CPB COO Michael Levy resigns

Michael Levy, EVP and COO for CPB, resigned from his positions Friday.

“I regretted having to do it,” Levy said in a statement emailed to Current. “I had recent orthopedic surgery and I need to devote more time to my recovery. CPB has a strong team and I will be working closely with them (and CEO Pat Harrison) as a consultant.”

News of Levy’s departure was first reported by the Boston Globe.

Levy joined CPB in 2005 as VP of corporate and public affairs. He became chief strategy officer and EVP in 2015 and was named COO in 2017.

Before working for the corporation, he was a senior advisor in the U.S. Department of State, chief of staff to the lieutenant governor of Oklahoma and a special assistant at the U.S. Department of Labor.

Reporter Austin Fuller contributed to this article.

Correction: The headline on an earlier version of this article incorrectly said that Levy retired. He resigned.