David P. Maher

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David P. Maher is the CEO and President of the Chamber of Commerce in Cambridge, Massachusetts (as of December 5, 2016) and a former politician. He was twice Mayor and a member of both the School Committee (from 1991 to 1999) and City Council (first elected in 1999).,[1][2][3]

Maher graduated from Suffolk University[1] and for more than twenty years, was director of development and public relations for Cambridge Family & Children's Service.[2]

He is the third consecutive Cambridge mayor, behind Kenneth Reeves and E. Denise Simmons, to come out as gay.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Saltzman, Amy (November 9, 2016). "Longtime Cambridge councilor leaving for Chamber of Commerce". Wicked Local Cambridge. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b Harris, David L. (November 10, 2016). "Cambridge Chamber picks city councilor as new CEO". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. ^ Tauro, William (February 23, 2010). "David P. Maher Elected Mayor of Cambridge". Somerville News. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. ^ Irons, Meghan E.; Lupkin, Sydney (June 27, 2010). "A well-trod path of acceptance". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 11 March 2021.