Three alumni named to 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 list
For the second year in a row, three alumni from Connecticut College have made the Forbes 30 Under 30 列表: Ipek 巴克尔 ' 12, James 芬努凯恩 ’13 而且 Daniel Shoukimas ’13 have been named to the list of the world’s brightest young entrepreneurs, leaders 而且 stars for 2019.
巴克尔, who majored in government 而且 self-designed a second major in urban studies at Conn, is considered a rising star of the education-focused Overdeck Family Foundation. She is a founding member of a major nonprofit that screens edtech products. At the Foundation, 巴克尔 guides investments in student-centered school models, high-quality professional learning programs, 而且 school capacity for monitoring 而且 collecting data. Her Innovative School portfolio has helped award over $5 million in grants reaching over 200 school 而且 75,000名学生.
“My work at the Foundation focuses on ensuring every child has access to an education that meets both academic 而且 socio-emotional needs,巴克尔说.
芬努凯恩, who majored in mathematics, 和Shoukimas, who majored in art history, are two of three co-founders of mPharma, a healthcare startup that manages pharmaceutical inventory on behalf of mom 而且 pop pharmacies across Africa. Headquartered in Ghana, mPharma serves close to 30,000 patients each month across a network of over 150 pharmacies 而且 has $12 million in funding.
