Wellesley resident and prominent attorney Lon F. Povich has been appointed by Governor Deval Patrick to serve on the MassBay Community College Board of Trustees. Mr. Povich attended his first Board meeting on April 29th.
Mr. Povich has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at BJs Wholesale Club, Inc. for the past seven years. A member of the nine-person senior management team, Mr. Povich is the Chief Legal Officer of BJ’s, a $12B retailer with 25,000 employees and 202 locations. Prior to his current role, Mr. Povich was Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel at the Boston Consulting Group, a global management consulting firm with more than 3,000 consultants in 63 offices, located in 38 countries.
In addition to his distinguished career in the private sector, Mr. Povich has held counsel positions in the Office of the Governor of Massachusetts under William Weld and in the United States Attorney’s Office. In addition to his service to MassBay Community College, Mr. Povich is an active and involved member of various Boards and commissions, including the Statewide Task Force to Expand Legal Aid in Massachusetts, the Advisory Committee of the Business Litigation Section of the Massachusetts Superior Court, and he serves as Board Member and Treasurer at the Greater Boston Food Bank.
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Mr. Povich earned his bachelor’s degree summa cum laude at Dartmouth College, where he also was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honors society. His J.D. is from Harvard University.
“We are delighted to bring someone with the experience, expertise and vision of Lon Povich to our Board of Trustees,” said MassBay President John O’Donnell. “We welcome his insight and involvement as we continue to advance our college’s mission of providing an affordable education that is aligned with the current and future needs of surrounding communities to career-minded citizens of MetroWest.”
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“I am grateful to Governor Patrick for this appointment,” said Mr. Povich. “As a long time Wellesley resident I have admired the work being done at MassBay. I look forward to playing a role in keeping the institution on track for expanding its impact on the MetroWest communities it serves.”
MassBay awards associate degrees and certificates in over 70 academic programs in a wide range of career-driven subjects such as business, computer science, life sciences, health care and the liberal arts. The College’s facilities in Wellesley Hills, Framingham and Ashland house day, evening and weekend classes that meet the needs of degree-seeking students and career minded life-long learners. Online options provide convenience and allow faculty to facilitate the learning process. Since its founding in 1961, MassBay has been accredited by several governing bodies and strives to meet the needs of the diverse local communities it serves. Registration is now underway for summer session, which begins on May 19th, and for fall semester, which gets underway on September 2nd.
