Paul Severino

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Paul Severino
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Basic facts
Location:Massachusetts
Education:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Website:Official website

As of 2016, Paul Severino was a retired investor and technology business advisor who lived in Massachusetts.

  • Severino supported the Massachusetts Question 2, Annual Charter School Expansion Initiative (2016), which was designed to give the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education the authority to approve 12 new charter schools or to expand existing charter schools as a result of increased enrollment each year beginning on January 1, 2017.[1][2]
  • Career

    Severino earned his B.S.E.E. (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering) degree in 1969 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute located in Troy, New York. Severino was previously the chairman of Massachusetts Technology Development Corp. (MTDC) from 1993 to 2008. He was a co-founder, director, and president of Interlan, Inc. from 1981 to 1985 and of Wellfleet Communications from 1986 to 1995. He also co-founded Bay Networks and served as its chairman from 1994 to 1996. Before he established his own companies, Severino was the vice president of engineering for Data Translation, Inc. and worked as a product development engineer at Digital Equipment Corp. and Prime Computer Inc.[3][4]

    From 2002 to 2012, Severino was a trustee of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. He also served as an institute trustee for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 1995 to 2014.[3][4]

    Political activity

    Ballot measure activity

    Overview of ballot measure support and opposition

    The following table details Severino's ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:

    Ballot measure support and opposition for Paul Severino
    Ballot measure Year Position Status
    Massachusetts Question 2, Annual Charter School Expansion Initiative (2016) 2016 Supported[2]  

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