Mitt Romney served as the Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney from 2003 to 2007 before leading a failed bid for the presidency in 2008. After earning and undergraduate degree at Brigham Young University, Romney attended Harvard University where he earned his joint Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration. Romney worked in management consulting at Bain & Company, eventually serving as its CEO. He also co-founded the company’s spin-off investment firm Bain Capital which became highly profitable. Romney failed to defeat incumbent Senator Ted Kennedy for his seat in a 1994 election.