Meredith Harris is the Executive Director of Marlborough Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), which serves as the sales and promotional arm for the City of Marlborough fostering economic development, job growth, community revitalization and commercial expansion within the city. Prior to joining the MEDC team, she was part of MIT’s Investment Management Company, working directly with the Real Estate team to manage the institutes’ real estate holdings and improve the quality of innovation within Cambridge. Meredith also spent several years working in the Massachusetts State House as a legislative aide to Representative F. Jay Barrows serving the constituents of the 1st Bristol District. She was named a Women of FIRE by Banker and Tradesman and a 40 under 40 awardee by the Worcester Business Journal in 2018. She currently serves as the Mayor’s designee on the Board of Directors for the 495/MetroWest Partnership and Metropolitan Area Planning Council, and she is a member of the Board of Directors for the Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce, MassEcon, and the MetroWest Economic Research Center Advisory Board. Meredith is a graduate of UMass Dartmouth and has a Master’s Degree in Public Affairs from UMass Boston.