Marianist Business Network
We are an inclusive spirituality-based community of professionals who have chosen a vocation in for-profit business. We call ourselves the Marianist Business Network (MBN) and are affiliated with the Marianist Family, a Catholic Community. Recognizing that grace is instilled in everyone, the MBN brings together for-profit business professionals of similar ethics and morals without regard to their religious affiliation or creed. We strive to learn from each other’s unique backgrounds. We are a safe and nurturing community where we share, explore, and develop our ethical and spiritual lives. As a community, we intend to follow the virtues of the Marianist Charism.
VOCATION
Going to work each day to make a living is a job. Going to work each day to make the world a little better is a vocation. We are a safe community providing moral, spiritual, and psychological support to remain fully committed to our vocations. We strive to balance our work, family, and community demands, develop a spiritual basis for our business vocation, and refine our moral compass. We commit to discovering, developing and employing our unique gifts toward the common good.
THE THREE PURPOSES OF BUSINESS
We believe that businesses serve the common good, by:
PRODUCING GOOD GOODS: The products produced are truly good and provide services that truly serve.
PROVIDING GOOD WORK: The culture of a good business sustains the wellness of the whole person and enables the person to meaningfully utilize their talents
ENABLING GOOD WEALTH: The sustainable wealth generated for owners, shareholders, and employees further benefits customers, consumers, and the community which the business serves.
SKILLED BUSINESS LEADERS
We are committed to the three purposes of business. As such, actively employed members of the MBN will strive to rise to positions of increasing influence within their organizations and advance these purposes. As a community, we will strive to support our members as they ascend, helping them grow and develop management, leadership, and career survival skills. Our multi-generational conversations will provide an opportunity to learn from each other, sharing skills and strategies for dealing with difficult issues and ethical dilemmas.
We welcome for-profit business professionals and mentor advanced undergraduate and graduate students who are considering a for-profit business career.
MBN at Work
Andrew Gerbetz - a Marianist Business Network member and University of Dayton alumnus - puts the three purposes of business to work on a cleaner future.
Meet Our Team
Al Prendergast has been associated with the Marianists for over 55 years. He is an executive with global experience. He was EVP at Cordiant plc., London UK, Senior VP at MasterCard International Inc. New York and Corporate Manager at Champion International Inc., Stamford Ct. His expertise is in Human Resources, Operations Mgt., and Executive Compensation.
Al Prendergast
Bruce’s career spanned 34 years in manufacturing and HR within General Electric Aircraft Engine and GE/Genworth Financial Long Term Care. Specializing in the team based redesign of traditional manufacturing shop management structures, He worked with plants in Wales, Singapore, and Malaysia as well as within multiple US organizations. Bruce retired from GE in 2014.