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John Fish Tops List Of Boston's Most Powerful Despite Public Being Sour On Olympic Bid

Boston 2024 Chair JOHN FISH was ranked No. 1 on BOSTON magazine's list of the 50 most powerful people in the city. The magazine's Erick Trickey writes Fish is "using the Olympics to make the city take a long, hard look at our long-term transportation, infrastructure, and housing woes -- whether we like it or not." The bid thus far has "been a political disaster, and Fish’s reputation has suffered." But "make no mistake -- he’s not going anywhere" (BOSTON magazine, May '15 issue). Other notable sports figures on the list include Red Sox Owner JOHN HENRY at No. 3, Patriots Owner ROBERT KRAFT at No. 5, New Balance Chair JIM DAVIS at No. 7 and inner-city baseball program The Base Founder & President ROBERT LEWIS, JR. at No. 27 (BOSTON magazine, May '15 issue).

OLYMPIC PROPORTIONS: BOSTON magazine's Carly Carioli writes while some of the biggest players in the '24 Olympics bid landscape are included on the 50 most powerful list -- Fish, Bentley Univ. President GLORIA LARSON at No. 31, Boston Mayor MARTY WALSH at No. 6 and Massachusetts Gov. CHARLIE BAKER at No. 2 -- there are several more "to watch as we race toward a likely Olympic referendum" in '16. Look for Celtics co-Owner & Managing Partner STEVE PAGLIUCA to "take a larger role in Boston 2024," and for Fish to "step back from the local spotlight to focus on selling the Games" to int'l audiences. Meanwhile, No Boston Olympics co-Chair CHRIS DEMPSEY "claims his recent resignation from Bain & Company was unrelated to his anti-Olympics jujitsu." But Dempsey, a "former assistant secretary of transportation," has turned what "once seemed like a quixotic campaign into a shockingly effective movement to turn public opinion against the bid" (BOSTON magazine, May '15 issue).

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