Nelson Boyce
Senior Vice President of Digital Ad Sales at Nickelodeon. '90 Graduate
After graduating Suffern High School, Nelson Boyce ’90, marched straight to West Point Military Academy, but soon realized that military training wasn’t for him. He returned home and enrolled at RCC
"I didn't want to repeat the mistake that I made in high school of applying to only one college. RCC's Honors Program gave me the time, resources and breathing room I needed to sort things out and prepare myself to apply to a number of top-notch schools."
After completing two years of work in one year, he applied to Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth, Brown, Georgetown, Morehouse, Howard and Emory, gaining acceptance to all except for Yale. He chose Harvard.
"At Harvard, I wasn't any less prepared than those who came straight out of high school. I was right there, on par, among my peers, thanks to RCC's rigorous academic program."
After graduating from Harvard in 1992 with a BA in government, Boyce worked as a Financial Analyst with PaineWebber in Mergers & Acquisitions. He then embarked on a successful career in advertising, working at Money magazine and VIBE. Boyce was the Associate Publisher of Honey and Heart & Soul magazines, published by Vanguarde Media, which he co-founded in 1998.
Now Senior Vice President of Digital Ad Sales at Nickelodeon, Boyce generates more than $80 million dollars in advertising revenue for Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group’s stable of websites.
Boyce attributes his achievements to the mentoring he received at the College. "The mentoring was fantastic and helped me focus. It was a driving force in my success."
In an effort to "return the favor," he now mentors prospective graduate school students through Management Leadership of Tomorrow in New York City.
Boyce lives with his wife, Michelle, and son, Ferro, in New Rochelle, New York.
