Doug Banks

Joined MHT in 2005 and led a redesign of the publication in 2006 and again in 2009. Mass High Tech has won several journalism awards, including a 2007 design award by the New England Press Association (NEPA) and a 2007 certificate of merit for general excellence by the national Society of Business Editors and Writers (SABEW).

From 2001 to 2005, Doug was associate editor of the Boston Business Journal (BBJ). He came to the BBJ from Fast Company magazine, where he had been a staff editor after an earlier stint as a reporter/editor at the BBJ in the late 1990s.

Outside the newsroom, Doug has taught journalism and writing at Emerson College, Boston University, and other local colleges. His nonprofit work has included board positions at Housing Families Inc., a Massachusetts nonprofit that provides housing for homeless families, and Families for Depression Awareness, a Waltham nonprofit that helps families recognize and cope with depressive disorders.
He also is a steering committee member for the MIT Enterprise Forum Innovation Series and works closely with several other regional technology associations. A native of Worcester, Banks received a bachelor’s degree in journalism and English literature from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a master’s of fine arts in nonfiction writing from the University of Pittsburgh.