Advisory Council

Founder and Principal, Biosphere Strategies / Policy School Advisory Council Chair

Michelle serves as Chair of the Policy School’s Advisory Committee. She is the Founder and Principal of Biosphere Strategies, a boutique consulting firm specializing in work focused on science, sustainability, climate and the environment. Biosp…

Managing Director, TSK Energy Solutions, LCC / Policy School Advisory Council Vice-Chair

Gregory King serves as Vice-Chair of the Advisory Council. He is an entrepreneur and innovator with over 25 years of experience in strategic planning, business development, and executive management of technology-focused businesses. He is currently th…

Litigator in State and Federal Courts

An accomplished litigator in business, commercial disputes, intellectual property and general liability law, with a concentration in the biotechnology and environmental industries, Nicholas P. Alexander practices in state and federal courts. His broa…

Art Dealer and Founder of Michael Altman Fine Art & Advisory Services in New York

Michael N. Altman is an accomplished art dealer and founder of Michael Altman Fine Art & Advisory Services in New York. Through his gallery, Michael has been instrumental in facilitating the placement of significant works of art with renowned pri…

Managing Director, Environment, Social Impact, and Philanthropy Sall Family Foundation

Marina Campos is the Managing Director – Environment, Social Impact, and Philanthropy at the Sall Family Foundation based in North Carolina. She is committed to building a more equitable and livable world and has more than over 25 years of expe…

Founder and Program Director, The Civic Action Project

Steve Crosby is one of the founders of, and Program Director for The Civic Action Project, an organization which seeks to promote better policy-making, and diversity of policy-makers, by training the next generation of civic leaders, and building bri…

Chief Operating Officer, Metro Housing Boston

Steve Farrell’s work at Chief Operating Officer at Metro Housing|Boston encompasses the public policy, communications, human resources, information technology, and administration business lines at the state’s largest regional provider of homelessness…

Bob Fishman is a retired senior partner in the Real Estate Department at the law firm of Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP in Boston, where he chaired the Land Use, Development and Permitting Practice Group. He previously served as Chair of the Polic…

Head of Marketing, Galderma

Policy School alumnus (MS Law and Public Policy ’18) Paul M. Fletcher is a seasoned biotechnology and pharmaceutical leader with deep expertise in driving successful brand launches. He currently serves as the Head of Marketing at Galderma in Cambridg…

Executive Director, Bay State Progress

Policy School alumnus David Halbert (MPA ’16) is a Boston-based lifelong public servant and civic activist. He is currently the Executive Director at Bay State Progress (BSP), which leverages funds to support projects that connect and align the…

Director of Transition, MBTA

Heather is a former enlisted Army Reserve member with nearly 20 years of experience in the public transportation industry. In 2000, while she was a student at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, she began her career driving buses and had the …

International Consultant, UNICEF

Sharmila Kurukulasuriya, a Northeastern parent, is an international consultant currently working on a project with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in New York. She recently consulted for Save the Children and previously worked at the Unit…

Boston Office Lead, Langan

Doug Landry, AICP, is an Associate and Boston Office Lead for Langan, a world-renowned consulting engineering and environmental services company. …

Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science and International Relations, and Senior Fellow, McCormack Graduate School for Policy and Global Studies University of Massachusetts Boston

Winston Langley has taught for more than 40 years and served as Provost of the University of Massachusetts Boston from 2008 to 2017. The principal focus of his research and writing has been in the area of international relations dealing with models o…

Senior Counsel, Greenberg Traurig

Lauren A. Liss is a Senior Counsel at Greenberg Traurig. Lauren focuses her practice on environmental law and policy as well as real estate development. She has deep public and private sector experience, having served in a variety of governmental rol…

Senior Congressional Liaison Officer, Embassy of Australia, United States

Policy School alumnus John Millerick (MPA ’18) currently serves as Senior Congressional Liaison Officer at the Embassy of Australia in Washington D.C. John has a wealth of experience in navigating the complex intersections of legislative and ex…