Tell us a little about yourself. You can include your personal background, family, outside interests that are important to who you are as a person and a candidate.
With over 30 years of roots in Lexington, I am committed to preserving our town’s excellence. My wife, Shubhra – an active community member – and I are parents of two children who were born and raised in Lexington and attended Lexington Public Schools.
Community and engagement are important to our family, be it in the schools, the town or at work. For example, when our kids were in school, I used to be a room parent and my wife served as PTO president. I have served for over 20 years on an advisory board at my alma mater, and I am a mentor at work.
Why are you running for Town Meeting?
I am running for re-election to help Lexington grow responsibly while maintaining the characteristics we admire.
My vision for Lexington includes:
- Smart growth: managing development and stress on town infrastructure and services
- Fiscal discipline: strategically balancing the tax burden with essential spending
- Inclusive community: championing diversity to keep Lexington vibrant and welcoming
I advocate a systems-thinking approach to decision-making that takes into account multiple perspectives and the long-term impact across the town’s ecosystem.
How has your past experience — whether in your professional life, elected office, or as a community leader — prepared you for a role in Town Meeting?
I would leverage my career in management consulting and high-tech management to bring a data-driven, analytical approach to local government.
My experience ranges from being a founding executive of a startup to having run billion dollar business units for global corporations.
An engineer by training, I take a systems approach to decision-making by understanding what the potential impacts will be across the ecosystem in the short and long term.
My work is in an area of high-tech that is evolving rapidly and where decisions impact both customers and employees. Major errors can lead to loss of customers and revenue, that then impact our employees. I work daily across teams that have different views on how to address issues, so I always advocate for a data-driven approach – even when data is limited – with a systems approach to understand how decisions will impact the entire ecosystem. That way, we can move forward, frequently reviewing additional data inputs and adjusting our plans as needed. This process allows people of differing views to work together, knowing that we will make adjustments if the facts change.
What is the most important issue in this election to you personally, and what ideas do you have about how to address this issue?
My vision for Lexington includes:
- Smart growth: managing development and stress on town infrastructure and services
- Fiscal discipline: strategically balancing the tax burden with essential spending
- Inclusive community: championing diversity to keep Lexington vibrant and welcoming
I believe the above three factors are intertwined and are significant for Lexington not only in this election but for the foreseeable future. I have always taken a balanced data driven approach, however, there are many issues facing the town where emotions run high, and I will continue to advocate for a reasonable analytical and systems-oriented view to decision-making.