Gloria Larson | |
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7th President of Bentley University | |
In office July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Morone |
Succeeded by | Alison Davis-Blake |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Allen Larson |
Education | Vassar College (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
Gloria Cordes Larson is a prominent lawyer, public policy expert, and business leader. Larson was named president of Bentley University in 2007[1] and served in that role until June 2018. She was the seventh president of Bentley and the first woman to hold the post. Prior to joining Bentley, Larson served as secretary of consumer affairs and business regulation from 1991 to 1993, under former Massachusetts Governor William Weld and led a business advisory council for former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.[2]
Larson is a board member of the Unum Group and Boston Private Financial Holdings.[3][4]