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TRANSFORMING THE
BUSINESS OF HEALTH CARE Alumni brothers Chris and Greg Smith invest $5M in health care at Bentley When Chris and Greg Smith first learned about a burgeoning effort in Bentley’s business education they were intrigued; health care is a personal — and professional — interest for them. It’s an industry, they say, that’s headed for a very necessary disruption. And these lifelong entrepreneurs are excited to help guide that change, for the better. “The health care space is in a transformative period, and that transition is creating a lot of silos, inefficiencies and dislocation,” says Chris ’91, MBA ’92, P ’19/’20 ’24 (below right). Now is the time, he adds, to be progressive and innovative. AI and data analytics. Organizational design and finance. Says Greg ’91: “Everything is rapidly changing. There is a crossover between health care and technology that was accelerated by the pandemic and it’s going to explode. Only a handful of institutions have been keeping up, and Bentley is one of them.” President Brent Chrite’s commitment to addressing real, human needs through smart business and Bentley’s Health Thought Leadership Network (Health TLN) have inspired the Smiths to take a closer look at how the university can bring even more expertise to bear on this vital field that affects us all.
By Kristin Livingston
20 | SPRING 2022
PHOTO BY STEVE BRIGGS
