| Jay R. Kaufman | |
| Birth Date: | 4 May 1947 |
| Birth Place: | New York, New York |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Strategic planning consultant State legislator |
| Residence: | Lexington, Massachusetts |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Alma Mater: | Brandeis University New York University |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 15th Middlesex district | |
| Term Start: | January 4, 1995 |
| Term End: | January 2, 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Stephen W. Doran |
| Successor: | Michelle Ciccolo |
Jay R. Kaufman, is the founding President of Beacon Leadership Collaborative. Between 1994 and 2019 he served as the State Representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, retiring after 24 years in January 2019. Massachusetts' 15th Middlesex District (Lexington, and Wards 1 and 7 of Woburn, all in Middlesex County).[1]
Kaufman attended Brandeis University where he received a BA. and a MA., and New York University, where he received an MA.
Founder and President, Beacon Leadership Collaborative
Environmental Business Council; Smaller Business Association of New England; Mass. Water Supply Citizens Advisory Committee.
State Representative, Massachusetts House of Representatives (1995-2019); Lexington Town Meeting Member (1989–2019); Massachusetts Bays Program (Founder and CAC Chair); Mass. Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources; Mass. House (1995–2019).