Four Long Island CEOs Honored for Participation in C.W. Post Entrepreneurship Study

January 28, 2005 - In his ongoing study -- The History of Entrepreneurship on Long Island -- Professor James L. Freeley of the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University wants to know what drives prominent Long Island entrepreneurs to success. Also of interest to Professor Freeley are the obstacles and challenges CEOs face while rising to the top, and the advice they would have for budding entrepreneurs setting forth in today's competitive marketplace. At an "Entrepreneur Thank You Breakfast" on January 27, the C.W. Post Campus community honored four local executives who recently shared their insights with Professor Freeley in videotaped interviews.

The four honorees were Bruce R. Bent, Chairman and CEO of The Reserve Funds in New York City; Daniel Berlin, Chairman and CEO of Arkwin Industries Inc. in Westbury; Bert E. Brodsky, Chairman of the Board, Sandata Technologies, Inc. in Port Washington, and Marc Finkelstein, former Chairman and CEO of Ametek in Garden City and now its Executive Consultant for Mergers and Acquisitions.

The History of Entrepreneurship on Long Island is the third part of an on-going project conducted by Dr. Freeley, an expert on entrepreneurship in the AACSB accredited College of Management at C.W. Post. Dr. Freeley is creating the video archive of CEOs for use in libraries and for classroom instruction.

PHOTO: Pictured at the "Entrepreneur Thank You Breakfast" are, left to right, Richard Gorman, Vice President for University Relations, Long Island University; David J. Steinberg, President, Long Island University; Bert E. Brodsky, Chairman of the Board, Sandata Technologies, Inc.; Theresa Mullarkey, Chancellor, C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University; Marc Finkelstein, Former Chairman and CEO of Ametek and now Executive Consultant of Ametek's Mergers and Acquisitions Division; James Freeley, C.W. Post Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship Study Director; Bruce R. Bent, Chairman and CEO, The Reserve Funds; Daniel Berlin, Chairman and CEO of Arkwin Industries, Inc., Joseph Shenker, Provost, C.W. Post Campus; and Ed Shorin, Trustee, Long Island University.