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Boris Lazic

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Chief Operating Officer at Suffolk University
📍 Braintree, Massachusetts, United States

Boris Lazic is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Suffolk University, a strategic leader with a background in biotech, research, and transportation. He specializes in building high-performing HR organizations and translating business strategy into HR actions. He holds a Master of Science from Emmanuel College and a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

Boris demonstrates a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, having previously served as the Chairman of the Diversity Committee at Riverside Career Services. His professional interests span several major Boston-based companies, indicating a focus on the local corporate and academic landscape.

He once led an HR transformation that resulted in $3.2 million in annualized cost savings for MassDOT.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Braintree, Massachusetts, United States
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HR Transformation
He has a proven track record of leading major HR transformations to reframe HR as a critical business partner, notably implementing a shared services model at MassDOT.
Talent Management
His roles consistently focus on succession planning, performance management, and upgrading management talent to support overall business strategy and execution.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Chief Operating Officer
Suffolk University
6-2023
Vice President for Administration
Suffolk University
4-2020 - 6-2023
Chief Human Resources Officer
Suffolk University
6-2017 - 4-2020
Chief Human Resources Officer
MassDOT
3-2016 - 6-2017
Executive Director of Human Resources & Global Projects
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Education
2006 - 2007
Master of Science
Emmanuel College (Boston)
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