On Nov. 5, 2026, almost 150 students and alumni gathered in downtown Boston to attend the Boston Business Roundtable. Attendees of varying ages and points in their careers networked and heard about current market trends from Matthew Steinaway ’90.
“[The Boston Business Roundtable] gives our students and alumni the chance not only to hear from successful people, but to meet them, learn from them, and begin building relationships,” shared Dan Puopolo ’98, a partner at Corient and member of the College’s board of trustees.
After remarks from Dr. Michael Lewis, Saint Anselm College president, and Puopolo, attendees listened to Steinaway speak about current trends. During his remarks, he touched on the cost of borrowing, the immense investment in AI, and the value of a liberal arts education. He also gave students insight into working with clients, mentorship, and more.
“I think more importantly is that liberal arts education, the foundation of being able to communicate, to be able to interact with technology, to be able to understand ideas quickly, assimilate with them. I think they're all critically important,” said Steinaway, when speaking about the current skills needed to be successful.
After the speaking program, attendees continued to gather, chatting and enjoy the beautiful nighttime views of Post Office Square in Boston.
"Attending the Boston Business Roundtable was a very valuable experience for me. Between networking and listening to expert economic analysis from the keynote speaker Mr. Steinway, I thoroughly enjoyed the roundtable and look forward to attending this event in the future as an alum of the college," said Brandan Vitiello '28, a business administration major with a sports management concentration.
Vitiello was not the only student with a positive takeaway.
"I really enjoyed attending my first Boston Business Roundtable-it is one of many meaningful examples of just how strong our Anselmian network is,” said Madalyn Dugan ’28, an economics major. “We are very lucky to have Alumni that genuinely want to give back and invest in the next generation of students. In today's world, where there is so much emphasis placed on the prestige and the size of professional and alumni networks, Saint Anselm is a reminder that opportunity is really about the strength and value of the relationships you build and how you go about building them.”
Matthew Steinaway is an Executive Vice President at State Street Investment Management and is the Chief Investment Officer of the firm's Global Fixed Income Solutions group. In this role, he oversees a team of approximately 140 professionals managing more than US $1.3TN of assets across active, systematic and index strategies for fixed income, cash and currency portfolios. Steinaway joined the company in 2003 and has more than 30 years of credit and investment experience. He is also a member of State Street Investment Management's Executive Management Group and Global Product & Investment Committee.
Steinwaway has a BA in Philosophy from Saint Anselm College, graduated with an MBA from Bentley College, and has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He is also a member of Saint Anselm College's Board of Trustees.