Kerry Healey

Kerry Healey
Healey in 2020
President of Babson College
In office July 1, 2013 – July 1, 2019
Preceded by	Leonard Schlesinger
Succeeded by	Stephen Spinelli Jr.
70th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office January 2, 2003 – January 4, 2007
Governor	Mitt Romney
Preceded by	Jane Swift
Succeeded by	Tim Murray
Chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party
In office 2001–2002
Preceded by	Brian Cresta
Succeeded by	Jean Inman (Acting)
Personal details
Born	Kerry Murphy (1960-04-30) April 30, 1960 (age 64) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Political party	Forward (2023–present)
Other political affiliations	Republican (1978-2021) Independent (2021-2023)
Spouse	Sean M. Healey (m. 1985-2015)
Children	2
Education	Harvard University (AB) Trinity College, Dublin, (PhD)

Kerry Murphy Healey (born April 30, 1960) is an American politician and educator serving as President Emerita of Babson College. She previously served as the 70th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 under Governor Mitt Romney. A former member of the Republican Party, she was the party's nominee for Governor of Massachusetts in the 2006 gubernatorial election, but was defeated by Deval Patrick.

From 2001 to 2002 and 2012-2013, Healey served as the Republican National Committeewoman for the state of Massachusetts. Healey currently serves on the boards of public companies, universities, cultural organizations and the Forward Party. She was the inaugural president of the Milken Institute's Center for Advancing the American Dream in Washington, DC, 2019-2022. She served as a special advisor for Mitt Romney's Presidential Campaign in 2012. She then served as the president of Babson College for six years, retiring in 2019. She left the Republican Party on January 7, 2021 and joined the Forward Party in June 2023.