“I’ve seen a growing divide between those with engineering backgrounds and those with liberal arts backgrounds,” says David Eun ’89, JD ’93, president of Samsung Next.
He gives to the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) because they train students to bridge this divide.
“So many industries are being transformed and disrupted by technology,” he says. “We need leaders who can understand how these changes impact business, government, and culture.”
Eun supports the School because it provides an engineering and applied sciences education within a liberal arts environment. “SEAS’s cross-disciplinary approach is what the real world demands today—and what the real world needs," says Eun, who is a member of the SEAS Dean's Council and a supporter of the Dean's Leadership Fund.
He believes strongly in giving back to Harvard and its next generation of students. "Giving here is an investment with a different type of return. When you can help provide access and transform lives through a Harvard education, you are empowering those who will impact other people and communities later. We have so much financial support for deserving students. That doesn’t happen by accident. That happens because a lot of different people come together to do their part—big and small.