Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio US Senate Candidate Bernie Moreno Doesn’t Hold An MBA, But Bio And Application Claimed He Does

Columbus, OH – Bernie Moreno is facing scrutiny after reporting found that Moreno is lying about having an MBA degree from the University of Michigan.

What Ohioans Are Reading / Hearing About Moreno’s Phony MBA:

Stephanie Haney, WKYC: “Moreno’s biography for the board of the Cleveland Foundation said that he had an MBA from the University of Michigan… another place where it was listed that Moreno had an MBA was a car dealership application… the University of Michigan Office of Public Affairs said that he has a bachelor’s degree… so, not an MBA.”

MSNBC: Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up
Steve Benen
September 12, 2024

• In Ohio’s U.S. Senate race, when Republican hopeful Bernie Moreno joined the board of the Cleveland Foundation, his biography claimed he held an MBA from the University of Michigan. He does not have an MBA from the University of Michigan…

Cleveland.com: Capitol Letter: Master’s of none
Jeremy Pelzer
September 12, 2024

• As Marty Schladen of the Ohio Capital Journal reports, Moreno’s November 2011 application to open a Florida car dealership stated incorrectly that he held an MBA from the University of Michigan, as did Moreno’s Cleveland Foundation website bio when he first joined the foundation’s board in 2014.

• A 2018 Cleveland State University bio, as well as the website of a Moreno-owned Mercedes-Benz dealership in North Olmsted, asserted he earned multiple degrees from Michigan.

Political Wire: GOP Candidate Doesn’t Have the MBA He Claims
Taegan Goddard
September 11, 2024

• “The claim that car dealer and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno held an MBA from the University of Michigan has appeared in both a car dealership application and in a short biography of Moreno when he joined the board of the Cleveland Foundation,” Ohio Capital Journal reports.

• “However, a spokeswoman for the university on Monday said all Moreno has is a bachelor’s degree in business that was awarded in 1989.”