Douglas I. Foy

Who is Douglas I. Foy?

Douglas I. Foy is a founder and CEO of Serrafix, a strategic consulting firm focused on environmental, energy, transportation, and climate change issues. Among other matters, Serrafix is helping dozens of cities across America—ranging in size from New York to Pittsfield -- develop and implement large-scale energy efficiency and building retrofit programs. Serrafix also works with the Secretaries of Transportation in 18 states to reform their practices relating to fiscal and environmental sustainability.

Prior to launching Serrafix in 2006, Foy served as the first Secretary of Commonwealth Development in the administration of Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. In leading this “super-Secretariat”, Foy oversaw the agencies of Transportation, Housing, Environment, and Energy, with combined annual capital budgets of $5 billion, operating budgets of $500 million, and a total workforce of more than 11,000. These four agencies are responsible for all infrastructure in the Commonwealth, including roads, bridges, transit, parks, sewers, water supply, energy, and housing.