Peter Rockett.

• Author: Ladd, Scott
• Position: BALANCE SHEET - Editorial

Peter Rockett has had a diverse career working in several industries, which have prepared him well for his current role.

But two constants in his life rise above all else: his family, and his beloved Boston Red Sox.

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TITLE Vice President of Finance and Administration

COMPANY Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

BORN Boston, October 1961

SPOUSE Wife Amy (a cardiac nurse and piano instructor)

CHILDREN Four children: Son Morgan, 15; and daughters Catherine, 14, MaryBeth, 13, and Emilie, 9.

EDUCATION SUMMARY A BA from Boston College in Psychology, 1983; MBA, Northeastern University, 1987; and a Certificate of Accountancy from Bentley University, 1995.

CAREER SUMMARY Office Manager, Chief of Neurosurgery, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, 1983; Research Analyst, Committee on Banks and Banking, Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1984-85: Independent Credit & Collections Consultant (legal, banking, high technology, software), 1987-88; Treasurer, Forest Hills Cemetery 1988-99; CFO/COO - Eze Castle Integration, Inc., 1999-2001; Independent Consultant to CFO, Museum of Fine Arts, 2001-04; Vice President, Finance & Administration, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, 2004-present.

FEI CHAPTER Boston Chapter, and currently vice president and a member of the board of directors; former chapter treasurer and secretary.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Treasurers' Club of Boston: chairman, board of trustees, 2007-08; Executive Committee, 2005-present, and president, 2003-2004. I'm also affiliated with the FBI Citizens' Academy, Boston, 2010.

LEISURE I'm a die-hard Red Sox fan, and enjoy golf, tennis, fishing, weight-lifting, running (I've completed five marathons) and attending my kids' games and meets as often as I can.

FAVORITE SPORTS MEMORY Two in particular: At the Boston College-Miami football game in 1984 when Doug Flutie completed the game-winning "Miracle in Miami" pass and changed BC forever. And the Red Sox breaking the "Curse of the Bambino" by winning the World Series in 2004--after an 86-year drought--and on my birthday, no less!

TIME MANAGEMENT Setting priorities, making lists, planning with adequate lead times, operating with a sense of urgency and maintaining good communication with my wife regarding the busy family schedule.

STRESS MANAGEMENT Work out in the morning before Chamber events, or go for a jog at lunchtime, if possible. If I only have five minutes, I...