Cooke Connections: New York City
October 10 - 11, 2024
As part of our Cooke Connections: New York City visit, the Cooke Foundation will host a Career Pathways Chat with Cooke Alums and Scholars preceded and followed by a mix-and-mingle community-building event on Friday, October 11.
Depending on their educational and career interests, Scholars may also choose to attend a company tour or job field discussion - please see below for details. Scholars: we ask that you please check your school schedules before registering to attend any of the following events; if you have class scheduled at the time of the event you are interested in, please make arrangements with your professor before registering.
Please note: travel from outside the New York City metro area will not be reimbursed.
Overview of the Opportunities Offered:
Thursday, October 10
9:30 a.m. Careers in Finance Breakfast
Enjoy breakfast and a discussion with Cooke Alum Nadia Vaso, who is an Investment Associate at CornerStone Partners, LLC, and Sam Offei, the COO and Global Business Manager at JP Morgan.
Location: Max SoHa Restaurant, 1274 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY
10:00 a.m. Company Tour at Natural Resources Defense Council
Scholars interested in Climate/Energy, Litigation, or Green Finance and Economic Development can tour this international environmental advocacy non-profit with Cooke Alum Melanie Duenas.
Location: 40 W 20th St #11th, New York, NY
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Company Tour at Microsoft
Learn more about Microsoft and Product Management on this tour with Cooke Alum Njeri Grevious, Senior Product Manager focused on AI at Microsoft.
Location: 11 Times Square New York, NY
Friday, October 11
10 a.m. Company Tour at the Durst Organization
Scholars interested in real estate, development, and construction can tour this property building and management company with Cooke Alum Jose Medina-Pardo.
Location: 1155 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Small group session for Alums and Scholars interested in technology
Location: Amazon Building, 12 W 39th St, New York, NY
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION AND COMMUNITY SOCIAL
Enjoy mingling and light dinner with fellow Scholars, Cooke Alums, and Foundation staff!
Career Pathways Chat at 7:00 p.m. - Foundation staff will moderate a panel discussion featuring Cooke Alums Selena Zhang and Aurela Dragani.
Location: Amazon Building, 12 W 39th St, New York, NY
Click here to view the video recording of the panel discussion.
