featured speaker
René F. Jones Chairman & CEO M&T Bank
Hosted by
Robert F. Rivers
Executive Chair
Eastern Bank
september 10, 2025
Georgian Room, Hilton Boston Park Plaza
About the Boston College Carroll School of Management
Boston College was founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Today it is one of the nation’s foremost universities, with an enrollment of over 15,000 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 80 countries. As a Jesuit, Catholic university, Boston College is rooted in a worldview that calls us to learn, to search for truth, and to live in service to others. To fulfill that mission, we welcome and embrace the contributions of a diverse student body from many faith traditions.
The Carroll School of Management provides undergraduate and graduate management education attuned to the needs of today’s business world. Aligned with the philosophy of Boston College, the Carroll School develops leaders and managers who bring a multidisciplinary and ethical perspective to leadership. Nearly 2,400 undergraduate and around 800 graduate students are currently enrolled.
Over the past decade, the Carroll School has consistently placed among the most highly ranked business schools in the United States, according to a variety of annual surveys conducted by U.S. News & World Report, Bloomberg, and other publications. In addition to its undergraduate programs, the Carroll School also offers a degree in Master of Business Administration and Master of Science degrees in finance and accounting, along with doctoral programs in finance, accounting, and organization studies.
Standing within a rich tradition of education and research, the Carroll School faculty advances values-driven management and leadership. Our nearly 130 full-time faculty members are organized in six academic departments: accounting, business analytics, business law and society, finance, management and organization, and marketing. They make significant contributions to management research, education, and practice by publishing articles in renowned journals, participating in editorial review boards, and serving in leadership roles in professional organizations. The Carroll School also houses eight centers devoted to specific areas of research, education, and practice—reaching out to the University community, the professions, and the broader society.
To learn more about the Carroll School or get involved, please visit www.bc.edu/csom. For more information on recruiting our undergraduate students, email employer.recruiting@bc.edu. To recruit our graduate students, email cgsom.career@bc.edu.
Welcome
The Boston College Chief Executives Club is proud to celebrate our 33rd year during the 20252026 season. With the support of our members and this dynamic business community, the Club has built a distinguished tradition of bringing top CEOs and global leaders to Boston to share their insights, experiences, and perspectives with the region’s most influential business leaders.
As a program of the Carroll School of Management, the Boston College Chief Executives Club is recognized as one of the premier speaking forums in the world. Described by The Boston Globe as “the best networking event in town,” the Club is where business in Boston gets done. Our community is made up of visionary leaders who are not only shaping the future of their companies, but also the future of our region.
The Club’s purpose is simple but powerful: to provide a forum for candid dialogue, meaningful connections, and newideas. These gatherings offer the chance to welcome new members, strengthen lasting relationships, and engage in conversations that matter.
We are delighted you are with us today and look forward to seeing you at future events. Thank you for your continued support of the Boston College Chief Executives Club.
Warren k . Zola, m . b . a . ’96
Executive Director
Boston College Chief Executives Club
A History of Excellence
Abbott Laboratories
Accenture
adidas
Aflac
AlliedSignal
American Express Company
American Home Products
American International Group
American Medical Association
American Red Cross
Amgen
Anheuser-Busch
AstraZeneca
AT&T
Bank of America
Baxter International
Bayer
Bell Atlantic Corporation
BNY Mellon
The Boeing Company
BP
Caesars Entertainment
Campbell Soup Company
Carlson Companies
Chevron
The Cigna Group
Cisco Systems
The Coca-Cola Company
Comcast
ConocoPhillips
CVS Health
DaimlerChrysler
Dell Technologies
Delta Air Lines
DirecTV
The Dow Chemical Company
Dow Jones
Duke Energy
DuPont
Eastman Chemical Company
Eastman Kodak
Electronic Data Systems
Eli Lilly & Company
ExxonMobil
FedEx Forbes Ford Motor Company
Freddie Mac
General Dynamics
General Electric
General Motors
Goldman Sachs
GTE Corporation
Harrah’s Entertainment
Hewlett-Packard Company
Honeywell International
IBM Intel
JPMorgan Chase
JetBlue
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson Controls
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Lockheed Martin
Major League
Baseball
Mandiant
Manulife Financial
The Marmon Group
Marriott International
Martin Marietta
Mayo Clinic
McDonald’s
McGraw-Hill
MCI Communications
McKesson
McKinsey & Company
Mellon Financial Corporation
Merck & Co.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
MGM Resorts International
Microsoft
Mitsubishi Corporation
Moderna
Motorola
NASDAQ
National Basketball
Association
National Grid
Nestlé
The New York Times Company
The News Corporation
NIKE
Nokia
Northrop Grumman
Novartis
NYSE Euronext
Oracle Corporation
Panera Brands
PepsiCo
Perot Systems
Pfizer
PG&E Corporation
Philip Morris Companies
PNC Bank
The Procter & Gamble Company
Qwest Communications
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Roche Group
Royal Dutch Shell
Sanofi Genzyme
SAP
SAS
SBC Communications
Shawmut National
Siemens
Southwest Airlines Sprint
Sun Microsystems
Target Corporation
TD Bank Group
Tenneco
Tiffany & Co.
