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James T Brett

Secretary · New England Council INC

Secretary at New England Council INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$886K

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Secretary of New England Council INC, based in Boston, MA.
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Received $886K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Executive Committee Member of Massachusetts Association for Mental Health INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

James T. Brett is President and CEO of The New England Council, the nation's oldest regional business association (appointed October 1996).

Previously, he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1981–1996) and was a candidate in the 1993 Boston mayoral race. In 2022, President Biden appointed him Chairman of the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities.

Compiled from public web sources (5 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
1996–present
Education
  • American University
  • Suffolk University
  • Harvard University

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Affiliations

Organizations

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New England Council INC Secretary · $5.4M revenue · Boston, MATHE NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL IS AN ALLIANCE OF BUSINESSES, ACADEMIC AND HEALTH INSTITUTIONS, AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND,…pay $833K → $886KFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$886Kreported comp
Massachusetts Association for Mental Health INC Executive Committee Member · $1.7M revenue · Boston, MATO ADVANCE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS BY PROMOTING AND ADVOCATING FOR PREVENTION, EARLY INTERVENTION,…Filed FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

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Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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Executive Vice President · FY2024
$368K
D
President and CEO · FY2024
$243K
E
SVP Communication · FY2024
$190K
J
Director of Knowledge · FY2024
$157K
J
Director of Knowledge Diss · FY2022
$154K
N
Director of Admin & Finance (thru Feb. 2025) · FY2024
$148K
J
Co-Director of Government Relations · FY2024
$142K
P
SVP Finance & Admin · FY2021
$134K
J
Co-Director of Govt Relations · FY2024
$132K
L
Director of Admin & Financ · FY2020
$130K
J
Chairman · FY2024
J
Treasurer · FY2024

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org