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1947
Margaret Bishop Schock Ed’47 OT’48 celebrates her 100th birthday in July. Her daughter Cathie Schock Rappoport writes, “After graduation, she went on to have a career as an occupational therapist for school districts and private patients. She currently resides in Ocean City, New Jersey, where she retired to in 1991. She has spent part of every summer in Ocean City her entire life, and she moved into an assisted living facility only five years ago after living on her own. She is still very sharp (reads, plays bridge several times a week, and was on the board at her property). I believe the last reunion she attended was in 2010, and she was a sorority sister in Kappa Alpha Theta.”
1951
Bob McKersie EE’51 writes, “I see Harvey Cox C’51 quite regularly. He is retired from his position at Harvard Divinity School, and I am also retired, in my case from the MIT Sloan School of Management. Looking forward to our 75th Reunion next year. Cheers!”
1957
Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt C’57 has been designated the first historian of the New York State Unified Court System. From the press release: “In this position, Judge Rosenblatt is tasked with encouraging and coordinating the preservation and cataloging of records of historical value located within the offices of the county clerks; encouraging research about the New York Courts to increase knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of its unique history; and advising the court system’s leadership with regard to preserving matters of historical significance to the New York Courts.”
1964
Stuart Resor C’64 writes, “In the summer of 1963, I spent a significant time going over to the Jersey Shore on weekends and bodysurfing in Atlantic City with my friend Anthony. In the evenings, the headline band on the boardwalk was the Isley Brothers and their big hit was “Twist and Shout.” We got to know them somewhat as their very excellent organist was also out on the beach most weekdays. He was quick to visit and chat. He also played the organ at the local church. At that same time, the Beatles were not too well known here in the States, but that was all about to change. They recorded the Isley Brothers’ song “Twist and Shout” and had a big hit with that. … Did the Isley Brothers get any royalties? Later I would extend my bodysurfing ambitions to board surfing in Puerto Rico. And eventually to California, where I spent 50 years!”
Dr. Ed Rossomando D’64 writes, “Until recently, I was unaware of the oral history project at the Leon Levy Dental Medicine Library at Penn Dental Medicine. That all changed when I was contacted by Laurel Graham, head of the Dental Library. On a Zoom call she explained the oral history project and to my surprise invited me to participate. What followed was a series of Zoom calls with Laurel and her colleague Rachel Canter that resulted in my oral history, which can be found at guides.library.upenn.edu/edward-rossomando.” For additional information about the oral history project please use the contact button on the webpage.
1966
David J. Weiss C’66, professor emeritus of psychology at California State University, Los Angeles, has published a book about bridge, the game he first encountered in Houston Hall. “The Joy of Marital Swiss Teams is aimed at advanced players who appreciate the beauty of the game almost as much as they appreciate winning,” he writes. A Swiss match consists of seven challenging problems posed within a team game setting. The reader sees only one hand when asked to bid or lead, and only two hands when declaring or defending. After choosing what to do, the reader then sees the full deal and David’s account of how the available information could have led to the correct conclusion. David says his mantra is “There’s always a clue.” The result of the reader’s decision is then compared to what happened at the other table, where fictional teammates were playing. He writes, “Swiss match problems do not feature complex endings; the issue is usually resolved within the first few tricks. Choosing the right game plan is crucial.” The book is available exclusively on Amazon. More information can be found at davidjweiss.com/BuyJOMST.htm.
1967
Martin Redish C’67 has been honored by the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, where he has taught for the last 52 years, by the naming of a classroom after him (“Redish Hall”) and the unveiling of a portrait that now hangs in that room. The portrait was unveiled at a ceremony at which two Northwestern University presidents as well as members of the federal judiciary, leading scholars, and members of the bar spoke. He is now at work on his 20th book, to be entitled Federal Jurisdiction and Constitutional Democracy. He says he has no plans to retire.
1968
Joe Cohen W’68 WG’70, president of the Switch Sports Group, and chairman and CEO of West Ridge Associates, has been inducted into the 2025 Cable Hall of Fame by the Syndeo Institute at the Cable Center. The honorees were “selected for their trailblazing leadership and influence in the connectivity, content, and entertainment industry.” He was previously inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame for starting several TV networks [“Suiting Up,” Jan|Feb 2017].
