David Woodside at the St. Gallen Symposium

by David Woodside This year, I was selected* to attend the 51st St. Gallen Symposium in St. Gallen, Switzerland as a Leader of Tomorrow through the Wings of Excellence Essay Competition. The St. Gallen Symposium brings together leaders from the public, private, and non-profit sectors at the University of St. Gallen to discuss the world’s […]

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IPED 2022 Alumni Night

On March 24th 2022 IPED hosted it’s annual alumni networking night back in person! This event allows current and past students to connect with each other and share their academic and professional experiences. The event consisted of a open networking hour over drinks and food followed by a presentation from Dr. S and our alumni […]

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IPED Career Session with CFR

About our speakers: Thomas J. Bollyky is director of the global health program and senior fellow for global health, economics, and development at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He is also an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University. Bollyky is the author of the book Plagues and the Paradox of Progress: Why the […]

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IPED’s Private Sector Virtual Career Day

This semester’s first career day focused on private sector opportunities and included speakers from Bank of America, Olam International, Emles Advisors, Ernst & Young, and the Chartered Financial Analyst Society of New York. Bank of America: Our first speaker was Joseph Quinlan, managing director and head of CIO Market Strategy in the Chief Investment Office […]

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IPED’S U.S. Government Virtual Career Day 2021

For this semester’s U.S. Government career day we hosted speakers from the: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). Our first speakers were Sean Cox, Jane Wilkins, and Andres Romero from USDA, all three are IPED alumni. Speaker’s Background: Jane […]

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