Tomorrow’s Leaders Prepared to thrive, our alumni are changing the face of leadership across America. Thrive Scholars currently supports over 660 under-resourced students attending high schools and top universities all over the country. Our expansive alumni network consists of over 1,300 Scholars, many of whom still remain active participants in the program. Together, we’re forging paths to extraordinary futures.
Christian Harvard University, Class of 2020 Christian attended Harvard at 16 and Harvard Medical School at 20. Years ago, a chief resident told him that if he finished, he would be the youngest Harvard trained neurosurgeon in history. He graduated on June 12th of 2020.
Karen Princeton University, Class of 2008 Karen graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Biology and received her Ph.D. from the University of Florida. She is now a tenure track professor at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Oscar Rice University, Class of 2021 Oscar received his undergraduate degree in Mathematics from Swarthmore College in 2016 and is currently a PhD student in Computational and Applied Mathematics at Rice University. He is a recipient of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and a finalist for the NPSC Graduate Fellowship.
Henry Harvard University, Class of 2009 Henry attended Harvard Medical School. He is founder and CEO of the Genesis Hospitalist Medical Group, the largest private practice hospitalist group at Cedars Sinai. He’s also CEO of a medical group in West Hollywood where he cares for underserved populations.
Forrest Yale University, Class of 2016 Forrest graduated from Yale with a degree in Political Science. Since then, he has worked in renewable energy finance, most recently serving as Director of Corporate Development at Solar Philippines. Previously, he was a private equity investor at Ares Management. He began his career as an investment banker at BofA Merrill Lynch.
Maybelline UC Berkeley, Class of 2012 New York University, Class of 2017 Maybelline is a UC Berkeley alumna and a NYU trained lawyer, where she was an AnBryce Scholar and the Editor-in-Chief of the NYU Law Review. She is currently an attorney at O’Melveny & Myers LLP in Los Angeles, CA. She was a federal district law clerk in the US District Court of New Jersey and more recently, a federal appellate law clerk in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Nancy Georgetown University, Class of 2015 Nancy is a graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and is a Fulbright Scholar. She is currently a Strategy & Analytics Consultant with Deloitte Consulting, delivering strategic data science capabilities to both public and private sector clients.
Antonio Yale University, Class of 2011 UC Berkeley, Class of 2014 Antonio graduated from Yale with a B.A. in Relgious Studies and received his J.D. from UC Berkeley. He clerked for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He was Fulbright Scholar in Lilongwe, Malawi and has worked at two global law firms.
Godwin Brown University, Class of 2016 Godwin graduated from Brown with a degree in Biomedical/Medical Engineering. He started his career at Goldman Sachs and is now as Senior Data Science Analyst at Capital Group.
Wendy Smith College, Class of 2016 Wendy is an alumna from Smith College where she earned her degree in Economics and Government with a concentration in International Trade and Foreign Policy. After graduation, Wendy spent a year with Thrive Scholars through AmeriCorps VISTA, working on community relationship building and programming. Wendy is the Supervisory Paralegal Specialist in the Washington Criminal I Section of the Antitrust Division in Washington, DC.
Gabriela Carnegie Mellon, Class of 2018 Gabriela Cach graduated with her degree in Chemical Engineering and Engineering & Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University. She currently works in technology as a Digital Product Manager at PNC Financial Services. She serves on the ALPFA Pittsburgh Professional Chapter as Treasurer and promotes professional development within the local community in Pittsburgh.
Danielle Pitzer College, Class of 2013 Danielle Johnson graduated from Pitzer College with a degree in Psychology and Africana Studies and received her Master’s of Education degree from the University of Michigan. While in Detroit, she started a non-profit organization called TUF cookies. Now, back in los Angeles, she is a Principal at KIPP Ignite Academy.
Martin University of Virginia, Class of 2020 Martin graduated from the University of Virginia where he studied Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering. Upon graduation, Martin joined GE Aviation as a Design Engineer. He is part of the Edison Engineering Development Program which is a three-year program that includes three engineering rotations within GE. He plans to pursue his master’s degree.
Ishrat Barnard College, Class of 2020 Ishrat is a graduate from Barnard College where she studied Economics. While in college, she interned for the Manhattan Borough President’s Office, The Office of Congressman Espaillat, and internationally at an NGO in London, England. Ishrat is currently a Consulting Analyst at Accenture — New York office.