Pratt Wiley

Pratt Norton Wiley is the President and CEO of The Partnership, Inc., a prominent organization in New England dedicated to enhancing the region's competitiveness by attracting, developing, retaining, and convening multicultural professionals.1 He was appointed to this position in 2019.2

Background and Experience

Pratt Wiley has a diverse background spanning law, politics, non-profit management, and business management.1 Some key highlights of his career include:

• National Director of Voter Expansion: He served in this role for the Democratic National Committee from 2013 to 2017, where he was responsible for designing and executing programs to ensure voter registration, voting access, and accurate vote counting.1

• Obama Campaign: In 2012, Wiley worked as the National Regional Voter Protection Coordinator for Obama for America, managing voting protection programs in battleground states.1

• Corporate Attorney: Prior to his political work, he was a corporate attorney at Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP in Boston, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, venture finance, and tax-exempt bond issuances.1

• Higher Education: Wiley also has experience in higher education administration, having worked as a senior administrator at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA.1

Education and Civic Involvement

Pratt Wiley received his bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and his JD from Boston College Law School.1 He is actively involved in various civic and charitable activities:

• Elected as a Council member of the Boston Bar Association
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association
• Involved in numerous organizations supporting education and civic life throughout Massachusetts1

At The Partnership, Inc., Wiley leads an organization with a 33-year history of collaborating with 500 corporations and sponsoring over 4,600 multicultural executives and professionals in innovative leadership development programming.1