Alumni Spotlight is pleased to announce The Top 100 Harvard Alumni in Technology of 2021. The oldest higher education institution in the United States, Harvard University has been home to Continue Reading
As the wide world of sports continues to navigate the COVID-19 crisis, circumstances surrounding the pandemic are leading organizations to consider major changes. One of the most influential voices driving changes in organized sports is DeMaurice Smith, the Executive Director of the NFLPA (National Football League Players Association)…
Widely known for his thought-provoking and intelligent filmmaking, Darren Aronofsky is one of the most acclaimed movie directors in the world. His films are noted for their surreal, melodramatic, and often disturbing elements based in psychological horror…
In 2019, Gita Gopinath made history when she became the first woman to serve as Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), one of the most prestigious posts available to academic economists. Originally from India, Gopinath came to the U.S. to complete her studies, which led to her also becoming the first Indian woman to be appointed as a full professor in Harvard University’s economics department…
After working for some of the biggest companies in Silicon Valley, Brian Acton finally struck gold as the Co-founder of the messaging startup WhatsApp. After college, Acton flitted between jobs in the tech industry as a systems administrator for Rockwell International and as a product tester for both Apple and Adobe Systems…
Known for his quirky bowtie and long lab coat, Bill Nye is one of America’s most famous science educators. Recognized by millions as “Bill Nye the Science Guy” from his 1990s PBS TV series, Nye began his career as a mechanical engineer for Boeing Corporation in Seattle, where he invented a hydraulic resonance suppressor tube used on 747 airplanes…
For economists, tackling major financial crises can be a landmark career event. For new Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the first female to serve in the role established by Alexander Hamilton, the coronavirus recovery is the second financial crisis in less than 15 years requiring her insight…
Toni Morrison was a prolific writer of novels, essays, and song lyrics, who first came to prominence in the early 1970s. Morrison’s narratives often focused particularly on the experience of women within the Black community, while weaving complex narratives from a patchwork of voices across time and space…
Steve Huffman is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Reddit, a social news aggregation and discussion website. Claiming to be the “front page of the internet,” as of February 2021, Reddit ranks as the 18th-most-visited website in the world and 7th most-visited website in the U.S…
Alumni Spotlight is pleased to announce The Top 100 Stanford Alumni in Technology of 2021. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford University has long served as a hub Continue Reading
