"to educate, to serve, to enable"

Anthony R. Shaw, Jr.
Director of Laboratories
Co-Director of Graduate Studies

As Director of Laboratories, Tony is responsible for all operations in support of the education and research mission of the Department, encompassing the Facilities, Financial & Business operations, Information Technology, Human Resources and Administrative functions. In addition, he is the Co-Director of Graduate Studies (along with Professor Matthew D. Shair, Director of Graduate Studies) and is responsible for Graduate Student issues, serving as the principal point of contact for students' administrative and interpersonal concerns.

Tony joined the Department in 2001 from GeoPartners Research in Cambridge, MA, where he was the Principal, Business Operations. Earlier, he had an extensive and varied career at Bell Labs and AT&T, including positions in Human Resources, Facilities, Purchasing, and as the AT&T Chief Security Officer for all their Government Programs. He was Director of Bell Labs’ Information Systems Reengineering Center and finally, prior to retirement, was AT&T Lab's Director of Information Services.

Tony is a retired U.S. Marine Corps Captain and Vietnam veteran. He received his bachelor’s degree from St. John’s, Boston, and did graduate work in business at Loyola University, Chicago and Rutgers University in New Jersey, and has participated in Harvard's Executive Education program.