Alumni Career Weeks: Why 2018 was its best year yet

Our pockets are bursting with business cards and LinkedIn inboxes are full. Alumni Career Weeks has come and gone, but not without leaving its mark. Each year, the Alumni Association dedicates the month of March to alumni careers and professional development with 31 days of networking events, webinars, and professional growth opportunities. This year the results were staggering. In just four short weeks, 1,800 attendees made over 3,000 connections around the globe. Industry experts and thought-leaders shared their journeys of success and gave advice to their fellow alumni looking to find success of their own. The connections made during Alumni Career Weeks are priceless; with many participants going into April revved up for their next big career move.

Numbers to be proud of:

They speak for themselves…

10

Countries

46%

Registrants who are also donors

36

In-person events

24

Webinars

54

Class years represented

1,700+

Facebook live views

Who we heard from:

To name a few…

Anthony Harrison (COM’81)

Currently the Director of Corporate Media Relations at Facebook, Harrison has held senior-level communications roles at Microsoft, Starbucks, Disney, Verizon and The New York Times Company.

Tangy Morgan (MET’16)

Senior Advisor in the Prudential Regulation Authority Division of the Bank of England. She provides guidance and advice on prudential issues such as capital, solvency, board governance, operational resiliency, fintech/insurtech and geopolitical risks for banks and insurers operating within the UK and internationally.

Carly Goldsmith (CAS’97)

A career coach who supports mid-career professionals in achieving greater career success, finding meaningful work and living fulfilling lives. She brings over 20 years of human resource and business experience to work for her clients.

Jean Pierre Dupui (CAS’91)

Executive Vice-President and Head of Global Corporate Banking at Santander Brasil.

Anshu Bahanda (GRS ’92)

Founder of Aabru Art in London, an organization that brings Indian and African art to art institutions, collectors, and media around the world.

Looking back and moving forward:

With March coming to a close, there’s still so much to look forward to, and it starts here. Miss a session or want to touch-up your notes? We’ve added many of our Alumni Career Weeks webinars to our On-Demand Library. Make a connection at one of our networking events but didn’t catch their full name? revisit your online speed-neworking profile to reconnect. Be sure to register for our upcoming events in April: a webinar on re-thinking education, and a Facebook LIVE interview with a food bank CEO!

Thank you for participating in Alumni Career Weeks. We can’t wait to see where you go next. #ProudtoBU.