Bobbi Penneys Susselman Laufer CW’68 continues to sell travel all over the world and escorts tiny groups to remote areas two to three times per year. She writes, “October 2025 will be Ghana, Togo, Benin, and São Tomé and Principe.” She can be contacted at [email protected].
1971
Gregory Djanikian C’71 is author of a new book of poetry, Nostalgia for the Future, written over several decades, from 1984 to 2023. According to the press materials, the subjects include “romantic love and its difficulties, the horrors of the Armenian genocide of 1915, the émigré experience and the joys and struggles of acculturation, the allure of landscapes and vast distances, the polarity of our material life on earth, and our longing for what is ethereal and elusive.”
1972
Rob Elias C’72 has published a new book, Dangerous Danny Gardella: Baseball’s Neglected Trailblazer for Today’s Millionaire Athletes, about a little-known yet remarkable ballplayer who stood up to Major League Baseball and laid the foundation for free agency. Rob is a professor of politics and chair of legal studies at the University of San Francisco.
1973
Seth Bergmann GEE’73 writes, “On April 27, I competed in the Badgers Riverwinds Triathlon, in West Deptford, New Jersey, finishing second in the male over-75 age group.”
Dr. Hazel Ann Lee CW’73, a retired veterinarian, educator, author, poet, and librettist, has been inducted into the South Hills High School Hall of Fame in Pittsburgh. At the induction ceremony, soprano opera singer Candace Burgess performed “The Wake,” an art song composed by Hazel’s sister, Cynthia Cozette Lee G’77, and written by Hazel. In 2024, “The Wake” was performed on a four-city tour of France by the Africa Lyric’s Opera, a global initiative that promotes the talents of African, Afro-descendant, and diaspora opera artists. The song’s voice and orchestra version was selected in 2023 to be a required song for the Africa Lyric’s Opera voice competition.
James Schiffer C’73, professor emeritus of English at SUNY New Paltz, is the editor of a new volume in the series Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition that uncovers how Twelfth Night was received and understood by critics, editors, and general readers.
Robert M. Steeg C’73 ASC’75, managing partner of Steeg Law in New Orleans, is a top-rated lawyer in Super Lawyers’ 2025 guide for real estate law.
1974
Ann Berman CW’74 G’74 has published a new book, Louis Graveraet Kaufman: The Fabulous Michigan Gatsby Who Conquered Wall Street, Took Over General Motors, and Built the World’s Tallest Building. Ann is a writer and cultural journalist who has contributed to the Wall Street Journal, Town & Country, Architectural Digest, Forbes, Martha Stewart Living, and many other publications.
Dr. Larry P. Bleier D’74, a periodontist and founder of Cutting Edge Technology (CET), shares that he “just received another shaping and finishing patent and filed an important international patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office’s treaty organization.” More information can be found at cetllc.com, and a demonstration video can be viewed at youtu.be/n4SKbJAP9WY.
Stephen Hall ChE’74, chief process engineer at Genesis AEC in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, was recently elected a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the organization’s highest grade of membership. The honor recognizes his distinguished professional achievements and the high esteem of his peers. He and his wife of 43 years live in Haverford, Pennsylvania.
1976
Harvey Kipper C’76 has published a new book, The Declarations. He writes, “[The book] has a fictional Penn professor as its protagonist. Nostalgia inspired kudos for my alma mater.”
David Seltzer WG’76, a financial advisor serving the transportation industry, is the author of Transit Tourism: The Iconic Art and Design of 22 Subway Systems Around the World. This illustrated set of essays reveals how a subway system can reflect its city’s character through architecture, art, and design. Featured transit systems include: Beijing, Boston, Brussels, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Glasgow, Istanbul, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Montreal, Moscow, Munich, Naples, New York, Paris, Philadelphia, São Paulo, Stockholm, Tokyo, and Washington.
1977
Bruce Curley C’77 has been the volunteer vice president of the American Civil Defense Association for 17 years. He provides leadership and has written 18 articles for the Journal of Civil Defense, including his latest, “Cybersecurity Is Everyone’s Business.” He is also on the board of directors for the National Museum of Civil Defense. As an additional way to help Americans prepare for natural and manmade disasters, Bruce also writes the American Tactical Civil Defense Substack (poetslife.substack.com). He lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and can be contacted at [email protected]. He shares that his sons, “Josh and Eamon, besides being sound and vibration engineers, perform weekends as Billy and the Curley Brothers, playing classic rock, Irish, and country music in West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland.” The band is on Instagram @billyandthecurleybrothers.
