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America/Phoenix
Welcome to Your City: Phoenix
View more info at https://alumni.harvard.edu/programs-events/wtyc/phoenix
Please be sure to register if you haven't already. Rita's Cantina & Bar,
View more info at https://alumni.harvard.edu/programs-events/wtyc/phoenix
Please be sure to register if you haven't already. Rita's Cantina & Bar,
5402 E Lincoln Dr,
Scottsdale,
AZ,
85253,
United States
MM/DD/YYYY
Date
September 30, 2025
Time
6:00-8:00 p.m. MST
Event Type
In-person
Calling all Phoenix-based Harvard alumni!
On Tuesday, September 30, alumni around the world will come together to welcome members of the Class of 2025 to their new cities! All Harvard University alumni who graduated between 2016 and 2025 are invited to participate.
Whether you are new to the area or have called it home for years, the Harvard community is your community—so we hope you will join us on September 30! Register with your LinkedIn profile or other social media accounts to see who's coming and connect with others before, during, and after the event.
Please note, the dress code for this event is business casual.
Who's Coming (18 + guests)
Ben Connors
’84
Harvard Business School
Chief Strategy OfficerAcenda
Technology companies are always looking for ways to generate more revenue and profitable growth, while using fewer resources. I create profitable revenue growth and a healthy business ecosystem to exceed business goals efficiently. This derives from my strategizing new market opportunities, identifying and prioritizing go-to-market (including appropriate partners) to pursue these opportunities, creating dynamic business plans, then executing/managing for success.
I create this value by synergizing multiple diverse perspectives from inside the company as well as the entire business ecosystem. This methodology leverages my background in integrating creative strategy with tactical execution, business with technical considerations, multiple cross-functional objectives and constraints, and short-term with long-term goal achievement for mutual partner success. In addition to direct sales, I have created partnerships to generate millions of dollars in incremental revenue, spanning OEM, System Integrator, Reseller, and complementary product/service providers, from large companies to emerging technology providers .
Specialties: Business Development | Alliances | Sales | Channels | Marketing | International | Strategy | General Management | mergers and acquisitions | internet | software | Cloud | Big Data.
Email: ben.connors@gmail.com
CODY VASQUEZ
’25
Harvard College
Workforce Development CoordinatorNative American Connections
I grew up in Gilbert Arizona and just graduated this past May from the college. I am currently working at a youth homeless shelter in North Phoenix through Native American Connections and spent most of my time at Harvard involved with the Phillips Brooks House Association in our shelters, youth programs, and summer camps and as the organizations President.
Kislay Kumar
’24
Harvard University Extension School
Director, AIAmerican Express
Terence Valenzuela
’73
Harvard College
Emeritus Professor Emergency MedicineCollege of Medicine, University of Arizona.
Emergency physician & Harvard ’73 alum. Interested in EMS innovation & public health. Hope to connect with fellow alumni in Phoenix.
Peter Bartolino
’97
Harvard Law School
Chief Legal OfficerPersefoni AI Inc.
Sam Coppersmith
’76
Harvard College
PartnerCoppersmith Brockelman PLC
Kathryn Izzo
’07
Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Writer/Editor/Teacher/Adoring Wife
PhD in Celtic Languages and Literatures
Rob Hernandez
’23
Harvard Business School
Trammell Crow Company
J. Ibeh Agbanyim
’17
Harvard Kennedy School
Focused Vision Consulting, LLC
Austin Newport
’22
Harvard University Extension School
AdjunctGrand Canyon University
I am a published Scifi and horror writer, an adjunct professor of writing and communications, and have live in Phoenix for years. I am excited to meet the community.
Jacob Weinberg
’25
Harvard University Extension School
Priya Dave
’22
Harvard Medical School
Radiology residentMayo
6 anonymous registrants prefer not to be listed.
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