Georgia Murray has been named chair of The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy.
Murray will succeed former chair Peter Meade, who has led the board since the conservancy’s inception in 2004.
Murray, a board member since 2009 and a member of the executive, governance and finance committees, will serve an initial three-year term.
A well-respected financial and real estate professional and community leader, Murray is a resident of Boston, according to a statement. She joined The Boston Financial Group in 1973, and served, until its sale in 1999, as senior vice president and director of The Boston Financial Group. She serves as a director of Franklin Street Properties Corp., a publicly traded real estate investment trust with a national portfolio, where she chairs the compensation committee. She is a board member of First Commons Bank, and currently serves on the loan committee.
"The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway is an unprecedented opportunity – over 15 acres of parkland that offer us the ability to connect the city with the harbor and the neighborhoods, and to develop a special public space that provides a destination for the international community that is Boston," said Murray. "I am committed to working with citizens, businesses and government to ensure that this generous urban park can be enjoyed for generations to come."
"Georgia’s background as a business and community leader builds upon Peter Meade’s extraordinary stewardship in the park’s first years. She works collaboratively, and will guide the next stage of its development skillfully," said Nancy Brennan, executive director of The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy.
During Peter Meade’s volunteer tenure at the Greenway, the public has seen the Rose Kennedy Greenway open to the public and evolve into a four-season public destination, according to a statement.
"I have had the wonderful opportunity to serve with Georgia on the Conservancy board for the past six years–Georgia is intelligent, hardworking and passionate about Boston. The Greenway, the Conservancy, its partners and the general public, will benefit from such talented leadership," said Meade, former chair of The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy.
