Kerry Healey Named New President at Babson College

Former Lt. Governor Kerry Healey of Beverly is being introduced as Babson College's newest president - and the first female to ever hold the position - on Monday.

The Wellesley college announced Sunday night that the Board of Trustees voted to give her the job and she will start on July 1. The previous .

“My first move will be to sit down with the faculty and staff and students and alumnae and hear thoroughly what their hopes and dreams are for Babson, for its second century,” she told the Boston Globe.

See the Boston.com piece for more.

The college is live-streaming a press conference  at 11 a.m. Monday to make the announcement. The college is also hosting a community welcome event in the Needham/Wellesley room in the college's Olin Hall at 3 p.m.

“I fervently believe that education and entrepreneurship are essential in all spheres of society in order to solve economic and social problems and to create value,” Healey said in a press release.

She added, “I am honored and excited to lead Babson in its work to educate and empower entrepreneurs of all kinds knowing they will change the world for the better. Babson uniquely draws from multiple disciplines and resources to help entrepreneurially-minded individuals and organizations support their ideas and ambitions. I am eager to extend Babson’s reach to create even more opportunities to bring the transformational power of entrepreneurship to the world.”

Healey served as lieutenant governor from 2003 to 2007 under Gov. Mitt Romney, and ran for governor in 2006 and was defeated by Gov. Deval Patrick.

Her name was also tossed around as a possible Republican candidate for the open U.S. Senate seat from Massachusetts after John Kerry became Secretary of State. She decided against entering the race.

Read the full press release on Wellesley Patch Announcements.

Recently, Babson's MBA program was ranked #1 in the nation for the 20th year running in a U.S. News & World Report. The College is also nationally ranked third in Business, and that they are Getting a Slice of Top Chef, as Gail Simmons joins their program.