A Forum for
Rising Leaders
CONNECT. GROW. LEAD.
The Business Associates Club provides ambitious professionals, between the ages of 30 and 40, the opportunity to build their network and develop longstanding personal and business relationships with a diverse group of peers and mentors across a variety of industries. If you aspire to be a leader in your profession and community, this is a great place to start..
A Century of Connections
The Business Associates Club's origins date back nearly 100 years.
In 1923, Professor Durward E. Burchell, a well-regarded business engineer and former Harvard faculty member, gave a course on management methods to a handful of burgeoning young professionals identified by the Boston Chamber of Commerce as future leaders.
The group was so successful, it quickly outgrew its original structure and purpose.
By 1927, the organization was no longer a small, meeting group. It had built a broad membership base and began the tradition of inviting prominent outside speakers to its meetings. To ensure a level of intimacy and connection, though, the group determined it was best to limit membership to 100. The Business Associates Club, Boston, Massachusetts, adopted its current name in 1949.
Today, the club is a dynamic environment where younger businesspeople can network and learn.
Members gather monthly to connect and hear from nationally-known executives, educators, administrators, and politicians sharing how they got to where they are, the most important lessons they learned along the way, and the professional and personal challenges they faced –and overcame – to get there.
CURRENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
(2026-2027)
President
Yvan Bodart
F.L. Putnam
Vice President & Membership
Tom Baxter
BellMark Partners
Secretary & Membership
Dan Findley
The Andover Companies
Treasurer
JP Weldon
Newmark Group
Executive Committee Members
Zoe Gillies
Dalton & Finegold
Ben Sutton
Newmark Group
Hannah Leech
WilliamsMarston
Our Member Companies
Representing a variety of prestigious
Boston-area companies, including:
5th Line Capital
A. Ricciotti Insurance Assoc.
Arthur J. Gallagher
Bank of America
Bellmark Partners
Brown Brothers Harriman
Cabot Properties
Cambridge Savings Bank
Canby Financial Advisors
Charlesbank Capital
CMG Financial
Colliers International
Dalton & Finegold LLP
Deloitte
DJ Management LLC
Dunn Rush & Co.
Fiduciary Trust Company
FL Putnam
Goldman Sachs
H2O Care Partners
Johnson O'Connor
Kahn Litwin Renza & Co.
Latham & Watkins
Leading Edge Real Estate
LGA
Newmark Group
Paul W. Marks Co.
Peck Trial Attorneys
Rose Law Partners
RSM
Ryan Real Estate
SageView Advisory
Saul Ewing
The Andover Companies
Welch and Forbes
WilliamsMartson LLC
BAC Member Experience
Monthly Dinner Meetings
at the Union Club
Special Social Events
for members & guests
Who's Who in BAC
complimentary publication
Keynote Speaker Series
featuring senior executives from a wide variety of industries
2024-2025 Guest Speakers
Will Willis
Founder, Bully Boy Distillers
Gianluca Pettiti
Executive VP for Life Sciences, Thermo Fischer Scientific
Carlos Ventura
CEO, Feast & Fettle
Christopher Angiolillo
Founder and CEO, Signifer Ventures
Gregg Darish
Former Founder, Chairman and CEO, Motus, LLC
Kyle York
Co-founder, CEO and Managing Partner, York IE
Representative Aaron Michlewitz
Massachusetts House of Representatives
2025-2026 Guest Speakers
Roy Hirshland
Founder and CEO, T3 Advisors
Marty Martinez
CEO, United Way of Massachusetts
Mark Diller
Partner, Diller Law
Lou Shipley
Technology CEO, Author, Harvard Business School Professor
John Burns
Founder of Relentless Consumer Partners, Former CEO of TB12
Mary Lynne Hedley
Senior Scientific Fellow at the Broad Institute, Co-Founder of Tesaro, Inc.
James Hickey
Headmaster of Austin Preparatory School
INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE?
If you aspire to be a leader in your profession and community, Boston Associates Club is a great place to start.
To learn more about our group, please fill out the contact form.
You'll hear from one of our executive committee members soon.
Member Testimonial
"Joining the Business Associates Club of Boston has been a game-changer for my professional growth. The monthly dinners provide access to influential speakers and a unique opportunity to build meaningful relationships with peers across diverse industries. It’s more than networking—it's a community that inspires and elevates your career."
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Dan Findley
The Andover Companies
Member Testimonial
“The BAC is a special kind of club. I joined four years ago and love what the club stands for. It’s not about forced networking or sales pitches but about meaningful conversations and real relationships that extend well beyond the club meetings. I’m honored to serve as President and excited to build on the incredible momentum we’ve created. I look forward to welcoming many new faces and amazing speakers this year!"
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Kaitlin Folinus
RSM
Member Testimonial
"The BAC has been a staple in my calendar. Every year, I know that on the first Tuesday of every month from October until June, I'm going to go to the Union Club of Boston from 6pm to 8:30pm and meet interesting new people, catch up with acquaintances turned friends, and listen to an extremely interesting speaker. I wouldn't have it any other way."
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Yvan Bodart
F.L. Putnam
