David P. Maher

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

  1. 1 2 Saltzman, Amy (November 9, 2016). "Longtime Cambridge councilor leaving for Chamber of Commerce". Wicked Local Cambridge. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Harris, David L. (November 10, 2016). "Cambridge Chamber picks city councilor as new CEO". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  3. ↑ Tauro, William (February 23, 2010). "David P. Maher Elected Mayor of Cambridge". Somerville News. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ Irons, Meghan E.; Lupkin, Sydney (June 27, 2010). "A well-trod path of acceptance". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on June 30, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2021.