Guilherme M. Costa serves as the Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Corporation of Bentley University. Prior to joining Bentley University in 2023, Guilherme served as the Interim Senior Vice President and University Secretary (and previously as the Senior Associate Vice President and Deputy University Secretary) of Syracuse University, the Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary to the Board of Trustees of Ithaca College, General Counsel of the South Dakota Board of Regents, and the Deputy General Counsel (and previously as the Associate General Counsel) of the University of Idaho.   

Guilherme joined NACUA in 2010 and has served several terms on the Committee on Membership and Member Services and the Journal of College and University Law Editorial Board. He has also spoken at several NACUA programs.  

Guilherme earned his undergraduate degrees in business administration and political science from the University of Florida, his law degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School, and his master’s degree in Adult/Organizational Learning and Leadership from the University of Idaho.