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Revision as of 21:49, 15 November 2024 by Johnj1995 (talk | contribs) (Restore infobox and other page content)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) American attorney and government figure| Greg Bialecki | |
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 Official portrait, 2013 | |
| Massachusetts Secretary of Housing and Economic Development | |
| In office 2009–2015 | |
| Governor | Deval Patrick |
| Preceded by | Ranch C. Kimball |
| Succeeded by | Jay Ash |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard College Harvard Law School |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Greg Bialecki is an American attorney and government figure who served as Massachusetts Secretary of Housing and Economic Development under Governor Deval Patrick from 2009 to 2015. Prior to serving as secretary, Bialecki was Undersecretary of Business Development and spent twenty years as a real estate and environmental attorney at the law firms Hill & Barlow and DLA Piper.
Bialecki attended Harvard University for both his undergraduate studies and law school. In 2009 Bialecki was tapped to head up the Governor's efforts to bring controversial casino gambling to Massachusetts. The Boston Globe reported in 2011 that Bialecki may have violated state ethics laws by purchasing stock in two casinos during the time at which he was helping to craft legislation that would benefit those companies. Bialecki sold the stocks at a 30 percent profit only after being contacted by the Globe. Bialecki and Governor Deval Patrick have come under fire for failing to investigate Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning Carl Stanley McGee (Stan McGee), their point man on casino legislation and negotiating a state casino compact with an Indian tribe, following his 2007 arrest in Florida where he was charged with sexually assaulting a 12- to 15-year-old boy.
As Secretary of Housing and Economic Development, Greg led key initiatives to promote the state’s innovation economy and to support transit-oriented, mixed-use real estate development. His accomplishments included the development and implementation of the state’s economic development plan, “Choosing to Compete in the 21st Century,” the creation of the MassWorks public infrastructure investment program, and the establishment of a statewide multifamily housing production goal, the “Housing that Works” initiative, designed to increase the supply of market-rate multifamily housing for young people and families.
Under Greg's leadership, the Massachusetts’ Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development office the Robert C. Larson Workforce Housing Public Policy Award from the Urban Land Institute in 2013.
In 2013, Greg also received MassEcon’s inaugural Public Service Award at the annual Economic Impact Awards.
After six years as Secretary of Housing and Economic Development, Greg joined Redgate as a Principal in 2015. There, Greg leads Redgate's site acquisition, permitting, and financing activities for investment projects. Greg has worked on major development projects across Boston and the Mid-Atlantic, including the redevelopment of the L Street Power Station in South Boston, which will be transformed into approximately 2.1M SF of mixed-use development. Greg has served as a Development Advisor to New Jersey Transit on the Hoboken Terminal and Yard Redevelopment project, a 36-acre site to be transformed into a multi-phased, mixed-use ferry and train terminal with office, residential, retail and transit uses. He has supported the Clarendon Hill redevelopment in Somerville, Massachusetts and has advised on the Brookland-CUA Metro Development by WMATA in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Greg serves as a board member for Boston College Law School’s Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy’s Advisory Board, Boston Society for Architecture BSA Foundation’s Board of Trustees, the Women’s Foundation of Boston’s Board of Directors, Foundry’s Board of Directors, and Boston Neighborhood’s Community Land Trust’s Board of Directors. He was the former Chair of the Board for Mass Development, having served in 2011-2014.
Bialecki attended Harvard University for both his undergraduate studies and law school.
He has four children.
References
- Bialecki: Casinos must have revenue recapture focus, WampaLeaks Blog, 5 July 2011.
- State economic chief’s casino holdings raising questions Archived 2012-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, Boston Globe, October 26, 2011.
- What exactly happened in Florida with Carl Stanley McGee, Red Mass Group, May 13, 2012.
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