Greg Herrema

Board Member

Greg is currently a Senior Fellow in the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI), a program created to help leaders transition from their primary career to an impactful role in the social sector.  Greg’s specific areas of interest are land and water conservation, urban parks, and youth development.

Prior to enrolling in the ALI program Greg held multiple general management roles in Thermo Fisher Scientific, a global leader in the life sciences sector.  He was most recently senior vice president and president of the company’s $8 billion laboratory and clinical supplies distribution business.  Earlier in his career Greg worked in sales, marketing and general management roles in GE’s Plastics and Locomotive Systems businesses. 

Greg has a BS degree in chemical engineering from Virginia Tech and an MBA from Harvard Business School.  He is a Senior Advisor to Novalis LifeSciences and a board member at Levitas Bio.  Greg is also a member of the The Trustees of Reservations and Boston Harbor Now Advisory Boards.  In the past he served in board roles for the Analytical, Life Science, & Diagnostics Association and the Virginia Tech Foundation. 

Greg and his wife Itsuko live in the South End and have a daughter in NYC and a son in Philadelphia.  Greg is an outdoors enthusiast who enjoys fishing, hiking, cycling, and golf.