Andrew Natsios

Andrew Natsios
Andrew Natsios at Bush School of Government
Chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
In office April 2000 – March 2001
Preceded by	James Kerasiotes
Succeeded by	David P. Forsberg
Secretary of Administration and Finance
In office 1999–2000
Governor	Paul Cellucci
Preceded by	Frederick A. Laskey
Succeeded by	Stephen Crosby
Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party
In office 1980–1987
Preceded by	Gordon M. Nelson
Succeeded by	Ray Shamie
Personal details
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Natsios
Residence	Holliston, Massachusetts
Profession	Civil Servant

Andrew S. Natsios (born September 22, 1949) is an American public servant of Greek origin who has served in a number of Massachusetts and high level federal government positions. Most notably, he has served as Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan, and Vice President of World Vision. Currently, Natsios teaches as Executive Professor at The Bush School of Government and Public Service.

Born in Philadelphia, to Vasilios and Eta Natsios, Andrew received his Bachelor of Arts in History from Georgetown University and his Master in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard.

Natsios served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1975 to 1987, focusing on public finance and municipal government. During this time, he co-authored Proposition 2½ (a property tax cutting law) and State Zoning Law Chapter 808. He was also chairman of the Town of Holliston By-Law Study Committee, Treasurer for the Industrial Development Commission, and Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee for seven years. In 1986, Natsios introduced legislation to repeal the Massachusetts Teachers' Oath, a product of the 1930s that remained law in the Commonwealth even after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court invalidated the law in 1967. The legislation passed without opposition.