Elena “Ellie” Marie DiLapi SW’77 GEd’01, former director of the Penn Women’s Center, was honored during Women’s History Month by the Women for Greater Philadelphia, Stewards of Laurel Hill Mansion. She was among four women who were awarded for their contributions to exemplify the nonprofit’s theme of “Moving forward together! Women educating and inspiring generations.”
Cynthia Cozette Lee G’77 see Dr. Hazel Ann Lee CW’73.
1978
Jeffrey Golkin W’78, an attorney actively practicing in New York and New Jersey for the past 43 years, established his own music production company, Smiling Goddess Productions, in 2021. The company will be rolling out Jeff’s third album, a 14-track collection, entitled Orchestra in the Pit: A Tribute to Broadway. Jeff shares that the inspiration for his most recent project was his nearly 10 years as a member of the Actors’ Equity Association and on stage as a cast member in three Broadway musicals. Between Jeff and his two older brothers, both Penn alumni as well, the three Golkins appeared in a total of seven Broadway shows. Find more information and listen to Jeff’s music at smilinggoddessproductions.com.
1980
Julie A. Fairman GNu’80 GrN’92, the Nightingale Professor in Nursing Emerita at Penn, has been elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society.
1984
Isabella La Rocca González C’84 writes, “After 30 years of teaching art and photography at the post-secondary level, I have left academia to devote myself full-time to my art practice. Almost 12 years in the making, my book Censored Landscapes: The Hidden Reality of Farming Animals has been published by Lantern Publishing & Media. Photographs, in-depth research, personal narrative, and poetry encourage the reader to confront the intricate web of connections between animal agriculture, animal suffering, environmental devastation, worker exploitation, human health, economic political structures, colonialism, and social justice issues. The book offers insight and inspiration for a way forward. It has been endorsed by Nobel Prize–winning author J. M. Coetzee, artist and author Sue Coe, musician Moby, and many others. It’s available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, and various independent bookstores. The book website is censoredlandscapes.com.”
Lawrence A. Herman C’84 is directing a limited engagement preview of his new play, Thank You, Don Ameche, a comedy set in the writers’ room of a national hit radio show in 1938. The play will run for one week, July 7–13, at the Sargent Theater on West 54th Street in Manhattan in preparation for an off-Broadway run. More information is available at thankyoudonameche.com.
Curtis Penn C’84 lives on Long Island with his wife of 33 years and the youngest of their four children. After graduating from Penn, he earned an MBA in marketing and built a career in graphic design. In 1998, he founded Penn Design Group (pdgny.com), a creative studio based in Hauppauge Industrial Park, specializing in package design, retail displays, Amazon content, and videos. Clients include Cuisinart, Walmart, Fisher-Price, Mattel, and Delmonico’s Gourmet Foods, among others. He can be reached at [email protected].
1985
Hollis Kurman C’85, a writer and former management consultant, has published her debut poetry collection, Unlikely Skylight. Publisher Barrow Street calls them “urbane, emotionally charged poems,” and says “there are few sociopolitical or cultural spaces that are not transformed by Kurman’s nimble craft and daring empathy.” Hollis’s children’s books, Counting Kindness: Ten Ways to Welcome Refugee Children and Counting in Green: 10 Little Ways to Help Our Big Planet, are published in 11 countries. In addition to writing, Hollis is chairperson of the Ivy Circle Netherlands and a board member of the Fulbright Commission Netherlands. More information can be found on her website holliskurman.com.
Julia Mayer C’85’s newest book, The AARP Caregiver Answer Book, cowritten with her husband, Barry Jacobs, was released in July. It is their third self-help book for family caregivers, as well as their third collaboration with AARP. Julia is a longtime clinical psychologist specializing in caring for individuals with relationship issues and caregiving concerns. She and Barry have lived for many years in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, outside of Philadelphia.
