Andre served for 20 years as Chairman and CEO of Brown Rudnick, an international law firm based in Boston with offices in London, New York, Paris, and Washington D.C. He served for 20 years on the Board of Directors of Eastern Bank, based in Boston, including serving as Lead Director for 5 years. He also served on the Board of a major division of Mass General Brigham for 7 years, including several years as Chair of the Governance Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee of the holding company. Andre is retired but has volunteered as a consultant for numerous nonprofit clients of Empower Success Corps over the last 7 years, principally in the areas of strategic planning and governance. He is a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology, with a BS in Management, and holds a JD from Boston College Law School.