Newsmaker: Christine Bolzan ’92

Christine Bolzan ’92 was recently appointed chief operating officer of the Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute (GMGI). A nonprofit enterprise, GMGI conducts cutting-edge marine biotechnology research and hosts an annual international forum, with the additional goal of expanding the regional economy. In her role, Bolzan will expand the institute’s biotech academy and commercialize the institute’s research. Previously, Bolzan served as director of career education at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, as well as a leadership coach at Harvard Business School. She began her career at JP Morgan, eventually leading her own startup company and taking on board roles with both academic institutions and entrepreneurial ventures. At Wesleyan, Bolzan majored in government.