Alumni

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Enterprise

Raising the visibility of antiracist, pro-humanity initiatives

Laillah Rice, MBA ’09, and fellow senior marketers launched the Humanity Lab to support social justice activists and organizations.

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Johnson BusinessFeed

Alumni give back as members of the new Johnson Recent Alumni Council

Recent Johnson graduates formed a new council to collaborate and focus their energy and efforts on behalf of students and fellow alumni.

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Enterprise

Turtle offers a new model for freelancing

Vlad Lokshin, MBA ’15, co-founded Turtle to create a first-class freelancing platform, starting with software developers.

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Johnson BusinessFeed

Park Fellows alumni spotlight: Austin Rothbard, MBA ’00

Austin Rothbard, MBA ’00, has had a varied and exciting career path, which includes founding his own business, Twisted Road.

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Park Leadership Fellowship enhanced through two new endowment gifts

Donald Douglas, MBA ’00, a former Roy H. Park Leadership Fellow, is giving back to the program that supported him during his time at Cornell in the form of two new endowed funds.

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How to conduct a job search and position yourself for career success during COVID-19

Career Management Center professionals and alumni offer tips to help you optimize your job search and career in 2020 and beyond.

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Enterprise

Helping kids get perspective on the new “normal”

A new children’s picture book by Ace Stryker, MBA ’16, and his wife, Lacy, helps kids to cope with life during COVID-19.

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Plan now for a new, post-COVID-19 world, urges top Bain executive Hernan Saenz III, MBA/MILR ’98

Senior leaders need to both manage through the COVID-19 crisis and redefine business models and strategy for a post-pandemic world.

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Enterprise

Earn Into Wealth offers guideposts to wealth building

Kaya Ladejobi, MBA ’13, founded Earn Into Wealth, a financial planning firm for Gen X and Y women, URMs and HENRYs (High Earners Not Rich Yet).