After spending 12 years building a successful career as CFO for investment management firms, Dan Watson ’99 began feeling like something was missing. “I was successful, but I never felt fulfilled,” he says. “It wasn’t tangible.”…Continue Reading Lessons in Leading with Purpose
Category: Alumni Spotlights
Alumni Spotlight ~ Tommy Pham (BS, MBA)
QuickTakes Q&A What are you doing now as UP Alumnus? I am the Co-Founder and President of the Raiden Science Foundation, where our goal is to accelerate research and development for therapies targeting debilitating rare diseases, beginning with a condition called UBA5 disorder. Additionally, I am also the the Partnerships Lead for Nike Global Membership….Continue Reading Alumni Spotlight ~ Tommy Pham (BS, MBA)
Nonprofit Spotlight ~ Annie Cole (MA HESA ’18, EdD ’21)
You are an alumna of University of Portland – Why did you choose UP? Before I became a graduate student at UP, I joined the campus as a staff member in the Shepard Academic Resource Center. Being a first-generation college student myself, with a background in social work, I knew I wanted to help guide…Continue Reading Nonprofit Spotlight ~ Annie Cole (MA HESA ’18, EdD ’21)
Alumni Spotlight ~ Ahmed Mohamed ElSherbiny
What are you doing now (as Pamplin Alumni)? I’m currently the Outreach Manager at Children’s Cancer Hospital Foundation 57357. It is the largest pediatric oncology hospital in the world, in terms of capacity (300 beds). Also, the hospital provides education and training to all healthcare professionals in pediatric oncology, healthcare management, and allied health services such…Continue Reading Alumni Spotlight ~ Ahmed Mohamed ElSherbiny
Alumni Spotlight ~ Scott Jacobs
About Scott Scott Jacobs, Pamplin School of Business’ Dean’s Advisory Board member for three years now and UP class of ’86 with a BA in Marketing/Management and an MBA from St. Thomas founded Jacobs Strategic Group in 2012, provides valued Business Advising and Career Coaching engagements. What he’s doing Now After his time on the bluff as…Continue Reading Alumni Spotlight ~ Scott Jacobs
Alumni Spotlight ~ Chad Kjemhus
What are you doing now? I’m an Employee Benefits Consultant at The Partners Group headquartered here in Portland, OR. I help executives of mid-sized companies (100+ employees) provide better, more cost-effective benefits packages to their teams. Generally, that means my team and I guide companies in “self-funding” their healthcare insurance to optimize costs which allows…Continue Reading Alumni Spotlight ~ Chad Kjemhus