Josh Bekenstein — Managing Director · Bain Capital

Josh Bekenstein — Managing Director · Bain Capital · Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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About

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.

Joshua 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, 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.

Experience

Managing DirectorCurrent
Bain Capital
Sep 1984 – Present
Bain Capital is a leading global private investment firm that manages several pools of capital including private equity, high-yield assets, mezzanine capital, venture capital and public equity with over $70 billion of assets under management. Joshua Bekenstein serves as a board member of Bombardier Recreational Products, Dollarama Stores, Toys ‘R’ Us, Michaels Stores, Burlington Coat Factory, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Waters Corporation, and Gymboree Corporation.
Associate Consultant
Bain & Company
1980 – 1982

Education

Harvard Business School — MBA, Business · 1982 – 1984
Yale University — BA, Economics · 1976 – 1980

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