plaza, Suite 3740 Boston, MA 02116 (617) 973-8692 (voice) (617) 973-8637 (fax) | Harold Vaughn, Director Business Development and Client Management Mark Waterbury, General Counsel |
Office of Small Business & Entrepreneurship (OSBE) | Andre Porter, Executive Director |
Seaport Advisory Council | Louis Elisa, Executive Secretary |