2023 Power 50: 49. Paul Lavoie

In 2022, Gov. Ned Lamont named Paul Lavoie Connecticut's new chief manufacturing officer, taking over the post from Colin Cooper, who retired. In t...

February 25, 2023
5:28 AM

In 2022, Gov. Ned Lamont named Paul Lavoie Connecticut's new chief manufacturing officer, taking over the post from Colin Cooper, who retired. In the role, Lavoie has been responsible for coordinating state and private-sector efforts that promote growth in Connecticut's manufacturing industry. One of his major tasks has been trying to figure out how to broaden the talent pipeline as the industry struggles to fill thousands of available jobs, and his department has initiatives already in the works.