WHARTON ALUMNI CLUB OF NEW YORK | FALL 2014 START- UPS WHARTON STYLE TEACHING A +JOSEPH GLOBAL WHARTON AWARDS COMMUNITY DINNER HONOREES LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President Fall 2014 Kenneth Beck, WG’87, P’16 enjamin Franklin and Joseph Wharton CEO Connection were both pioneering entrepreneurs.
[email protected] They would be pleased to see the growing number of alumni transforming Executive Vice President themselves into the newest generation George Bradt, WG’85 of entrepreneurs WCNY knows that the startup PrimeGenesis Executive Onboarding B . journey is an arduous one and supports that journey
[email protected] in the New York region. This Fall issue showcases the enthusiastic vision and successes of six local Vice President, Finance thriving entrepreneurs, and one working to break into Rosemarie Bonelli, WG’99 the market. Four of the founders interviewed participate in the WCNY affinity group American International Group, Inc. , Wharton Entrepreneurs-Education and Resource Network (WE-EARN): Joe Meyer,
[email protected] WG’97, of ExecThread; Rajeev Jeyakumar, WG’13, of SkillBridge; Melissa Shin Mash, WG’12, of Dagne Dover, and Mark Hirsch, W’88, of Creative Worx. WE-EARN, led by Vice President, Ross Klenoff, W’94, C94, offers educational, networking, and brainstorming events. Marketing & Communications Jake Schwartz, WG’08, co-founder of the rapidly growing teaching company, General Peter Hildick-Smith, C’76, WG’81, P’13 Assembly, matches their training to companies’ needs. Broadway producer and co- Codex-Group LLC founder of Musicians on Call, Vivek Tiwary, W’95, spoke at a Club Speaker Series on
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