1986
Dr. Carla Chieffo V’86 Gr’98 is the recipient of Penn Vet’s 2025 Alumni Award of Merit. The award recognizes alumni who “demonstrate outstanding leadership and service to Penn Vet, excellence in the veterinary profession, and community engagement, and who embody the mission and values of Penn Vet.” Carla spent 20 years in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors before transitioning to the nonprofit sector as a community veterinarian. Now retired, she is board president of the Spayed Club Veterinary Clinic, which provides affordable veterinary care for companion animals, and a founding member of Fair Farms Gambia, a demonstration and research farm in West Africa that promotes circular food systems, environmental stewardship, and social responsibility.
Jonathan Parks GAr’86 has been named to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows, an honor recognizing architects who have made “significant contributions to the profession and society,” according to the press materials. Jonathan is founder and principal-in-charge of SOLSTICE Planning and Architecture in Sarasota, Florida.
Barbara Yates Vega C’86 has been invited to serve on the board of directors of the Fuller Center, a childcare facility in Boca Raton, Florida. Barbara is serving as a fractional chief development officer for the Center for Societal Aspiration, a startup headquartered in Dallas.
1987
Lenore Kantor C’87, a transformational coach, author, mentor, career advisor, and speaker, has published So, What Do You Do? The Authentic Alchemy Path to Find Who You Are. Lenore calls the book “an unconventional guidebook and eight-step path for conscious leaders to discover their work in the world, along with the companion So, What Do You Do? Workbook.” She adds that her “holistic multidisciplinary approach evolved over 30-plus years as a former corporate marketing executive, soulpreneur, and founder of Growth Warrior.” Lenore divides her time between Brooklyn, Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, and Paris.
Margo Tucker SW’87 is founder of Tucker Senior Life Care. She writes that her company offers “valuable insights and practical tools to support your loved one and navigate the journey with confidence.” More information can be found at her website, margotucker.com.
1989
Dan Gaylin C’89, president and CEO of NORC at the University of Chicago, a nonpartisan research organization, recently published Fact Forward: The Perils of Bad Information and the Promise of a Data-Savvy Society. The book guides readers through the “data pipeline,” according to the press materials, “describing how data are gathered and analyzed and how to differentiate between trustworthy and untrustworthy data.”
Maritza Mosquera GFA’89, a visual artist based in Pittsburgh, exhibited her recent work exploring ideas of body and mind in a show called “This; Ours” at StopWatch Gallery & Studio, May 17–June 25.
1991
Dr. Allison Steigman C’91 shares that she “moved from New York to South Florida in 2019 and finally met Mr. Right.” She married Bill Newgent in February at the Eau Palm Beach, and the couple honeymooned in Australia and New Zealand. She “maintains a full-time psychotherapy practice and couldn’t be happier.”
1993
Elaine Chang C’93, director of partnerships for Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools, was recognized as one of the Top 50 Women Leaders in Maryland for 2025 by Women We Admire.
Jonathan Hoffman C’93, previously interim CEO at Globeleq since July 2024, has been confirmed as the organization’s permanent CEO. An independent power company in Africa, Globeleq owns and operates 12 renewable power plants across South Africa, Mozambique, and Kenya, and has a number of landmark projects in its development pipeline. Jonathan joined the company in 2010 and lives in Cape Town, South Africa.
1996
Catherine Barbieri L’96, a partner with the law firm Fox Rothschild and cochair of its Labor and Employment Department, has been elected to the firm’s Executive Management Committee. She lives in Philadelphia with her family.
Joshua Deringer C’96 has been elected to the board of the law firm Faegre Drinker. Josh is based in Philadelphia and helps private and alternative investment funds expand alternative investment options and implement innovative structure.
Dan Gingiss C’96 has earned the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation from the National Speakers Association, an honor bestowed upon fewer than 600 professional speakers worldwide. Dan is a keynote speaker and author who presents on how to make customer experience a competitive advantage by driving word-of-mouth marketing. He also published a revised and expanded second edition of his book, Becoming the Experience Maker: Turn Everyday Interactions into Remarkable Customer Experiences. More information can be found on his website, dangingiss.com.
1997
Didem Un Ates EE’97 WG’97 recently launched LotusAI, which she describes as “a boutique advisory firm guiding organizations through the opportunities and challenges of AI and generative AI.” She continues, “LotusAI works with leading financial services firms such as Goldman Sachs Asset Management, to shape AI strategy, ensure responsible AI practices, conduct AI due diligence, and support workforce AI upskilling and talent transformation.” Didem brings over two decades of industry and consulting experience to her new venture, with previous leadership roles at Microsoft, Accenture, and Schneider Electric.
