LaPenta School of Business
We Mean Business
The LaPenta School of Business at Iona University opens doors to your success, spurring your development into a highly skilled, global-minded entrepreneurial business leader with a strong ethical and social commitment.
Here, you transform yourself as you acquire in-demand skills, explore your intellectual curiosities and forge lasting connections with faculty and peers.
Through our undergraduate degrees, master’s programs and advanced certificates, you receive an immersive education that includes hands-on learning and empowers you to craft innovative solutions to real-world problems. With your academic growth and professional development, you graduate equipped with the skills, knowledge and training needed to excel in the business world.
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Connect With Us
Located at the LaPenta School of Business, our Dean’s Office welcomes all students who want to visit and connect with our staff.
Careers & Outcomes
LaPenta School of Business alumni include former CEO of Visa Al Kelly, CEO of Heineken USA Maggie Timoney and CFO of Steve Madden Zine Mazouzi, just to name a few.
We are proud that our graduates go on to work for highly prestigious organizations including Citi, Amazon, PepsiCo, Meta, KPMG and many others.
Why Study at the Lapenta School of Business?
Earn Your Degree at an AACSB-Accredited Business School
Iona’s LaPenta School of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) — a highly acclaimed distinction awarded to just six percent of business schools worldwide! This distinguished accreditation demonstrates our commitment to excellence in teaching, research, curriculum development and student success.
Located Close to NYC — An International Business Hub
Located 20 miles away, the LaPenta School of Business offers you easy access to New York City. Our New Rochelle campus is just a quick train ride away from an international center of business internships, connections and future career opportunities!
Receive Mentorship From Expert Faculty
Our impressive 15:1 student-faculty ratio means you receive personalized instruction and mentorship from Iona’s dedicated professors. As experts in their fields and passionate educators, our faculty members are eager to share their expertise and experience to help you grow personally and professionally.
Dive Into Transformative Student Engagement Opportunities
We regularly host “C-Suite Talks” where students can hear from and interact with leadership from companies from various industries. Past discussions have been with C-Suite executives from Visa, Heineken USA, Citrin Cooperman, Steve Madden and more. Additionally, students have the opportunity to take part in on-site visits to financial and other corporate institutions, such as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Bloomberg, Paramount, and Morgan Stanley, just to name a few!
LaPenta School of Business Events
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September 10, 2025
- LaPenta School of Business Atrium, LaPenta School of Business Henry Lecture Hall - Rm. 105
- 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Our Business Programs
We proudly offer a range of rigorous, highly focused business degrees — including eight bachelor’s degrees, a flexible MBA program that offers in-person and online formats and five advanced certificates — designed to specialize your business acumen, enhance your communication skills and instill a strong sense of ethical leadership.
Undergraduate Programs
Choose from 8 business-related majors to build a strong educational foundation and prepare yourself for a fulfilling career. Explore Iona’s undergraduate business degrees.
Graduate Programs
Elevate your professional goals by pursuing your Master of Business Administration or earning an advanced certificate. See what Iona’s graduate business programs have to offer.
Industry Access
Speaker Series
Iona students learn from and network with industry leaders from companies such as Visa, Heineken, USA and Steve Madden, to name few.
These candid talks offer students invaluable lessons gained from careers spanning a variety of industries. Students also have the opportunity to ask the questions most important to them and even meet the speakers.
LaPenta School of Business Departments
Accounting Department
Looking to enhance your skills in the field of accounting? Our Accounting Department offers comprehensive programs designed to equip you with the knowledge and expertise needed to lead businesses in financial planning, strategizing and decision-making. Graduate with strong financial and managerial accounting skills and gain valuable competencies that help you make meaningful contributions to any organization.
Finance, Business Economics and Legal Studies Department
LaPenta’s Finance, Business Economics and Legal Studies Department supports the growth of your competencies in corporate financial planning, investing and investment analysis, portfolio management, global finance and more. Equipped with these transferable skills and strong communication abilities, you venture into the financial industry, ready to make an impact.
Business Analytics & Information Systems Department
The Department of Business Analytics & Information Systems offers programs that enable our students to navigate the intersection of technology and business, mastering business analytics, information systems and emerging technologies. Our curriculum focuses on the practical application of data analysis and decision modeling, providing our graduates with the requisite skills for professional success.
Management Department
The Management Department provides business management programs designed to build a solid foundation in core business principles like organizational behavior, as well as policy and strategy, while also refining your leadership skills. Through our business administration degrees and advanced certificate program, you acquire practical industry knowledge and a wide range of versatile skills to support your professional growth.
Marketing Department
Become adept in fostering meaningful relationships between customers and business by studying in LaPenta’s Marketing Department. With rigorous instruction in consumer behavior, international marketing, strategy and planning, and marketing communications, you fine-tune your skill set and transform your knowledge to open new career opportunities.
See the LaPenta School of Business for Yourself
The recently constructed LaPenta School of Business building offers an inviting and state-of-the-art place to learn and grow. With its 21 classrooms, study areas, faculty offices and the impressive LaPenta-Lynch Trading Floor, you have access to cutting-edge technology and a shared space to immerse yourself in interactive, experiential learning.
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LaPenta School of Business Atrium
Going to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as well as other trips to the city have provided me with a hands-on experience in the business world.
- Liam Fedigan ’24, finance major
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Mission, Vision & Values
Mission and Vision
Mission: The LaPenta School of Business provides students with a high-value business education through its accomplished and caring faculty, dedicated alumni, and advantageous location in the New York City metropolitan area with its abundance of learning and career opportunities. We pride ourselves on developing business leaders with strong ethical and social commitment.
Vision: We deliver an enriching, personalized educational experience that helps each student unlock opportunities and make a difference.
Updated Spring 2024
Statement of Core Values:
- Serve our students and other stakeholders through outstanding teaching, research, and experiential learning activities, and innovative curriculum.
- Expand access to business education for a wider range of students, by focusing on affordability, supporting student success, and adopting various teaching modalities.
- Promote respect for others and their contributions, valuing diversity of perspectives and fostering an inclusive environment where all members of the school community feel valued and respected, thereby enhancing students’ ability to learn and preparing them for a diverse and dynamic global business environment.
- Encourage intellectual curiosity, cultural competence, and the pursuit of new ideas and creative solutions to business problems to serve the needs of our stakeholders and contribute to a more equitable society.
- Build partnerships and collaborate with alumni, industry, and the community to improve business education and practice for the benefit of our students and our communities.
- Embrace transparency, accountability, and compliance with professional standards to foster a trusting and supportive learning environment, where all members of the school community feel valued and empowered to thrive.
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