Kevin Murray to join MAC as new executive director

Kevin Murray has been selected as Massachusetts Advocates for Children’s new Executive Director, a role he will assume on September 30, 2019. He has spent his career in social change advocacy, with broad experience in both domestic and international nonprofit leadership.

Most recently, Murray has led a nonprofit consulting practice. Previously, he served as the executive director of two organizations, the Program on Human Rights in the Global Economy at Northeastern University School of Law and Grassroots International, a Boston-based organization providing financial and advocacy support to social movements in 10 countries. Murray has also held senior roles at Oxfam America, the Jesuit Refugee Service, and the Center for Global Education, among other advocacy and education organizations. A long-time Boston Public Schools parent, Murray is a founding member of Quality Education for Every Student (QUEST) and a board member of Citizens for Public Schools. Both promote educational equity, the former working primarily in the Boston Public Schools and the latter at the statewide level.

“I’m honored to be joining MAC as its next executive director,” Murray said. “This unique opportunity will allow me to work with the MAC community as it builds on its mission of a half-century of uncompromising support for the rights and interests of Massachusetts children and families.” Fluent in English and Spanish, Kevin holds a B.S. in Economics and a B.A. in Political Economy from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Jerry Mogul, who will be leaving MAC after 16 years as executive director, said, “I’m thrilled with the choice of Kevin Murray and confident that MAC’s critical impact on behalf of the Commonwealth’s children and families will continue to increase under Kevin’s leadership.”