Edward M. Augustus, Jr.

Edward M. Augustus Jr. (born March 31, 1965) is an American politician and administrator who is the CEO of UniBank. He was the Massachusetts Secretary of Housing and Livable Communities from 2023 to 2026, City Manager of Worcester, Massachusetts from 2014 to 2022, and a member of the Massachusetts Senate from 2005 to 2009.

Early life Born at Worcester City Hospital to Edward Augustus Sr. (a machinist) and Dolores (a bank teller), Augustus graduated from St. John's High School in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts in 1983. He went on to Suffolk University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science, and then received a Master of Arts from Johns Hopkins University in Political Science.

After helping to elect Jim McGovern to the United States House of Representatives, Augustus worked in Washington D.C. as Chief of Staff for McGovern. From 2005 to 2009, Augustus represented the 2nd Worcester district in the Massachusetts Senate. After leaving the state senate, Augustus served as executive director of the Children's Defense Fund of California. He left this position in 2010 to run McGovern's re-election campaign. After the election, Augustus became Director of Government and Community Relations at the College of the Holy Cross. During his tenure, the city completed a number of infrastructure projects, including the replacement of downtown streets and sidewalks, and spent $160 million to construct Polar Park.

On June 1, 2022, Augustus was named the first Chancellor of Dean College. In 2023, Augustus was appointed the inaugural secretary of Housing and Livable Communities by Governor Maura Healey. He stepped down on February 27, 2026 to become CEO of UniBank.