Massachusetts Competitive Partnership (MACP)

What Massachusetts Competitive Partnership (MACP) does

Massachusetts Competitive Partnership (MACP) is a non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)(4) public policy organization founded in 2010 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Its membership comprises approximately 16 CEOs drawn from the largest employers in the Commonwealth, who collectively set the organization's agenda on issues affecting Massachusetts' economic competitiveness. MACP functions as a business-led policy forum and research body, producing studies, position papers, and convenings on workforce, education, digital equity, mobility, women entrepreneurship, and clean energy/climatetech policy. It does not sell products or services in a commercial sense; rather, it operates as an advocacy and research platform whose outputs are consumed by policymakers, member companies, and partner organizations.

MACP's core outputs include the Business Impact Bulletin (a recurring research/policy publication), the Competitiveness Conversation Series (an event/forum program), the BMCP workforce training program launched in 2021, and thematic reports produced in collaboration with partners such as Deloitte and the Center for Women & Enterprise. The organization relies on a small professional staff (reported in the 1-10 range on LinkedIn) led by CEO Jay Ash, with prior operating leadership from Rebecca Davis and Aimee Weeden, and chaired by Jeffrey Leiden. Operations are supported by an external partner network that includes MassINC, MBAE, the City of Boston, and Mass Mobility Hub, which co-produce research and advocacy on specific verticals.

The business model is membership-dues funded: revenue is sourced from dues paid by member companies, supplemented by collaborative work with nonprofit and government partners. Pricing is not publicly disclosed but follows enterprise-membership conventions typical of CEO-level business coalitions. Customer/member concentration is high by construction — a small number of large Massachusetts employers anchor the budget. The organization has no commercial product roadmap, no disclosed AI or technology platform, and no equity funding; growth is reflected in the breadth of its policy agenda and partner ecosystem rather than in headcount or revenue scale.

Name

Massachusetts Competitive Partnership (MACP)

Legal name

Massachusetts Competitive Partnership

Website

https://masscompetes.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Massachusetts Competitive Partnership (MACP) is a non-profit 501(c)(4) policy organization, founded in 2010 and based in Boston, whose membership of approximately 16 CEOs from Massachusetts' largest employers drives research, advocacy, and convenings on the state's economic competitiveness.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

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Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues and policy advocacy: MACP is a non-profit, non-partisan, 501(c)(4) public policy group comprised of chief executive officers of the Commonwealth's largest businesses. Revenue is derived from membership contributions from participating CEOs and their companies.

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Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

MACP is a non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)(4) public policy organization that convenes chief executive officers of Massachusetts' largest businesses to advance state economic competitiveness. The partnership produces research reports, hosts convening events such as the Competitiveness Conversation Series, runs a workforce training program, and publishes a monthly newsletter to inform and influence policymakers and ecosystem stakeholders on issues including entrepreneurship, digital equity, climatetech, mobility innovation, and learning recovery.

Product overview

MACP operates as a non-profit public policy organization, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist of publications, research reports, event programming, and workforce training initiatives. The core programs include the Business Impact Bulletin (newsletter publication), Competitiveness Conversation Series (event series), and the Be Mass Competitive Program (BMCP) workforce training initiative. Supporting these are various research reports covering entrepreneurship ecosystems, women entrepreneurship, digital equity, climatetech, learning recovery, mobility innovation, and value chain diversity. These programs work together to promote job growth and economic competitiveness in Massachusetts through advocacy, research, and workforce development.

