Michael Christopher

Biografía: Michael currently serves as the Director of Business Development for the Greater Boston Region at Shawmut Design and Construction. Shawmut Design and Construction is a $1.6 billion national construction management firm with a reputation for completing extremely complex and logistically challenging projects for the most high-profile, innovative clients. As a 100% employee-owned company, Shawmut has a culture of ownership, proactive solution-making, and forward-thinking that drives teams to deliver the best for their clients, partners, and communities. Shawmut is dedicated to providing a better building experience, achieving this through best-in-class construction management practices, a world-class safety program, and a commitment to creating a workplace of belonging through diversity of people and thought. Before joining Shawmut, Michael spent more than 9 years at the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) were he served as a member of the agency's Senior Leadership team as the Director of Development Review. There he led the review of all real estate and development projects, as well as institutional growth, within the City of Boston. He also provided direction for review of development proposals from commercial and non-profit entities seeking to renovate and/or construct commercial, industrial, institutional, residential, and mixed-use projects in Boston. He also formulates and implements economic development and planning policies. Michael's initial role with the Agency was as an Intergovernmental Affairs Liaison. In this role, he focused on the BPDA’s priorities and issues under consideration by the City Council, State Legislature, Governor's office, and Executive agencies. Before the City of Boston, Michael spent six years with the Commonwealth of MA in both the Legislative and Executive branches. He is a graduate of Catholic Memorial High School and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Michael lives in Dorchester, where he was born and raised.