Gloria Cordes Larson is Chairperson of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA), the organization that oversees both the Hynes Convention Center, the new Boston Convention & Exhibition Center and the MassMutual Center.

Ms. Larson previously served as Massachusetts Secretary of Economic Affairs under Governor William Weld from 1993 to 1996 and as Secretary of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation from 1991 to 1993.

Prior to state service, she gained extensive experience in business and regulatory issues at the federal level as a senior official with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Currently the Co-Chairman of the Government Practices Group at the Boston law firm of Foley Hoag LLP, Ms. Larson continues to be widely influential in state economic policy, and holds seats on the Boards of the MassJobs Council, the Governor's Council on Growth and Technology, the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation, Associated Industries of Massachusetts, and the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.