1999
Ella Woger-Nieves C’99 is CEO of Invest Puerto Rico, and Sebastián Negrón Richard C’16 W’16 is the organization’s recently appointed secretary of economic development. Invest Puerto Rico is a nonprofit with a mission “to elevate Puerto Rico as a world-class business destination,” according to its website. In 2024, it secured $733 million in capital investment and 4,900 new jobs, and it has helped shape the island’s identity as a key bioscience and aerospace hub for innovation. More information can be found at investpr.org.
2000
Dina Greenberg CGS’00 GGS’04 has received a Fulbright International Scholar Award for the 2025–26 academic year to undertake her project Capturing Jewish Narratives of Kosovo: Oral History as Legacy. She writes, “Hosted at University of Prishtinës’s Sociology Institute, this project generates primary research via oral histories of Kosovo’s small Jewish community. Informal meetings and workshops with members of Kosovo’s Jewish and Albanian (Muslim) majority encourage interfaith dialogue. Finally, a series of photo essays provides a framework to hold this unusual narrative and adds to the historic record.” This year Dina has also been awarded a writing residency in Zagreb with the Croatian Literary Translators’ Association. Her hybrid collection of poetry, prose, and images, Prayers for the Lost & for the Living was released with Sligo Creek Publishing in April. She describes her collection as a means to “convey the universality of faith and human strivings for connection.”
Andrew Zitcer C’00 GCP’04 CGS’07 WEv’07 WEv’08, a professor and director of the urban strategy graduate program at Drexel University, has authored a new book, Democracy as Creative Practice: Weaving a Culture of Civic Life. From the book’s description, it “offers arts-based solutions to the threats to democracies around the world, practices that can foster more just and equitable societies.” As a Penn undergraduate, while taking a course with Netter Center director Ira Harkavy C’70 Gr’79, Andrew hatched a revitalization plan for the Rotunda as a space for the arts and cultural events. He went on to work at Penn until 2008.
2002
Scott R. Elkins G’02, CEO of Zeus Fire and Security, has been named a 2025 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Regional Finalist for the Greater Philadelphia region. The designation “honors the outstanding achievements of leaders who demonstrate excellence in innovation, business growth, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.”
2004
Rachel Hicks Canter C’04, a native Mississippian, is the founder of education advocacy nonprofit Mississippi First, whose mission is “ensuring educational excellence for every Mississippi child.” Thanks in part to the work Rachel has led, “the state has not only met the national average in math at fourth grade but surpassed it in reading, with gains shared among every group of students, regardless of race, socioeconomic status, or achievement level,” she writes. Now, after 17 years, Rachel is moving on to join the Progressive Policy Institute as its new director of education policy, where she will help chart a course “for reclaiming America’s public schools as engines of opportunity, citizenship, and upward mobility.”
Melisma Cox GEd’04 teaches English at Rochambeau, The French International School in Bethesda, Maryland. She recently published a memoir, Adrift: Leaving the Bahamas and Losing My Mind, which recounts her mental health journey after emigrating from the Caribbean as a child. Completing the Toastmasters public speaking program as a Distinguished Toastmaster has given her the confidence to speak out about mental illness in order to shed the stigma.
2005
Nicole Lerescu Jakubowski C’05 has been named the deputy general counsel and corporate secretary of the Options Clearing Corporation in Chicago.
Blair Kaminsky C’05, a partner and management committee member at the law firm Holwell Shuster & Goldberg, has been named to the Notable Litigators and Trial Attorneys 2025 list from Crain’s New York Business. The honor recognizes law firm leaders who are consistently involved in significant litigation and trial proceedings.
2006
Lindsay Fullerton W’06 has published her first book, Ephemeral City: A People’s History of Chicago’s Century of Progress World’s Fair (University of Illinois Press, 2025). She writes, “This in-depth people’s history takes readers inside the 1933–34 Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. Ephemeral City draws on a wealth of personal photographs, scrapbooks, oral histories, and writings to illuminate the wildly different experiences of fairgoers against the backdrop of a sometimes-contradictory city in the midst of the Great Depression.”