Time Warner
Turner Broadcasting System
UAL Corporation
Uber Technologies
Under Armour
UNISYS
United States Senate
United Technologies
UPS
Verizon
Viacom
Virgin Group
Visa
Vivendi Universal
The Walt Disney Company
World Economic Forum
A Tradition of Inspired Conversations and Connections
Through robust programming and events, the Boston College Chief Exeuctives Club provides a unique opportunity to deepen connections with global CEOs and thought leaders. I always appreciate these forums to network with peers from the local Boston business community -- and beyond.
Timothy Sweeney
president & C eo
l iberty m utual i nsuran C e Group
Boston College Chief Executives Club is a convener of some of the brightest minds and top leaders in Boston. Participating in their event allowed me to feel a greater connection to the city and its many influential business.
John Pettigrew
CH ief exe C utive offi C er
national G rid
The Boston College Chief Executives Club offers a unique forum to hear from global thought leaders about their experiences and learnings while providing opportunities for meaningful connections with Boston business and community executives.
Joe Preston
p resident & C eo
ne W balan C e at H leti C s
The Boston College CEO Club creates a great atmosphere to connect with local business leaders and learn from some of the best CEOs in the world. I always walk away with great insights and new friends.
Lila Snyder
p resident & C eo
b ose
It’s important to be in the flow of ideas, and the Boston College Chief Executives Club is bringing together businesses and institutions that are connecting and building a greater business ecosystem for the city.
Jeffrey R. Immelt venture partner
ne W enterprise asso C iates
Keeping the Commonwealth’s innovation economy strong requires the constant focus and collaboration of leaders from industry, government, academia, and the non-profit sector. Boston College’s Chief Executives Club provides an important forum for that consistent engagement to ensure we remain competitive at a state and national level.
Jeffrey Leiden, M.D., Ph.D.
exe C utive C H airman
v ertex pH arma C euti C als
It was a pleasure to represent Major League Baseball at the Boston College Chief Executives Club. Boston is known as a special baseball town, but it is also the home of a vibrant business community and forwardthinking leaders across industries.
Robert D. Manfred, Jr.
C ommissioner
major leaG ue baseball
The Boston College Chief Executives Club is an exemplary community forum. Proudly regional in its roots, yet global in its reach and reputation, this is one of the most thoughtful and impactful organizations of its kind.
David Cordani
C H airman & C eo
C i G na
I was quite impressed with the level of influence and energy in the room. The Boston College Chief Executives Club clearly exemplifies Boston’s place as a power center of economic, innovation and social advancement.
Michael Dell
founder, CH airman & C eo d ell t e CH nolo G ies
The exceptional global leaders the Boston College Chief Executives Club brings enlightens, enhances and inspires all. Here our businesses community has the opportunity to explore complex current day issues learning from today’s most well-respected corporate executives.
Carol Fulp
CH ief exe C utive offi C er fulp diversity
Noston College Chief Executive Club is an outstanding forum to network, learn and to get inspired!
Niren Chaudhary
C H airman
panera brands
Robert F. Rivers
H ost
Executive Chair
Eastern Bank
Bob Rivers is the Executive Chair and Chair of the Board of Directors of Eastern Bank, the largest commercial bank headquartered in Massachusetts with over $25 billion in total assets and more than 110 locations throughout eastern New England. A 43-year community banker who started his career as a teller in his hometown of Stoughton, he joined Eastern in 2006, becoming its CEO in 2017, following 14 years at M&T Bank throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Bob is a graduate of Stonehill College and the University of Rochester’s Simon School of Business. In addition, he serves as President of the Federal Reserve’s Federal Advisory Council.
Bob is arguably the most engaged business leader in Massachusetts, serving on the Board of Directors of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, The Lowell Plan, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, and The New England Council. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Stonehill College, along with various advisory boards, in addition to providing support and guidance to numerous other non-profit organizations. In addition, he is a Co-Chair of the Massachusetts Business Coalition for Early Childhood Education, comprised of more than 100 Massachusetts companies and over 20 business associations focused on raising awareness about the need for a more robust and sustainable network of early childcare and education. A co-founder of Eastern’s innovation hub, Eastern Labs, which has pioneered new products with fintech’s and advanced digital banking services, Bob also serves on the Advisory Board of the Mass FinTech Hub. Most recently, he was appointed co-chair of One Commonwealth and chair of MA250 by the Healey/Driscoll administration, as well as Chair of the Board of Directors of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.
He has been regularly named among the Top 10 “Most Influential People in Boston” by Boston Magazine and on the Boston Business Journal’s Power 50 list.
René F. Jones
s peaker
Chairman & CEO
M&T Bank
René F. Jones is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of M&T Bank, a communityfocused banking franchise with over $211 billion in assets* and a network of over 900 branches across the eastern U.S.
Under his leadership, the company’s 22,000+ employees take active roles in the communities they serve, providing capital for transformative projects, partnering with small businesses, volunteering their time, and working to make communities stronger and more resilient.
Early in his 30-year career at M&T, René helped develop and lead many of the key functions of the finance division before being named Chief Financial Officer in 2005. Later, he was promoted to vice chairman, where he oversaw the growth of the company’s wealth and institutional businesses. Since becoming CEO in 2017, the company has grown steadily, nearly doubling in total assets.
René participates in several organizations to help advance the banking industry, including the Bank Policy Institute, where he serves as Chairman, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where he serves as a Director. He is also active in the community, serving on the boards of ACV Auctions, Boston College, and the Pan-Mass Challenge, as well as on the UB Council at the University at Buffalo.
Born and raised in Ayer, MA, René holds a bachelor’s degree from Boston College. He began his career in accounting at the Boston-based office of Ernst & Young, and later at a private equity firm, and went on to earn an MBA from the University of Rochester. In 1992, he joined M&T as part of the Executive Associates Program.
*=As of fiscal year ended December 31, 2024
Attendees
Tenley Albright Director MIT Collaborative Initiatives
Devin Alexander Chief Executive Officer Rolling ReLeaf
Ryan Bailey Chief Executive Officer Cambridge Savings Bank
Alastair Bell President & CEO Boston Medical Center Health System
Jon Bernstein Regional President, New England PNC Bank
Radhika Bhagat Lynch Fink Harrington & Gray
Joe Boncore Principal Commonwealth Counsel
Anthony Bond President & CEO BOND Brothers
Michael Bornhorst VP, Corp. Dev. & Special Events Boston Children’s Hospital Trust
Joseph Campanelli Chief Executive Officer Needham Bank
Jeffrey Carpenter Head of Specialty & Corp. Banking M&T Bank
Miceal Chamberlain Market President Bank of America
Jansi Chandler Chief Development Officer Cardinal Cushing Centers
Rebecca Chasen Managing Partner, New England Deloitte
Enrique Colbert General Counsel Wayfair
Matthew Consigli President Consigli Construction
John Creedon Partner Ropes & Gray
Mia Cronin Director of Operations Best Buddies International
Kane Cuddy President BOND Brothers
Diane Darling Chief Executive Officer
S. Chase Davenport Lynch Fink Harrington & Gray
Gregg Demers Head of ClimatePartner-USA ClimatePartner
Geri Denterlein Chief Executive Officer Denterlein Worldwide
Ed Donnelly Director, External Affairs AT&T, New England
Kevin Doyle Chief Financial Officer New Balance Athletics
Alec Elbert Director of Administration WHDH
Kristin Fazio Chief Compliance Officer RWA Wealth Partners
Rachel Felix SVP, Chief Marketing Officer Boston Medical Center Health System
Kayla Florence Vice President Kaydon Group
Eli Florence Vice President Kaydon Group
Peter Folan Head of School Dexter Southfield
Scott Ford Member, Chair, Litigation Practice Mintz Levin
Patrick Freytag Chief Executive Officer Creation Technologies
Alan Fullerton Chief Executive Officer Mirus Capital Advisors
Carol Fulp Chief Executive Officer Fulp Diversity
Thomas Galligan Former Chairman Papa Gino’s
Peter Galligan
Dan Gilbane President & Managing Director Gilbane Building Company
Phoebe Goldsberry Chief Relationship Officer The Hollister Group
David Goodhue Executive Managing Director Colliers International
Diane Hessan Chief Executive Officer Salient Ventures
Joanne Hilferty President & CEO Morgan Memorial Goodwill Ind.
Ron Iacobucci Executive Director Mass Hire South Shore
Ryan Jennette Vice President / Regional Director Consigli Construction
Stephen Johnston Managing Director Boston Harbor Hotel
René Jones Chairman & CEO M&T Bank
Olga Kasparova Managing Director Deloitte
Clare Keating Director of Finance PLAN of MA & RI
William Kennedy Partner Nutter McClennen & Fish
Mark Kerwin Deputy Director Emeritus Museum of Fine Arts
Brendan Kiernan Partner Mirus Capital Advisors
Michelle Knight CEO & Chief Economist RWA Wealth Partners
Grace Lee Chief Executive Officer St. Mary’s Credit Union
Elizabeth Lowrey Principal Elkus Manfredi Architects
Mary Lupoli Associate Director Lupoli Companies
Salvatore Lupoli President & CEO Lupoli Companies
Rick MacDonald Managing Director JPMorgan Chase
David Manfredi Principal Elkus Manfredi Architects
Bob Maresca Chairman Bose Corporation
Allyson McCabe President The Hollister Group
Joan McGrath Chief Executive Officer PLAN of MA & RI
Kevin McGuire Executive Vice President Cambridge Savings Bank
Katherine McGuirk AVP, Corporate Development Boston Children’s Hospital Trust
Steve McMann Boston Office Sr. Managing Director Accenture
Sheryl McQuade President, New England TD Bank
Mary Jo Meisner President MJM Advisory Services
Nitin Mhatre Chief Executive Officer Berkshire Bank
Shruti Miyashiro President & CEO Digital Federal Credit Union
Shannon Moore Vice President Commonwealth Counsel
Sandra Moose President Strategic Advisory Services
Robert Mueller
Senior Director Hemenway & Barnes
Kathleen Murphy President & CEO Mass Bankers Association
John Nahill
Chief Executive Officer Seaside Investments
Kayla Nassar Chief Executive Officer AMCON
Celeste Natale Chief Financial Officer Mass Hire South Shore
Matthew Naumec Client Relationship Manager Winged Keel Group
Steve Novak
Senior Philanthropic Advisor Boston College
JP Nuzzo
Senior Vice President M&T Bank
Thomas O’Neill
Chief Executive Officer O’Neill and Associates
Timothy Ostrander
Vice President, Financial Counseling Goldman Sachs Ayco
Edward Pendergast
Managing Director Dunn Rush & Co.
Joseph Piantedosi
Executive Vice President Piantedosi Baking Company
Diana Pisciotta President Denterlein Worldwide
Frank Previte
Founder & Executive Chairman EBI Consulting
Robert Rivers
Executive Chair Eastern Bank
Jonas Roessel Managing Partner Roessel Joy
Jim Rogers Vice President/General Manager WHDH
Thomas Samoluk
U.S. General Counsel John Hancock
Jonathan Sanchez
Regional Head, Commercial Banking M&T Bank
Cathy Schmidt
Director Eastern Bank
Patrick Shaughnessy Director, MA & RI Best Buddies International
Tom Sherwin President & CEO CEO Resources
John Siciliano Partner, Chair, Business Law Group Hemenway & Barnes
Lawrence Siff Chief Executive Officer Neptune Advisors
Kevin Smith Vice President Goldman Sachs Ayco
Dug Stowe President LUTCO
Marquis Taylor Founder Coaching4Change
William Terry Executive Partner New York Life Insurance Company
Brooks Tingle President & CEO John Hancock
Peter Torrente US Sector Leader KPMG
Nick Tzitzon Vice Chairman ServiceNow
Eugene Van Biert Chief Executive Officer OverseeAI
Daniel Verhave Managing Director Accenture
Andrew Vrees President & General Manager WCVB-TV, Channel 5
William Weld Member ML Strategies
Cathy Whitehouse Partner Ridgeway Partners
Pratt Wiley President & CEO The Partnership
Brian Williamson Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers
Steven Wright Senior VP & General Counsel Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Pamela Yanakopulos Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers
Warren K. Zola Executive Director Boston College Chief Executives Club
Boston College Chief Executives Club Board of Governors
Tony Coles, M.D. Chairman Cerevel Therapeutics
Roger Crandall Chairman, President & CEO MassMutual
John F. Fish Chairman & CEO Suffolk
Carol Fulp Chief Executive Officer Fulp Diversity
Wyc Grousbeck Lead Owner & Governor Boston Celtics
John Harthorne Founder & Managing Director Two Lanterns Venture Partners
Linda Henry Chief Executive Officer Boston Globe Media
Diane Hessan Chief Executive Officer Salient Ventures
Jeffrey R. Immelt Venture Partner New Enterprise Associates
Karen Kaplan Chair Emerita Hill Holliday
Joseph P. Kennedy, III President Citizens Energy
Anne Klibanski, M.D. President & CEO Mass General Brigham
Robert K. Kraft Founder, Chairman & CEO The Kraft Group
Jeffrey Leiden, M.D., Ph.D. Executive Chairman Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Michael Mahoney Chairman & CEO Boston Scientific
Joe Preston President & CEO New Balance Athletics
Robert L. Reynolds Chair Great-West Lifeco U.S.
Robert Rivers Executive Chair Eastern Bank
Niraj Shah CEO, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman Wayfair
Lila Snyder Chief Executive Officer Bose Corporation
Timothy Sweeney President & CEO Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
Corey Thomas Chairman & CEO Rapid7
Brooks Tingle President & CEO John Hancock
Pratt Wiley President & CEO The Partnership
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