Llyr Johansen Communications Director, MassINC
As Communications Director, Llyr Johansen is responsible for developing and implementing effective communication strategies that advance MassINC’s mission to help, “move the best ideas, supported by hard data, into public policy that provides a ladder to the middle class for Massachusetts residents.” Prior to his appointment, Llyr served MassINC as Digital Director as well as Online Communications and Development Strategist.
Before moving to Boston, Llyr made his mark in Hollywood as a production professional in the trenches of the film industry. There, he worked on the sets of numerous big-budget films including Inception, Shutter Island, The Dark Knight, and Zero Dark Thirty. During this time he volunteered, working on one Congressional and two Presidential races, engaging the community, canvassing, and managing get-out-the-vote operations. Prior to his work in Los Angeles, he served as a finance professional for Morgan Stanley and Raymond James Financial.
A Boulder native, Llyr holds a BS in Psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
ARTICLES By Llyr Johansen
MassINC study finds Gateway City residents priced-out of public transit
Report says state must reduce rail fares in order to achieve more equitable growth
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The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth (MassINC) awarded $100,000
Boston nonprofit receives Cummings Foundation grant
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Communities are not doing enough to hold their public schools accountable
MassINC report calls for increasing “local accountability” with new school-funding package
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New CommonWealth Hires
Betancourt and Metzger will join Mohl and Executive Editor Michael Jonas at CommonWealth
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Study suggests Massachusetts’ “other” housing problem is worsening
Blighted and abandoned housing presents serious challenges for Gateway City neighborhoods
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The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth welcomes three new members to its Board of Directors
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Dr. Tracy Corley joins the Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth’s (MassINC) Gateway Cities Innovation Institute
Will lead MassINC’s ongoing effort to tap into the promise and potential of transit-oriented development in Gateway Cities
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Aimee Ward Weeden named next COO of MassINC
Appointment ensures a future of strength and stability for the nonprofit
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