The Boston Key Gala is honored to announce longtime American Cancer Society supporter, Fred Hussey, as chair of the 2026 event. Fred graduated from Babson College with a degree in Finance and Communications and began his financial services career in 1986 with UBS. 

Fred’s connection to the American Cancer Society is deeply personal. After losing his mother to breast cancer in 1984, he stumbled upon a Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk along the Boston Esplanade in 1993 and never looked back. What followed was thirty-plus years of service: finance committee work, chairing a golf tournament for seven years, a board seat in 2011, and eventually Chair of the ACS New England Division Board. In 2016, he helped launch Real Men Wear Pink. His work has earned him the Sandra C. Labaree Award (2008) and a spot as Lifetime Achievement Award Finalist for Invest in Others (2022).  

Fred resides in Hingham, Massachusetts with his wife, Tracy. His three children all live and work in Boston.  

  “I know she’s looking down. And I’m sure she’s pretty proud.”