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Who he is: Director, John Adams Innovation Institute at Mass. Technology Collaborative; former aide to U.S. Rep. Silvio Conte.
Education: Georgetown University Law Center; Boston College, bachelor’s in political science; Berkshire Community College, associate’s degree.
Favorite accomplishment: “Raising my children. My last child started college this year, so I’m entering a new phase. Professionally, we’re in our fifth year at the institute, and I don’t know at what point you plant the flag and say you’re successful, but establishing the institute has been very satisfying. It has set the trend with regard to how some states think about economic development. Let’s take California: They don’t have an institute like ours, and I’ve heard them say how much they envy that.”
Toughest challenge professionally: “Trying to inspire leadership and participation among all the stakeholder groups we work with. Trying to get them to share and participate in the risk and in the rewards of economic development, helping them understand what success can look like in the world.”
Personal challenges: “I would say that, in life, I’ve kind of had to fight for all of the opportunities that I’ve achieved.“
What’s on your nightstand right now? “Care of the Soul” by Thomas Moore. I just finished “Practicing Catholic” by James Carroll.
Mentors: “Silvio Conte. He took me to places at such a very young age that few people have had the ability to experience … He was an inspirational and charismatic leader, which I admire. He was a consummate dealmaker, and he knew what was in the realm of the possible.
Anti-mentors: “I don’t like unbridled ambition and self-aggrandizement. It is so corrosive to success and to the public good.”
If you could effect just one change in the N.E. tech community, what would it be? “There’s always an attitude that the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. I would have the tech community understand and appreciate what is really indigenous to this region, what the opportunities are, because I think at the end of the day, this region’s capabilities equal or exceed any other’s.”
On Patrick Larkin, from Michael Greeley
Michael Greeley is a general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners and is chair of the Entrepreneurship Committee of the Mass. Information Collaborative.
What’s Pat like to work with?
“Pat is one of the most articulate passionate public servants I have ever met. He has a wonderful ability to frame an issue and marshal the right resources to see that it gets done, and done at a very high professional level.”
For example:
“I am always struck at the breadth and depth of Pat’s staff. More often than not, he brings more people from his office than attend the entire IT Collaborative meetings!”
An asset that doesn’t get enough attention:
He has a very keen fashion sense in how he matches ties with various patterned shirts (Note: Greeley should know, having been voted one of the 100 best-dressed Bostonians).
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