1. Juan Manuel "Jay" Gonzalez was born on January 8,1971 and is an American academic and government administrator who is the president of Curry College.
10 Facts About Jay Gonzalez
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Jay Gonzalez served Secretary of Administration and Finance of Massachusetts under Governor Deval Patrick from 2009 to 2013 and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Massachusetts in 2018.
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Jay Gonzalez's mother dropped out of college when he was born, and his father was a Spanish immigrant who worked as a bricklayer.
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Jay Gonzalez then joined Patrick's administration in 2007 as Deputy Secretary of Administration and Finance of Massachusetts.
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Jay Gonzalez was appointed Secretary of Administration and Finance of Massachusetts in 2009 after the resignation of Leslie Kirwan.
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Jay Gonzalez served as Chairman of the Board of the Massachusetts Health Connector, where he oversaw implementation of Massachusetts' health care reform, co-chaired the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, and served as chair of the Massachusetts Board of Early Education and Care.
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Jay Gonzalez defeated Bob Massie, an entrepreneur and sustainability advocate from Somerville, to become the Democratic nominee in the race.
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Jay Gonzalez lost the general election, securing 886,281 votes to incumbent Charlie Baker's 1,781,982.
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In 2021, Jay Gonzalez served as a co-chair of the committee facilitating Michelle Wu's transition into the office of mayor of Boston.
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On June 21,2023, Jay Gonzalez was named as the 15th president of Curry College in Milton, Massachusetts.