Alumni

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Enterprise

Investing for good

Mubadala Ventures investor Alaa Halawa focuses on early-growth, deep-tech life science companies that are disrupting traditional industries.

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Enterprise

Listen Up: Podcasts go mainstream

Podcast producers are finding listeners who crave a longer-form media experience and the informal conversation format that podcasts offer.

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Startup Snapshot: Intentionally Inventive

Scott Yewell’s startup, Purpose Built Software, builds time-saving and efficient custom applications for companies.

Maggie Chan Jones,MBA ’09, founder and CEO of Tenshey, seated in a red chair at a white table
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Profile in Leadership: Maggie Chan Jones, MBA ’09, founder and CEO of Tenshey

Former SAP CMO Maggie Chan Jones launched executive coaching firm Tenshey to advance gender diversity and leadership development.

Zawadi Bryant speaking with real estate agent and entrepreneur Lily Jang at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Small Business Series event in Houston on March 5, 2019.
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Startup Snapshot: Growing Up Fast

Zawadi Bryant fostered a culture “to think not like just a single location, but more like a network” as co-founder of NightLight Pediatric Urgent Care.

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Enterprise

A disposition for diplomacy

Over the course of her career in the U.S. Foreign Service, Virginia Bennett, MBA ’89, held overseas posts in Manila, Bogotá, Tokyo, and Athens.

Gang Yu, MS ’86, delivering his talk
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10 tips for entrepreneurs from unicorn founder Gang Yu

Serial entrepreneur Gang Yu, MS ’86, addressed alumni at the inaugural event of the Cornell SC Johnson China Council of Alumni.

Elaine Lu
Enterprise

Startup Snapshot: Streaming is Believing

Elaine Lu, MBA ’11, is co-founder and COO of Visbit, a streaming technology company that delivers VR videos in the best quality anytime, anywhere, and on any device.

Roger Hill and Andrew Fay
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Roger Hill ’87 and Andrew Fay ’87 named Cornell Hospitality Innovators for 2019

Roger Hill ’87 and Andrew Fay ’87, cofounders of the Gettys Group, have been named the 2019 Cornell Hospitality Innovator honorees.