Anna Lucey joined NECTA in 2023 as Executive Vice President of Legislative and External Affairs. Before joining NECTA, Anna put to work her years of experience developing public policy at her own Massachusetts’ focused public policy consulting firm, A. Lucey Strategies, representing businesses and organizations with concerns before Massachusetts state government officials. Anna previously served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Dempsey, Lucey & Associates where she advised clients on legislative and regulatory matters in telecommunications, labor and workforce, gaming, health care, and energy.




Anna’s industry experience runs deep. She worked as a Director of State Government Affairs at Charter Communications, one of New England’s largest employers and a leading NECTA member company. There she developed strategies for pending legislation before the Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Vermont legislatures. In addition, she assisted with regulatory compliance issues within those states.




Prior to entering the private sector, Anna worked for over a decade on Beacon Hill, helping shape impactful legislation as a top lawyer for the House Committee on Ways and Means. She worked closely with the Speaker’s Office, the Senate President’s Office, and the Baker Administration to develop major bipartisan policy. During her time at the House Ways and Means Committee, Anna also had a leading role in developing policy for six state budgets, and 20 supplemental budgets, which delivered billions of dollars that strengthened the Massachusetts economy.




Anna received her J.D. from Suffolk University Law School, cum laude, in 2006 and received a B.A. in History and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from the College of the Holy Cross in 2001. Anna currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Children’s Trust where she chairs the Government Affairs Committee and serves as a public policy advisor to the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley.