Joshua Bekenstein
Boston, Massachusetts
Joshua Bekenstein grew up in New York City. He received a BA in Economics from Yale University and later earned his MBA from Harvard Business School. Bekenstein joined Bain Capital at its founding in 1984 with a number of colleagues from Bain & Company. He has served as Managing Director since 1986.
Josh Bekenstein is an active philanthropist serving as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a Board member of City Year, Chairman of the Board of Directors of New Profit Inc., a Board member of New Leaders for New Schools. Josh Bekenstein is Chair of the Board of Be The Change Inc., and a longtime member of the Board of Trustees of the Pan-Mass Challenge, the country's largest charity bike-a-thon, which raises money for the Dana-Farber. He is also a member of the Investment Committee for Yale University.
Josh Bekenstein's Groups & Associations
· Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - Chair of the Board and Co-Chair of Mission Possible campaign. Dana-Farber is annually ranked as one of the top three cancer institutes in the country.
· Pan-Mass Challenge - Board Member (PMC raised $35 million in 2011)
· Yale Corporation - Trustee
· City Year - Board Member
· Horizons For Homeless Children - Board Member
· New Profit Inc. - Chair of Board
· New Leaders for New Schools - Board Member
· Be The Change Inc. – Chair of the Board
· Yale Corporation Investment Committee - Member
· Yale Tomorrow Campaign – Co-Chair ($3.5 billion capital campaign)
· Yale School of Management - Board of Advisors
· Opportunity Nation - Leadership Council
· Service Nation - Leadership Council (Helped pass the Kennedy Hatch Serve America Act)
Donor (In addition to organizations listed above):
· Boston Children's Hospital
· Massachusetts General Hospital
· Boston Medical Center
· Beth Israel Hospital
· Year Up
· Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston
· Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
· Mercy Corps
· Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
· Citizen Schools
· Teach for America
· Kipp Schools