Profile
Background and Private Sector Career
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- Military Service: Served as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps, leading deployments to Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Persian Gulf.
- Education: Graduate of both Harvard College and Harvard Business School.
- Venture Capital: Co-founded M33 Growth, a Boston-based venture capital firm focused on scaling software and technology startups.
Public Sector Reforms
Shortsleeve served as the Chief Administrator and Acting General Manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) under former Governor Charlie Baker. During his tenure, he was known as a hands-on turnaround strategist who implemented major structural changes:
- Instituted zero-based budgeting and introduced strict overtime and attendance policies.
- Renegotiated the Boston Carmen's Union contract wage rates and work rules.
- Launched a first-in-the-nation on-demand paratransit pilot program partnering with Uber and Lyft.