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Bel Bruno ‘86 puts Alfred’s late-night lessons to work

Ron Bel Bruno ’86 started his journalism career working a “perpetual night shift” as the Editor-in-chief of the Fiat Lux, when cut-and-paste really meant scissors and rubber cement.

“We were basically on life support back then–just making our pub dates was cause for ordering a bucket or two of wings from the Pizzeria.”

Ron Bel Bruno
Ron Bel Bruno
Today, Ron is very much in the online publishing world–and still often works into the night in New York, where “the take out options are at least a little broader.” After 20 years as a magazine editor, working at Yahoo! Internet Life, Time Out New York and Scholastic among other titles, he became senior vice president and editorial director of HNW Wealth Solutions, a downtown Manhattan financial-services marketing firm. There, Ron directs the development and production of more than a dozen newsletters and e-zines serving 400,000 high-net-worth investors and consumers.

While at Alfred, Ron also spent a year each as treasurer and president of his fraternity, Zeta Beta Tau, and was an Outstanding Senior nominee. Looking back, he recalls enjoying Alfred’s eclectic student body and its small intimate social atmosphere. He says, “To this day, I draw upon administrative experiences I had at Alfred when I deal with management, professional peers, and my employees. It also provided a safe place for me to make the kind of mistakes that help you grow.”

Most recently, Ron had an essay published in Newsweek, and is working on an essay collection.

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