Ron Marlow

Designee for Jay Gonzalez
Assistant Secretary for Access and Opportunity
Executive Office for Administration and Finance

Ron Marlow serves as the Assistant Secretary for Access and Opportunity in the Patrick administration.  In this role, Marlow is responsible for overseeing and coordinating efforts to ensure that all individuals, no matter their race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability, have an equal opportunity to work for and contract with state government.  Additionally, Marlow is responsible for reviewing existing state programs, activities and policies to ensure that they are consistent with the goal of promoting nondiscrimination and equal opportunity.

Prior to taking on this position, Marlow served as Director of the Governor's Development Cabinet, where he worked to coordinate the efforts of the executive offices that are engaged in large-scale economic development projects and initiatives.  In this position, Marlow played a leading role in helping to craft "The Springfield Partnership," a blueprint for state engagement in efforts to revitalize the city of Springfield.

Mr. Marlow is very active in civic engagements.  He is a founding member and President of the Board of Directors of the National Association of State Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Directors (NASMWDD); a member of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation; a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council (GNEMSDC); a member of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC); a member of the Board of Directors of the Childrens Investment Fund; and a member of the Massachusetts State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights.

Mr. Marlow is a graduate of Northeastern University (Master of Science) and The Pennsylvania State University (Bachelor of Arts).