PMC Founder & Executive Director Billy Starr was named one of the 150 most influential Bostonians by Boston Magazine. The list of the 150 Most Influential Bostonians was just published as part of the May issue of Boston Magazine.
"Starr’s annual community bike ride has, through the force of his own personality and perseverance, become an iconic symbol of both Boston’s charitable spirit and its elite medical status," Boston Magazine reported. "The event is the most successful athletic fundraiser in the world and provides the largest share of funding for both the Jimmy Fund and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Now in its 45th year, with thousands of cyclists covering routes all over the eastern half of the state, it’s expected to surpass $1 billion raised in total for cancer research and treatment this year."
Founded by Starr in 1980, the PMC has raised $972 million for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute since 1980, positioning the PMC to cross a monumental $1 billion in cumulative fundraising for Dana-Farber in 2024.
And Starr is not the only PMCer on the list of the most influential Bostonians.
PMCers on Boston Magazine's 150 Most Influential Bostonians List
- David Fialkow
- Co-Founder and Managing Director, General Catalyst
- 38-year PMC rider
- PMC Board of Directors
- Josh Kraft
- President, New England Patriots Foundation
- 2-year PMC rider
- Rob Hale
- Co-Founder and President, Granite Telecommunications
- 2-year PMC rider
- Grace Lee
- Eastern Massachusetts Regional President, M&T Bank
- 3-year PMC rider
- M&T Bank is the co-presenting sponsor of the PMC
- Patrick Lyons
- Owner, Lyons Group
- Lyons Group is a PMC sponsor
- Sam Kennedy
- CEO, Fenway Sports Group
- PMC alumnus rider
- Jim Davis
- Chairman, New Balance
- New Balance is a sponsor of the PMC
- Jenny Holaday
- President, Encore Boston Harbor
- Encore Boston Harbor is a sponsor of the PMC
- Julie Jones
- Chair, Ropes & Gray
- Ropes & Gray is a sponsor of the PMC
- Julie Kim
- U.S Business Unit President, Takeda
- Takeda is a sponsor of the PMC
- Linda Pizzutti Henry
- CEO, Boston Globe Media
- The Boston Globe is a sponsor of the PMC
- Peter Palandjian
- Chair & CEO, International Real Estate Corporation
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Trustee
- Robert Reynolds
- Chair, Great-West LifeCo
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Trustee
- Eric Papachristos
- CEO, A Street Hospitality
- 14-year PMC rider
- Marty Walsh
- Executive Director, National Hockey League Players' Association
- 2-year PMC rider
Congratulations to all of everyone included on this year's list! Find the full list here.
