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I have always had a deep interest in education as a catalyst for social change and I am passionate about addressing the systemic inequities in education that perpetuate poverty and income inequality. I was drawn to this internship not only for the opportunities to learn about and contribute to meaningful advancements in public education across the United States, but also because of the community element of the Education Pioneers fellowship. The fellowship has connected me with a supportive and diverse group of individuals and mentors both in DC and around the country who are committed to tackling challenges and inequities in education. [...]
As an undergraduate, I studied philosophy. My days were filled with Emmanual Kant’s reflections on the categorial imperative, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s views of friendship, and Lao Tzu’s ruminations on the Tao. But one of my favorite philosophers and concepts was Baruch Spinoza who wrote, “Nothing in Nature is random. A thing appears random only through the incompleteness of our knowledge.”
At first glance, HBS’s section experience seems almost random. Put 94 people in a classroom together and see what happens. “You’ll sit next to each other every day for a year! You’ll give comments for professors from the same seats! You’ll be part of section for life!” For all of us in the Class of 2024 Section G, it was truly a transformative experience both as individuals and as a section. [...]
Harvard Business School (HBS) has named its 2024-25 Blavatnik Fellows and the program’s eleventh cohort. Launched in 2013, the Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship is part of a gift from the Blavatnik Family Foundation to Harvard University. The Blavatnik Fellowship offers HBS alumni and Harvard-affiliated postdoctoral researchers the opportunity to advance new ventures around promising life science technologies and develop their leadership talents during a 12-month fellowship year. Fellows work closely with leading biotech industry and biomedical authorities, receive programmatic guidance and mentorship, and join a community of entrepreneurs who have created 45 companies and raised over $520M in funding to impact the business of science. [...]
Before HBS, my academic and professional journey was in finance and investment on the African continent. After undergrad, I joined an investment bank where I gained valuable experience in financial analysis and then transitioned to a pan-African infrastructure fund. I was deeply involved in the investment lifecycle, from due diligence and financial modeling to project execution and portfolio management. One of my most significant contributions was helping deploy capital to a renewable energy company aimed at providing clean energy access for commercial and industrial users in Africa. This project was instrumental in advancing clean energy adoption and economic growth across the continent. [...]
The HBS Summer Fellows Program enables students to apply their classroom training as they explore career opportunities in roles or regions where compensation is generally lower than the traditional MBA level. This summer, we are connecting with some of our 70 Social Enterprise Summer Fellows, who are working around the world to develop skills and knowledge while having significant responsibility and high impact. [...]
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