President's Report 2024

Dear friends,

In both higher education and the marketplace, change is a constant. As a leading business university, Bentley is dedicated not only to adapting to change, but to anticipating and even helping to create the opportunities and the circumstances that shape our future.

I’m pleased to share with you our 2024 President’s Report, which reflects how talented Bentley students, faculty and staff are reimagining what’s possible today and preparing for the demands of tomorrow.

Guided by our Falcons Forward 2030 strategic plan, we are making impressive progress on multiple fronts. In these pages, you will find many examples of our aspirations coming to life, from exciting new research that employs cinematic virtual reality (CVR) to new majors in AI and fintech and new collaborations with Meta, Gallup and the Boston Celtics. In divergent areas from student learning to faculty research to industry partnerships, we are forging boldly ahead. Bentley is a university on the move.

While this report highlights important progress, I am mindful that the pursuit of our strategic goals is not an end unto itself. It is not enough for us to produce graduates who do well for themselves. We seek to be a force for good in the world and to use business to help solve human problems. Doing business and doing good are what we are all about. Impact, outcomes and success are our core competencies— a promise we consistently deliver on for our students.

I invite you to learn more about Bentley and join us as we guide a new generation of leaders to discover their passion and purpose.

Sincerely,

E. LaBrent Chrite, PhD
President