Pablo Miguel Sierra Silva C’06 writes, “I am thrilled to share that the American Library Association selected my book, Mexico, Slavery, Freedom: A Bilingual Documentary History, 1520–1829 for its 2024 Best Historical Materials listing. The volume features 118 original documents that I transcribed from Spanish and translated into modernized English for students and the general public alike. The source collection provides colonial case studies through which to understand our shared histories of Native, Asian, and Black enslavement and freedom. More information on the book can be found at flexpub.com/preview/mexico-slavery-freedom.”
2007
Sharon Udasin C’07 and Rachel Frazin, both reporters for The Hill, are coauthors of Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America. Sharon writes, “In Poisoning the Well, we trace an ugly history of corporate greed, military impunity, and community devastation, based on original reporting in four highly contaminated regions across the country. We introduce readers to people who, while fighting for their own lives, take it upon themselves to fix a broken regulatory system. And we provide searing evidence as to how the makers of PFAS [per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as “forever chemicals”] were aware of the deadly risks for decades while the government failed, time and again, to provide basic protections for citizens.”
2009
Michael S. Kettler C’09 has been elected partner at Riker Danzig, a law firm headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey. Michael is a partner in the firm’s Environmental Law Group.
Grace D. O’Connell Gr’09, a professor of mechanical engineering at UC Berkeley, received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from the US National Science Foundation.
2010
Rachel Fendell Satinsky L’10, an attorney and shareholder at the labor and employment law firm Littler, has been honored with the Edward D. Ohlbaum Volunteer Award from the Pennsylvania Innocence Project in recognition of her outstanding leadership and work in securing the release of two individuals decades after they were wrongly convicted.
2015
Carter Skeel C’15 was named executive director of the Institute for Family Studies (ifstudies.org) on April 7. He joins IFS after serving as director of institutional advancement of First Things.
2016
Sebastián Negrón Richard C’16 see Ella Woger-Nieves C’99.
2017
Nicholas C. Guth C’17 has joined Blank Rome as an associate in the General Litigation Group. He works out of the firm’s Philadelphia office. Previously, he was trial department head and trial counsel for the US Navy’s Region Legal Service Office in Yokosuka, Japan.
Jenn Schoen WG’17 is founder and president of Poppins, “a Pennsylvania-based digital health startup designed to support parents through one of the most under-recognized mental health challenges today: parenting stress.” Jenn writes, “As both a founder and a local mom, I created Poppins to offer the kind of support I wanted to have—expert, accessible, and designed for real life.” Poppins provides 24/7 access to licensed pediatric clinicians, on-demand parent coaching, and a combined behavioral and medical care model. More information can be found at heypoppins.com/pa.
2020
Chris Allen WG’20, cofounder and CEO of Osena, a zero-sugar spiked coconut water cocktail, recently appeared on a new Netflix series, Million Dollar Secret. The reality show brings 12 people to a lakeside mansion, where each is given a box, and only one box holds a million dollars. The “millionaire” has to deceive the other contestants into thinking they don’t have the money so that they can keep it. To find out if Chris won, check out the first season of Million Dollar Secret.
2022
Max Strickberger C’22, cofounder of Critical Venture Partners (critical.vc), is a former recipient of the President’s Engagement Prize, along with classmates and cofounders Sam Strickberger C’22 and Seungkwon Son C’22 W’22. Max writes, “Critical is an early-stage venture firm that invests in students and dropouts building start-ups that tackle today’s most pressing challenges. We believe that young entrepreneurs are building fundamentally different businesses. The world’s most valuable companies will also solve existential threats in climate, healthcare, and economic mobility—and we aim to be their earliest partner.” Get in touch with Max at [email protected].
2023
Tamar Lilienthal C’23 was recently recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for her production contributions to the Emmy Award-winning series Molly of Denali. Tamar currently works on Nickelodeon’s podcast team.
Maxwell D. Pisciotta GEng’23 GFA’24 Gr’24 recently received an Inflection Award, given by climate tech venture studio Marble to 30 of the world’s “most promising young scientists.” All 30 awardees were brought to Paris for a two-day event where they met with some of the most influential figures in climate science, investment, and policy. Max is a cross-functional scientist specializing in techno-economics and interdisciplinary R&D for emerging climate technologies. Learn more at inflectionaward.com.
