hiː wˈɜːkt ɪn sˈeɪvɪŋz ænd lˈoʊnz ænd səpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðə fˈɛdɚɹəl stˈuːdənt lˈoʊn pɹˈoʊɡɹæm, sˈɜːvɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː æz ðə fˈɜːst tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə bˈoːɹd ʌv mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts hˈaɪɚɹ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ɐsˈɪstəns kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən.
He worked in savings and loans and supported the federal student loan program, serving in 1982 as the first chairman of the board of Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corporation.