Thomas J. Lucey

Former Senior Managing Director, Chief of
Putnam Institutional Management Business (Retired)
Putnam Investments, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts

From 1990 to 2001, Lucey served as senior managing director, chief of Putnam Institutional Management Business at Putnam Investments, Inc., the mutual fund subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Under his leadership, Putnam grew from $42 billion to $400 billion of assets.

A senior managing director, he also served as chief of Putnam’s International Business, Defined Contribution Business, and its Retail Management Business. He was a member of Putnam Investments' board of directors and its operating, senior management and executive committees during that same period. He was also a member of the Marsh & McLennan Company Partners Committee as well as chairman of its Board of Internal Business Development.

From 1983 to 1990, he headed corporate sales and marketing for The Boston Company. He served as president of its Pension and Endowment Group and as president of its Institutional Businesses as well as on its board of directors. 

A native of South Boston, he is a 1961 graduate of the Boston Latin School and received his B.S. degree in naval mechanical engineering from the United States Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut in 1965. He served as a commissioned officer with the Coast Guard and later as a lieutenant commander in the United States Coast Guard Reserve.

He is a member of the Clover Club of Boston and the 100 Club of Massachusetts as well as the Museum of Fine Arts and the Boston Museum of Science. He serves on the boards of the Ocean Conservancy in Washington, D.C., the Boston Esplanade Association, and the Boston International Institute. 

He is active in the alumni association for the Boston Latin School and the Coast Guard Academy along with serving as an advisory board member for the Boston College Finance Committee and a member of the Boston College Club. 

Elected a Stonehill trustee in spring 2003, he is a member of the Campaign Executive Committee for “Attaining the Summit: The Campaign for Stonehill College.” He resides with his wife, Caroline, in Winchester and Orleans, Mass.