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Chasing Greatness

December 22, 2021
Chase Davies ’22 knows all about balance. The Management major is captain of the track and field team and a school record holder in three events: the 60-meter hurdles, 100-meter hurdles and heptathlon, a difficult two-day, seven-discipline…

Cryptocurrency? First, they scoffed. Now they call him ‘CryptoKimm’

December 17, 2021
Alex Kim ’22, MSF ’23 always liked economics and business. But five years ago, when a friend’s parents started talking about a new type of digital currency called “Bitcoin,” his interest was piqued.So Kim dug deeper, learning everything he could by watching…

Cryptocurrency 101: A Guide to Digital Dollars

December 17, 2021
Professor explains what you should know before jumping on the Bitcoin bandwagon From mobile banking to algorithmic stock trading, it’s no secret that technology is driving innovation in the finance industry. And in the rarefied world of fintech,…

Bentley University Names Sanjay Putrevu as Dean of Business

December 6, 2021
Sanjay Putrevu, Ph.D., an experienced administrator and nationally recognized scholar in marketing, has been named the next dean of business at Bentley University. The appointment comes after an extensive, nationwide search with input from a diverse cross-…

Not-So-Basic Training

December 3, 2021
The term “boot camp” conjures up visions of rigorous training with a big payoff. Michael Watkins ’22 had a similar thing in mind (minus the pushups and rope climb) when he created the Bentley Consulting Group Boot Camp.
Michael Watkins ’22…

Take Two: Commerce + COVID

December 3, 2021
Take Two: Commerce + COVID The pandemic changed the way that people shop and companies sell. Brandon Hendrix ’06 and faculty member Shelle Santana trade insights on which online buying habits and marketing strategies…

New Venture Taps Old-World Tastes

December 3, 2021
As a kid, Casey White ’14 loved playing restaurant with friends, using rocks for money and cooking up business ideas.
Casey (r.) and sister Vanessa
“My mind was always, ‘How do I create something people want, and how do I manage…

‘Let’s Get to Work’

December 3, 2021
From the President What a semester it’s been. As I continue to meet more members of our great community in this, my first fall at Bentley, I’m reminded time and time again why I was drawn to this extraordinary university. From day one, I’ve seen…

Two Join Board of Trustees

December 3, 2021
New trustee Pauline  Callender  Han ’91 excels at formulating business strategy and building and motivating teams. Her current role at The Walt Disney Company, which she joined in 1995, is vice president of global product and labor standards. Bestselling…

Inside Job: X Marks the Spot

December 3, 2021
In March 2020, Ryan Collins ’10, MBA ’11 put a $100 bill in a plastic box and posted clues to its north-of-Boston location on his Facebook page.  The forensic accountant’s solution to pandemic fatigue and isolation found hundreds of takers. Today, the…