Press Release: 3/31/2025
Charles River Watershed Association elects Paul Levy as new board president
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 31, 2025
Contact: Stefan Geller, Senior Communications Manager
Phone: 781-572-9341
Email: sgeller@crwa.org
BOSTON, MA – Charles River Watershed
Association (CRWA) elected Paul Levy as the
president of the nonprofit’s board of directors at its
annual meeting last Wednesday.
“I am thrilled to become the new Board President of
Charles River Watershed Association,” Levy said. “As
someone who has spent a lifetime working at the
intersection of environmental policy, public health,
and infrastructure, I am honored to join an
organization that has been a leader in protecting and
restoring the Charles River for six decades.”
Levy has served in several leadership positions over
the course of five decades: CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Executive Dean for
Administration of Harvard Medical School, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Water
Resources Authority (MWRA), Chairman of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
(MDPU), Director of the Arkansas Department of Energy, and Deputy Director of the
Massachusetts Energy Policy Office.
At the MWRA, he had primary responsibility for the “Boston Harbor Cleanup,” one of the largest
pollution control projects in the world. In operating the water transmission system for 46
communities at the MWRA, Levy carried out an aggressive demand management program
which decreased water consumption by 15% over a three-year period.
“We are so excited to have Paul Levy stepping up as Board President at this critical juncture,”
said Executive Director Emily Norton. “Much work remains if we are to achieve a swimmable
Charles, yet the law that provides our best leverage – the Clean Water Act – is under attack.
With his leadership skills and experience, personal and professional networks, and deep subject
knowledge from his MWRA days, I could not ask for a better partner as we move ever closer to
reopening beaches for swimming in the Charles!”