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Products and services

• Business Impact Bulletin A monthly newsletter publication that highlights the economic, social, philanthropic, and civic contributions of MACP member companies to Massachusetts residents and communities.
• Competitiveness Conversation Series An event series convening experts and thought leaders to explore Massachusetts' competitiveness factors, covering economic development, education, infrastructure, and innovation topics.
• Be Mass Competitive Program (BMCP) A workforce training program focused on entry-level customer service positions, providing specialized training and career-placement services leading to upwardly mobile employment opportunities at Massachusetts' largest employers, with emphasis on underrepresented participants.
• It's Her Time: Women Entrepreneurship in Massachusetts A research report examining the entrepreneurial landscape for women across Massachusetts, conducted in collaboration with the City of Boston's Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement and Deloitte, with recommendations for the ecosystem to better support women entrepreneurs.
• MACP Value Chain Diversity Report & Self-Assessment Tool An analysis of company policies supporting diverse procurement, professional services contracts, and supports for Women/Minority-owned Business Enterprises (WMBEs), accompanied by a self-assessment questionnaire and maturity roadmap for member companies.
• MA Climatetech Ecosystem Initiative An initiative supporting and promoting the Massachusetts climatetech ecosystem, including recognition of climatetech companies and events showcasing the sector's growth and innovation.
• Digital Equity Initiative An initiative addressing digital equity in Massachusetts through research and action plans for closing the digital divide, including reports on digital equity in affordable housing developments.
• Learning Recovery Initiative An initiative addressing pandemic-induced learning loss and educational disparities, partnering with the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE) on research and recommendations to support learning recovery across the Commonwealth.
• Supporting Startups and Fostering Growth A report offering recommendations for policymakers and state leaders to position Massachusetts as a global leader in innovation and entrepreneurship.
• Lead or Follow in Mobility Innovation A research report examining how Massachusetts can remain competitive in mobility innovation as autonomy and emerging technologies move from research into real-world deployment.
• Supporting Entrepreneurial Support Organizations (ESOs) A report outlining recommendations to strengthen Massachusetts' Entrepreneurial Support Organization network, including incubators, accelerators, and innovation hubs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Launch of CWE Hub statewide women's entrepreneurship network with 3-year investment commitment
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Center for Women and Enterprise (CWE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 November 2021MACP partnered with CWE to build the CWE Hub, a statewide network of resources for women entrepreneurs across the Commonwealth. The partnership aims to create a Women's Entrepreneurship HUB statewide network, providing training, technical assistance, content experts, and corporate support with particular focus on immigrant, BIPOC, Gateway communities and rural businesses. The 3-year partnership combines MACP community investment with CWE's existing infrastructure and programming.
• City of Boston Mayor's Office of Women's AdvancementcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2021MACP collaborated with the City of Boston's Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement and Deloitte on the 'It's Her Time: Women Entrepreneurship in Massachusetts' report. The report focused on understanding the entrepreneurial landscape for women across the Commonwealth and offered recommendations for the ecosystem to better support women entrepreneurs.
• MassINCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021MACP engaged MassINC to conduct research on closing the digital divide in Massachusetts. MassINC produced 'Connecting Communities Through Digital Equity,' an action plan for state, community, and private partners. In 2023, a follow-up report 'Connected Communities' focused on digital equity in affordable housing developments.
• Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMACP partnered with MBAE on two pieces of research focused on learning recovery: in 2020, recommendations to minimize student learning loss and bring about long-term improvements, and in 2023, a report and Competitiveness Conversation on pandemic impacts on learning.
• DeloittecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeloitte conducted the research and authored the 'It's Her Time: Women Entrepreneurship in Massachusetts' report in collaboration with MACP and the City of Boston's Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement. The report included survey of 100+ women entrepreneurs, 10 in-depth expert interviews, and 13 women entrepreneur interviews.
• Mass Mobility HubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMACP partners with Mass Mobility Hub on mobility innovation initiatives. The Mass Mobility Hub serves as a central forum for advancing dialogue, coordination, and action around autonomous vehicles and emerging mobility technologies. MACP's Rebecca Davis serves as Vice-chair of Mass Mobility Hub.
• Greentown LabsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreentown Labs, Massachusetts' climatetech incubator, is recognized as instrumental to supporting climatetech company growth. MACP highlights Greentown Labs as a key ecosystem partner in the climatetech sector.
• MassVenturesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMassVentures, a state venture capital agency, is recognized as a key funder supporting climatetech companies in Massachusetts. MACP highlights MassVentures as instrumental to climatetech ecosystem growth.
• Massachusetts Clean Energy CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) is recognized as a key economic development agency supporting climatetech company growth in Massachusetts.
• Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIM is part of the broad coalition supporting MACP's climatetech initiatives and events, including the recognition ceremony honoring Massachusetts climatetech companies.
• Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerELM is part of the coalition supporting MACP's climatetech initiatives and events.
• The EngineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Engine (Massachusetts-based hardtech investor) is part of the coalition supporting MACP's climatetech initiatives.
• Massachusetts Business Roundtable (MBR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMBR is part of the coalition supporting MACP's climatetech initiatives and events.
• Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation (MTF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMTF is part of the coalition supporting MACP's climatetech initiatives and events. MTF also produces the Massachusetts Competitiveness Index sponsored by MACP.
• NECEC (New England Clean Energy Council)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNECEC is part of the coalition supporting MACP's climatetech initiatives and events.
• MassChallengecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMassChallenge, a global startup accelerator, participates in MACP's Competitiveness Conversation Series. CEO Caitlin Brumme served as panelist discussing factors entrepreneurs weigh when deciding where to locate.
• MITminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMIT faculty and resources are highlighted in the women entrepreneurship report, with Sangeeta Bhatia (MIT professor and biotech entrepreneur) participating as a panelist.
• MIT Mobility InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMIT Mobility Initiative Director John Moavenzadeh presented at MACP's Lead or Follow mobility event, outlining the national and global landscape for autonomous mobility.
• Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMassachusetts Secretary of Economic Development Yvonne Hao participated in MACP's Competitiveness Conversation Series, including a fireside chat and panel discussion on entrepreneurship.

