Bruce is an observer of people,
a believer in process,
and a solver of problems.
From his earliest years in business, he has applied creative approaches and a thoughtful style to positively impact the unique situations in which he has found himself. His intellectual curiosity and ease with the unknown has resulted in an extremely broad range of work experiences.
Education
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School 1978 - 1980
MBA 2nd year concentration in marketing and market research
Summer Job: Quality Assurance Specialist, Texas International Airlines
Rice University
Rice University 1973 - 1977
Double Major in Geology & Political Science
President of the Student Association, Senior Year
Hired as Full-time Development Specialist 1977 - 1978
Harvard
Business School
Alumni Involvement
New York Metro Area
President, HBS Club of New York 2008 - 2010
Representing over 16,000 area alumni
Board Member, HBS Club of New York 2008 - 2019
Board Co-Chair of Annual HBS Club of New York Leadership Dinners 2011 - 2019
Raising over $10M to support Club pro-bono consulting and social enterprise activities
Creator and Co-Producer of the first two Annual HBS Club of New York Social Enterprise Summits
New Directions in Non-Profit Leadership (over 500 CEOs and Board Chairs of New York's leading NGOs and non-profits) 2008
Innovations that Strengthen Social Services in Challenging Times 2009
Co-Producer of first joint HBS/Harvard Law School New York Conference: Private Interests, Public Issues 2016
Worldwide
Creator and On-Air Host of monthly audio interviews of HBS professors 2008 - 2013
Available to over 70,000 HBS alumni
President, HBS Social Enterprise Alumni Association 2014 - 2015
HBS Alumni Board 2014 - 2016
Early Work History
WTTW/Chicago Public Media
Chicago, Illinois
Senior Vice President of Marketing & Revenue 1987 - 1994
* Responsible for performance of 35 corporate revenue streams, including:
* Fund raising to file of over 250,000
* Major donor solicitation
* On-air fund raising
* Corporate and foundation underwriting
* Licensing
* International program sales
* Assigned as Chief Operating Officer of WFMT/Classical Radio & The Beethoven Satellite Network
* On-air spokesperson during PBS pledge drives
Access International
Boston, Massachusetts
Vice President of Marketing 1985 - 1987
* Responsible for nationwide sales and promotion of database and financial management systems (software and hardware) to:
* PBS Stations
* National non-profits
* Hospitals
* Educational institutions
* Associations
* Local governments
New York Air
Vice President of Customer Service 1980 - 1984
* Initially Project Manager for the start-up of the FAA's first licensed airline under national airline industry deregulation
* Founded by Frank Lorenzo and Texas Air Corporation
* Responsible for over 750 customer service employees and management in reservations, station/city management and ticketing, in-flight service and all customer service support activities: training, quality control, catering, FAA coordination, travel agency ticketing
