Ernesto Anguilla

Vice Chair MENTOR National Ernesto Anguilla is a Managing Director and Head of Communications & Public Affairs for Bain Capital, LP, a private investment firm with approximately $150 billion in assets under management and offices on four continents. In his role, Anguilla oversees all aspects of communications, brand and public affairs – including media relations, corporate communications, government relations and philanthropy – for the firm and its affiliated business units. Prior to joining Bain Capital, Anguilla worked at Bank of America for more than eight years in a variety of communications roles. Most recently, he was communications executive for the company’s Global Marketing and Corporate Affairs group, where he oversaw corporate communications for a number of functions including brand, marketing, corporate social responsibility and local public relations. Earlier in his career, Anguilla was press secretary to U.S. Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy of Rhode Island. He also worked at Lois Paul & Partners, a public relations firm in Massachusetts focused on the technology space, and as a reporter and editor for the Warwick Beacon, a twice-weekly newspaper in Warwick, Rhode Island. Anguilla graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science in 1999. He currently is a member of the Board of Directors for MENTOR, a nonprofit organization focused on improving the quality and quantity of mentoring relationships for American youth. He lives in Newton, Massachusetts with his wife, Melissa, and children, Elliot, Luca and Beatrice.