"For Pike chief, tact not part of the job; LeBovidge blunt amid public fury" by Noah Bierman, Globe Staff | April 17, 2009
.... Alan LeBovidge, 66, is a latecomer to government after a lucrative career in finance, and he relishes bold statements, quirky gestures, and a few fights along the way. He compares himself to The Wolf, the brusque character in the movie "Pulp Fiction" who, giving precise instructions, supervises the cleanups after a bloody murder....
The guy's psychology worries me a bit.
LeBovidge, executive director of the Turnpike Authority who spent three decades at PricewaterhouseCoopers, donates his $160,000 salary to charity....
Now, THAT made me sit up and pay attention!
With ALL the LEGISLATING LOOTERS of this state?
What a breath of fresh air!!!!
LeBovidge came out of retirement to run the state Department of Revenue under two Republican governors. In that capacity he confronted unions and corporations, squeezing more tax dollars out of the latter, and won a reputation as an agent of change, before Patrick fired him during the transition to a Democratic administration.
Need I even comment?
Several months later, in November 2007, Patrick turned around and appointed him executive director of the troubled Massachusetts Turnpike Authority. Asked about his transportation expertise, LeBovidge said, "I drive a car." He maintains that politics are someone else's job. "I'm not trying to alienate people on purpose," he said....
Neither am I; however, when you tell people the truth they don't seem to like it.
