ALAN D. SOLOMONT

 

Alan Solomont is Chairman and CEO of Solomont Bailis Ventures, whose mission is to launch innovative health and eldercare ventures. He was formerly the founder and CEO of the A.D.S Group, a broad and innovative network of post-acute, eldercare services.

Active for many years in the Democratic Party, Mr. Solomont served as National Finance Chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in 1997, raising over $40 million. In 2000, he was appointed by President Clinton to the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which oversees three national service initiatives: AmeriCorps, the National Senior Service Corps and Learn & Serve America.

Mr. Solomont serves on the boards of numerous organizations including the Boston Private Bank & Trust Company, Angel Healthcare Investors, LLC, Boston Medical Center, The Jewish Fund for Justice, The New Israel Fund, Israel Policy Forum, Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly, and the WGBH Educational Foundation. He chairs the Board of Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston. He received an honorary degree from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

Mr. Solomont earned a B.A. from Tufts University in 1970. He pursued independent studies abroad as a Thomas J. Watson Fellow and later earned a B.S. in Nursing from the University of Lowell. He was elected to the Tufts Board of Trustees in 1999 and currently chairs the the Committee for University Advancement. He also serves on the Executive Committee and the Board of Overseers for the Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service.

Last updated: December 7, 2007