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Lee McGuire is the chief communications officer at the Ó³»­´«Ã½ of MIT and Harvard and serves on the executive leadership team.

The Office of Communications aims to raise the profile and familiarity of the Ó³»­´«Ã½, steward the institute’s reputation, and inform and connect members of the Ó³»­´«Ã½ community. The office supports science writing, media relations, events, web presence and maintenance, social media, visual communications, scientific data visualization, internal communications, and video production.

McGuire also leads Ó³»­´«Ã½â€™s Office of Government Relations. This office helps build relationships between Ó³»­´«Ã½ and public agencies and officials to inform public policy and extend Ó³»­´«Ã½â€™s mission of scientific public service.

Since 2020, McGuire has served as chair of the board for the Kendall Square Association. He is a founding member of Out@Ó³»­´«Ã½, the Ó³»­´«Ã½â€™s internal affinity group for members of the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies.

Before joining the Ó³»­´«Ã½ in 2015, McGuire served on the superintendent’s executive leadership team as chief communications officer for the Boston Public Schools. He is a reporter by training and spent twelve years covering government and health care policy for radio and television stations across the country, including in Boise, Austin, and Houston.

McGuire earned a B.A. in politics from Princeton University and a M.A. in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia.