Global Networking Night: London
The Harvard Alumni Association invites you to join fellow local alumni for Global Networking Night in London. Register to reconnect with classmates and make new connections.
Traveling on January 9? Check out the Global Networking Night event in the city of your choice.
The registration form allows you to connect your LinkedIn profile and other social media accounts to the guest list to more easily connect with other attendees before, during, and after the event. You will also be given the opportunity to sign-up to learn more about HAA Shared Interest Groups. Check it out to start networking now!
Note: Tube: Sloane Square. The bar is located on the lower ground floor. We will collect £5 from each attendee on the night to cover the cost of food and there will be a cash bar in operation.
Sponsored by the Harvard Club of the United Kingdom and the Harvard Alumni Association
Contact Yuko Thomas AB '92 at yuko.thomas@post.harvard.edu or Caroline Costin-Wright AB '01 at carolinecostin@gmail.com
Who's Coming (209 + guests)
Related field (architecture and design) and higher ed field
Interested in meeting alumni in London and engaging more with the HCUK.
I work primarily in the energy and infrastructure industries
Would like to meet other graduates of the Kennedy School in London while I am there on a course.
Product team manager at Uber UK. Passionate about sport and Mexican food.
Experienced investment banker, with a strong interest in PE / VC and investments in general. Surfer, passionate about the ocean and trees. I love to read and spend time and go for walks with my family and my dogs.
Coming from Switzerland with a law and management background, Nicolas Hou and I are launching the first Harvard Swiss Association to help Harvard Alumni to connect with each and other using a digital innovative platform. Meet Harvard community and help those who are interested in future events, travelling, working, etc. in Switzerland.
After working for several big corporations like Apple, Honda and Reuters, I decided to launch my own company called colosse.ch to manage different projects and businesses. I’m currently working on a digital club for Harvard members. I’m currently a member of the Harvard Club in New York.
music
film
event production
3D audio technology
music (piano) performance and pedagogy
arts management
After my Harvard days at the College and B-School I spent a lifetime on Wall Street as a Partner at a major investment bank, an investment firm, and a hedge fund before founding my own private equity firm. I'm now creating version 2.0 of myself in the UK as a research scholar at Oxford University studying medieval Persian Manuscripts. My new life is a bit different but my wife, a software entrepreneur, is hugely supportive. I thought Networking Night would be a good opportunity to connect with the Harvard community in our new home in London.
Conviviality on the night with old friends and Social impact investment for my company. I am the founder and CEO of the Resurgence, a technology and communications company that specialises in reducing the impacts of extreme weather and climate change on communities. Our clients include the World Bank, the UK Meteorological Office, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, and Europe’s largest public - private climate partnership, the Climate KIC.
TV and Radio news anchor looking at media opportunities in the UK, US, and in Africa. Also looking at other entrepreneurship opportunities.
Moving to London in 2019.
Interested in Public Art/Design projects and teaching & lecturing opportunities.
Health technology
Tech, New Venture Development, Consulting, Design
Focused on the intersection of media and technology in Western Europe and APAC
Nothing more than to connect with exciting Harvard human beings and to hear their stories, now that I'm back in London!
Would like to meet private equity, pension funds, portfolio managers that invest in real estate
Would like to meet PE real estate funds
I am interested in a job that works towards improving the lives of the world’s most marginalised communities, particularly their children. I want to work towards equalising opportunities for children who have not had the best start in life. I see myself doing this through some kind of education Policy role, however I am open to other career routes.
I am a current junior at the college interested in systems security, cryptography and software engineering. I'm interested in learning more about the technology sector in London
African investing as well as tech platforms, payments and digital banking
I started a Global Law firm in Nigeria that provides services in energy, finance & dispute resolution 10years ago. Opening a London office to meet clients interested in investing in Africa.
I've spent a decade building up eBay and Groupon businesses in Europe. Am on the lookout for interesting digital people and ideas.
Just happy to talk to people in London (will be there for two weeks in Jan)
I am excited to connect about the innovation & design consulting, the education space, and social enterprise work.
Financial Technology, Regulation and Compliance, Payment Networks, Cryptoasset Investments
Brexit
Interest areas include software as a service, internat of things, and technology trends in general. industry segments: telecommunications, software.
I am a multidisciplinary clinical scientist who completed degrees in neurophysics, neuroengineering, biomedical and chemical sciences who is presenting pursuing a career in neurology.
Start-ups by the brightest men & women that are in need of early round financing to either launch or grow their businesses.
Start-ups by the brightest men & women that are in need of early round financing to either launch or grow their businesses.
I'm currently working in human rights litigation and philanthropy and am interested to meet others working in law and human rights/development more broadly, including those practising at the English bar and internationally.
PE / VC / entrpereneurship in the fintech / banking and healthcare sectors.
I am the Head of Religious Studies at Epsom College; I am interested in connecting around secondary education, Religious Studies education, and educational leadership.
Industry connections / possible hires for the College as we grow
>15 year global career across private, not-for-profit and public sectors. Currently working in cross-sector partnership space to support achievement of SDGs. New to the UK and interested to connect with alum around partnering as well as Conscious Capitalism (former board member).
Career so far: Law (UK and US), Compliance, Consulting (Anti-Bribery & Corruption, Anti-Financial Crime).
Would love to transition to: Music - Community Outreach/Education & Cultural Development.
Hobbies: 'Cello, film soundtracks, restaurants/food, travelling, football/rugby/bobsleigh. Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra and Harvard Rugby.
After 18 years in the military, I graduated from HBS in 2017. I'm currently based in London, but expect to return to the US during early 2019.
I've returned to graduate school after working as a designer for over a decade in various fields in San Francisco - urban planning/architecture, crafts, and tech. I'm currently doing a joint design and engineering masters program at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College, focusing on innovation. Being new to London, I'd love to meet some intelligent and interesting people in my age range, both for social and professional opportunities.
Professional Interests: Product Design, Innovation, Urban Planning, Architecture, Social Entrepreneurship, International Development, Service Design, Entrepreneurship.
Art, architecture, design, curatorial, editorial practices.
- Fundamental value investing
- FMCG
- Construction/building materials
- VC/Startups
- Oregon
work stream: policy & governance for pro-poor health systems in developing countries.
Well-being
Fintech, Corporate Development and M&A in Technology Sector
Medical doctor and management consultant. Interested in connecting around healthcare.
Financial Inclusion is a personal motivator for my work. I am interested in expanding my horizons and would welcome meeting fellow alumni with expertise in the following areas:
- VC & PE
- NED
- Exec leadership
- Entrepreneurship
Fashion and luxury industry. I also lecture at university and my interests are multi disciplinary - fashion strategy, tech, sustainability, learning methods. Looking to meet people who have an interest in these areas.
I would like to meet people interested in international law/ international arbitration/ dispute resolution. I am also launching the Harvard W3D Group in London and am looking for people interested in joining the group in London.
I m working at the intersection of healthcare and tech focusing mostly on growth and expansion of new technologies in new geographic regions
Politics
I build edtech / learning solutions for corporates and startups. I'd be interested to explore the latest in technology and meet people interested in using it to tackle pressing problems in education.
Leading transformation of organisations - design thinking, technology and artificial intelligence
Current junior at the college studying electrical engineering, interested in learning as much as possible about possible career paths, and people's journeys in navigating them.
I am originally from the UK and will be moving to London in June. I am interested in public policy, electoral politics, diplomacy and government-facing nonprofits.
I'm a junior in the College studying History and Literature, but I'm studying abroad at Wadham College, Oxford for this entire academic year. Whilst in England, I'm applying for training contracts with law firms in London, as I hope to return here after graduating from Harvard, and to qualify as an England & Wales solicitor. I'm originally from Mexico City, but I grew up in Abu Dhabi, where I attended British schools.
Interested in connecting about law and business
Career interests and life in london, entrepreuneering!
future of AI, and social and fun events in London
future of AI, and social and fun events in London
Investments
International debt markets, emerging markets,
JV partnerships and Investments in real estate projects. Generating strong returns with impactful outcomes.
Career transition. Job search. Transformation delivery / digital transition.
B2B SaaS | Operations | International EdTech | Entrepreneurship
San Francisco | Taipei | Hong Kong | London
I want to make a positive difference by helping build companies. Experienced in life sciences (biopharma), energy (utilities), and technology (start-ups).
Identify potential new members for the HCUK Healthcare SIG
I'm a social entrepreneur running a charity reducing reoffending and prison violence, by bringing coaching into prisons. Speak to me about systemic criminal justice change; effective philanthropy; diversity in organisations; and charity fundraising. I'd like to connect with like-minded people as well as individuals in companies looking to support charities through CSR/funding.
International development and public policy opportunities. I am a current MSc candidate at Oxford, looking to work in London next year with an international development organization or think tank. It would be great to meet Harvard Alumni that may be able to connect me with people in London, share career advice, and reminisce about Harvard.
Entrepreneurship
I am a senior at Harvard studying Computer Science and I will be joining Microsoft full time after graduation. I an interested in technology and global development. I am also pretty open to getting to know people in different professions
Networking with other professionals
A consultant working in analytics and statistical applications, with experience in healthcare, antitrust, finance, and intellectual property.
Career interests
real estate; development; architecture; landscape architecture; planning