Our Graduates

Growing up in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, Liz Bethoney dreamed of becoming a ballerina. Instead, her life took a very different path, including an Economics-Finance degree from Bentley that led to a career in the U.S. intelligence community, where she found…

Steven C. Millner ’83 is a believer in hard work, long-term commitment and paying it forward. Following an entrepreneurial passion that dates back to childhood, Millner is a managing principal and co-founder of Gen II Fund Services, LLC, the largest…

Steven C. Millner ’83 is a believer in hard work, long-term commitment and paying it forward. Following an entrepreneurial passion that dates back to childhood, Millner is a managing principal and co-founder of Gen II Fund Services, LLC, the largest independent private equity fund administrator based in the U.S. Here, he speaks about his journey from Bentley student to private equity expert to new member of the university’s board of trustees.

For as long as he can remember, Colombia-born Brayan Mesa ’17 has been “that person in my family and friend groups in charge of taking photos.” That passion is now also a career. Here, the social media manager for…

Personal fitness is big business.  The U.S. health club industry serves more than 71.5 million consumers, and about one in five Americans belong to at least one health club or studio, according to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub…

If there’s a Bruins game on, the Giannettos are likely gathered in their living room, glued to the television screen. Three of the five family members now have something else in common. Michael ’85 studied accounting and, at graduation, took a corporate…

Art and activism blend perfectly for Maria Rivero ’09. The Venezuela-born alumna couples her expertise in marketing with a keen social conscience. The work is twofold: managing a private collection dedicated to contemporary art and helping emerging artists…

Ashish Fernando can thank a collapsing job market for his path to entrepreneurship. In 2008, he put aside dreams of becoming a microbiologist in his home country of India to pursue an MBA in the United States, where, he says, “a lot of innovation in…

Bentley was 2-0 at the Haymakers for Hope charity fight night in May. James Arredondo ’04, MBA ’10 and Vanessa (Razney) Baca ’10 pummeled through months of training to reach the ring at the House of Blues Boston — amazing family and friends and raising…

Spotlight: Fast Track Your Career Alumnus co-leads job search group for fellow grads Between “what you know” and “who you know,” Bob Leahy ’74, MBA ’90 and Barbara Lipps know which one typically needs the most work…

Banking was the family business for Dina Shoman ’01, MBA ’06 (above) but growing up, she was “bored to tears” by finance. Brandon Samba ’20 (below) comes from a San Diego neighborhood where, he says, “financial literacy was scarce.” Their different…