Chris Gabrieli

Chris Gabrieli (born 1960) is an American businessman and education reformer.

Gabrieli was born in Buffalo, New York in 1960 and graduated from Harvard College.

Gabrieli is a senior partner at Bessemer Venture Partners where he focuses on the biotechnology industry. Gabrieli was a Democratic Party candidate for Congress in 1998, and won the Party's nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 2002. In 2000, Gabrieli co-founded the educational charity, Massachusetts 2020. In 2006, Gabrieli was second choice for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Massachusetts. Gabrieli co-authored the book, Time to Learn: How a New School Schedule is Making Smarter Kids, Happier Parents, and Safer Neighborhoods, in 2008. Gabrieli leads a movement to redesign the school calendar. He is currently Co-Founder of Transforming Education, an organization that works to equip students with the mindsets, essential skills, and habits (MESH) to succeed in college, career, and life. He is also the co-chair of the National Center on Time & Learning, an education policy organization.

Gabrieli lives in Boston with his wife and their five children. Gabrielli has one brother, John Gabrieli, who is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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