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About Will
Will Brownsberger has a broad perspective
based on deep experience in public policy, law, finance,
and technology.
He is dedicated to community and is currently
serving in his third term as a Belmont selectman. A
hallmark of Will's tenure as Selectman has been his
ability to take on complex issues, work with people
of diverse views to build a consensus for action, and
move forward on important issues. Will's financial acumen
and strong analytical and problem solving skills have
made him a particularly effective public official.
He is a seasoned advocate who cares deeply
for the people and causes that he represents. He is
currently a practicing defense attorney and previously
served as a Massachusetts Assistant Attorney General.
He is well-respected by his peers and was recently awarded
the Paul J. Liacos Award for commitment to protecting
the rights of indigent criminal defendants.
He is someone who strives to see the big
picture and define a vision for change. He teaches and
does research on substance abuse and criminal justice
policy issues. He has been called upon by community
leaders and legislators in Massachusetts and across
the U.S. to give expert advice on public policy matters
related to substance abuse and criminal justice.
Will is ready to serve Arlington, Belmont
and Cambridge and to take on a broader role to effect
positive change at the State level.
Elected & Community Service
Belmont
Selectman 1998 — current. More
on Will's record
Chair, Arlington—Belmont—Cambridge
Stormwater Flooding Board
Past Chair, Belmont Democratic Town Committee
Past Member, Steering Committee of Suburban Coalition
Past Member of Fiscal Policy Committee of Massachusetts
Municipal Association
Past Town Meeting Member, Precinct 2
Past Chair, South Pleasant Street Land Use Committee
Past Coach/Assistant Coach, Belmont Soccer Association
Professional
Experience
Current
Prior
- Court appointed
criminal defense – received Liacos Award for
Commitment to protecting the constitutional rights
of criminal defendants
- Associate Director for Public
Policy, Division
on Addictions, Harvard Medical School
- Senior Criminal Justice Advisor to
Join
Together, Boston University School of Public Health
- Faculty Program Director, Program
on Drugs and Crime, Kennedy
School of Government Executive Programs
- Co-chair, Harvard
Interdisciplinary Working Group on Drugs and Addictions
- Massachusetts
Assistant Attorney General
—Deputy Chief Prosecutor in Public Protection
Bureau
—Asset Forfeiture Chief in Narcotics and Special
Investigations Division
- Vice President/Project Manager, Wall
Street Investment Banks (Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs),
computer systems development for securities trading
and operations
- Law Clerk, Federal District Court,
Boston
- Research Associate, Massachusetts
Taxpayers Foundation
Education
JD,
Harvard Law School, 1983
BA, Harvard College, 1978
Personal
Born in Boston, raised in Watertown, MA
Resident of Belmont since 1992
Married with three daughters
Competitive triathlete and marathoner
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