William Cowan

Senator Cowan is President, Global Government Affairs and Policy and Developed Markets for General Electric Co. (GE), where he is responsible for directing the company’s government relations and public policy engagement and for leading GE’s national executive teams in Europe and Canada. Prior to GE, Senator Cowan held leadership roles with ML Strategies, a leading government relations and consulting firm, and the law firm Mintz Levin. In 2013, he served as interim U.S. Senator after serving as Chief Legal Counsel, Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick. Senator Cowan is a graduate of Duke University and Northeastern University School of Law. He holds honorary degrees from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University and Bridgewater State University, and serves on the board of the Massachusetts General Hospital.