Politics & Government
MA Housing Secretary Ed Augustus To Step Down, Become Bank CEO
Secretary Augustus also served as Worcester City Manager from 2014 to 2022.
WORCESTER, MA —A state leader is leaving his post on Beacon Hill to take the helm of a Massachusetts-based bank.
The state's Housing and Livable Communities Secretary, Ed Augustus, who also served as Worcester City Manager from 2014 to 2022, will step down from his position next Friday and become UniBank's CEO, Gov. Maura Healey announced on Thursday.
Secretary Augustus, who served as the state's Housing Secretary for three years, will move on to a new role as CEO of UniBank, the largest bank headquartered in Central Massachusetts, based in Whitinsville.
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Prior to his time in the state house, Secretary Augustus served as Worcester's full-time city manager from January 2014. He concluded his tenure at the end of May 2022. The city's current City Manager, Eric Batista, was one of Augustus' key deputies at City Hall.
In addition to other roles in Worcester and Massachusetts, Secretary Augustus also served as chancellor at Dean College in Franklin for a short time before being appointed as the state's first housing secretary in 30 years.
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“I’m honored that Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll placed their faith in me to help lead this new secretariat,” said Secretary Augustus. "This team delivered with creativity, rigor and heart, and I leave confident that HLC under Secretary Matias’ leadership will keep pushing forward to make housing more affordable and more available across Massachusetts.”
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Gov. Healey appointed Secretary Augustus in 2023. She said that together, they've passed the state's most comprehensive housing legislation ever and ushered in the development of 100,000 new housing units.
In his tenure, the state passed the Affordable Homes Act, a $5.2 billion investment in housing production that included 50 policy initiatives to expand housing tools throughout Massachusetts.
The Healey Administration has now tapped Rep. Juana Matias (D) to take Secretary Augustus's place.
Patch has reached out to UniBank for comment, but has not yet heard back.
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