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Direct peers

• Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation (MTF): An independent Massachusetts business and public policy research organization that produces the Massachusetts Competitiveness Index, which is sponsored by MACP. MTF is a closely aligned research and policy counterpart in the same Massachusetts competitiveness space.
• Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM): A statewide employer association representing Massachusetts businesses on policy, workforce, and economic competitiveness. AIM is one of the state's longest-running business advocacy groups and a frequent coalition partner with MACP on climatetech and related initiatives.
• Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce: A Boston-area business membership organization that convenes employers and advocates on regional economic and workforce policy. It is broadly comparable to MACP in employer convening and policy advocacy, with a tighter geographic focus on Greater Boston.
• Massachusetts High Technology Council: A Massachusetts-based association of leading technology and life sciences CEOs advocating for the state's innovation economy. MHTC shares MACP's employer-CEO membership model and focus on innovation-driven economic competitiveness.
• Massachusetts Business Roundtable (MBR): A Massachusetts-based CEO coalition of large employers that conducts policy research and advocates on statewide economic issues. MBR is a direct analog to MACP in mission, structure, and Massachusetts focus, and is also a coalition partner on MACP's climatetech initiatives.

Regional players

• The Business Council of New York State: A statewide CEO-level business advocacy organization in New York. It mirrors MACP's model of mobilizing top executives to engage on state economic competitiveness, but operates in a different state rather than competing directly in Massachusetts.
• Boston Chamber of Commerce (Boston City Coordinating Chamber): Boston-area civic and business leadership organizations that convene business leaders around regional economic policy. While overlapping in subject matter with MACP, they primarily serve the city/municipal level rather than statewide competitiveness.

Broad incumbents

• The Conference Board: A global business research and membership organization that convenes executives and produces influential economic and policy research. Its research/publication model is highly comparable to MACP's Competitiveness Conversation Series and report-based advocacy, though at much larger scale.
• Business Roundtable: A national association of CEOs of major U.S. companies that advocates on federal policy affecting the economy. It is comparable to MACP in CEO-led policy advocacy, but operates nationally and at federal rather than state level.
• National Association of Manufacturers (NAM): The largest U.S. manufacturing trade association, advocating for industrial policy, workforce, and competitiveness. NAM is comparable to MACP in its employer-led policy advocacy focus, but at national scale and on a broader industry lens.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/massachusetts-competitive-partnership
• Instagraminstagram.com/masscompetes

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Profiles4 records

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