Joe Pato has been serving Lexington since 2008
Nearly 30 years ago, Joe and his wife, Jeri Zeder, created their home in Lexington where they could raise their two sons and provide them with a first-rate education. Joe first got involved with town government as a Town Meeting Member in 2008, and was twice elected to represent Precinct 2.
Following a distinguished career as a research computer scientist at Hewlett Packard and MIT-CSAIL, Joe made the choice to actively give back to Lexington.
He was first elected to the Select Board in 2013 and has been Chair of the Board three times. He has also served on dozens of town committees.
When he is not dedicating his time to the town, Joe can be found racing sailboats on Boston Harbor.
Town Experience
- Town Meeting Member, Precinct 2, 2008-2013
- Appropriation Committee Member, 2009-2012
- Select Board
- Elected 2013, Re-elected 2016, 2019, 2022
- Chair, 2014-2016, 2023-2024
Town Committee Assignments
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- School Building Committee – 2022-present
- Trustees of the Cary Memorial Library Executive Board – 2014-2023, Chair 2017-2021
- School Facilities Master Planning Committee – 2018-present
- Waste Reduction Task Force – 2018-present
- Greenway Corridors Committee – 2024-present
- Enrollment Working Group – 2013-present
- Policy Manual Committee – 2017-2023, Chair
- Community Preservation Committee – 2018-2022
- Vision for Lexington Committee (formerly 20/20 Vision Committee) – 2013-2022
- Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC) – 2018-2022
- Residential Exemption Policy Study Committee – 2018-2020
- Tax Deferral and Exemption Study Committee – 2020-2021
- Commission on Disability – 2014-2022
- Sustainable Lexington Committee – 2013-2023
- Transportation Advisory Committee – 2021-2022
- Bicycle Advisory Committee – 2013-2021
- Lexington Center Committee – 2013-2019
- Economic Development Advisory Committee – 2013-2019, 2021-2023
- Communications Advisory Committee (CAC) – 2013-2019, 2021-2022
- Housing Partnership Board – 2013-2019, 2021-2023
- Getting to NetZero Task Force – 2016-2018
- Grain Mill Alley Steering Committee (ad hoc) – 2015-2017
- Hanscom Area Towns Committee – 2014-2017
- MWRA Advisory Board Liaison – 2013-2016
- Scenic Byway Working Group – 2013-2016
- Solar Task Force – 2012-2014
- Town-wide Facilities Master Planning Committee (2013)
- Tree Committee (2013, 2022-present)
Professional Experience
- Business Leadership — Hewlett Packard for 28 years (retired)
- Chief Technology Officer for Hewlett Packard’s Internet Security Solutions Division
- Developed strategic acquisition plans
- Served on advisory boards for Hewlett Packard-funded startups
- Consensus Building and Thought Leadership
- Chaired National Academy of Sciences (NAS) committee on Biometrics, member of NAS committee addressing Nationwide Identity Systems in the wake of 9/11
- Chaired the development of industry standards
- Served on technical advisory committee to the Department of Commerce / NIST
- Research
- Visiting Scientist, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
- Distinguished Technologist, HP Labs (retired)