Pittsfield Man Named Assistant VP at Greylock Federal

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Gerry Murray

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gerry Murray, a former KB Toy executive, has joined Greylock Federal Credit Union in the human resources department as assistant vice president of benefits and services, bringing 28 years of human resource experience with him.

"We are extremely fortunate to add Gerry to our management team," said Senior Vice President John Bissell. "Gerry will team up with Vice President of Human Resources Clare Klose, helping to strengthen our strategies for recruitment and retention. He joins a strong team that has helped position Greylock as the No. 1 credit union in the USA."

Murray is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management; a board and executive committee member of Downtown Inc., vice president of the board of directors of Berkshire Children and Families. He also serves on the human resources committee and is chairman of the compensation committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts.
 
Murray held the position of senior vice president of human resources with the former KB Toys for 16 years. He received a bachelor of science in business administration, with concentrations in organizational administration and marketing, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's College of Commerce.
 
He resides in Pittsfield with his wife, Joanne. They have a daughter, Katie, 20, a sophomore at Boston University, and a son, Mike, 17, a senior at Taconic High School.

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Neal Tours Berkshire Innovation Center as Pittsfield's Tech Economy Grows

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. —Congressman Richard Neal visited the Berkshire Innovation Center Thursday to highlight $735,000 in federal funding secured for a new cybersecurity training and testing facility.
 
"The number one job of the federal government is to provide for the security of its people. I mean, we should never lose sight of that, whether it's China or Russia, every single day there are these belligerents that are attempting to infiltrate national security here in the United States, and we should not be naive about it," Neal said. "I mean, we can have an argument about proportionality; we can do a lot of different things, but not to miss the point of what they're trying to do every day."  
 
The new cybersecurity facility will provide regional manufacturers and businesses with research and design equipment, specialized lab space, and training facilities and is planned to be housed in a to-be-redeveloped space across the street from the Berkshire Innovation Center (BIC), located at 45 Woodlawn Ave.
 
The derelict property, formerly owned by General Electric, is now known as the William Stanley Business Park.
 
The project is a $7.2 million dollar investment from the state, $5.2 million from the tech collaborative, $2 million from bond funding secured by Neal, and $1 million that will be split into two phases: $500,000 for BIC to begin building and $500,000 for Myrias Optics to start production in Pittsfield, said Mayor Peter Marchetti. 
 
BIC Executive Director Ben Sosne said manufacturers often highlight the need for help with cybersecurity, particularly in meeting the security requirements necessary to conduct business with General Dynamics and other major contractors.
 
Collaborators in the field and the public sector have recognized the need that has only grown since technology has advanced and is a great career opportunity, Sosne said. 
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