Harvey Freishtat

Harvey Freishtat is senior counsel to the law firm McDermott Will & Emery, an international law firm of more than 1000 attorneys with offices across the US and in six countries. Prior to his retirement from active practice, he served as chairman and CEO of the firm, practicing in the specialty area of health care as a pioneer in the field. In 2011, Freishtat was awarded a fellowship at Harvard University’s Advanced Leadership Initiative, a program that leverages the skills of accomplished leaders who want to apply their talents to solve social problems and focus on community and public service in the next phase of their careers. Freishtat currently serves on the boards of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine.