Clark Voices

Life after Clark

Clark alumni tell their stories about their lives and careers after graduating from Clark.

From Difficult Dialogues to Interfaith Youth Core

by ClarkU on Jan.04, 2010, under Life after Clark, Videos


Clark Dean Walter Wright talks to recent Clark grad Abhishek Raman ‘09 about his work with the Interfaith Youth Core.

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Hedge Funds to Barbecue

by ClarkU on Dec.21, 2009, under Life after Clark, Podcasts

strachman_thumb “I think the thing you have to do is follow your passion…” – Daniel Strachman ‘93, Entrepreneur and Writer. Listen to his story.

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Bringing experience to Africa

by ClarkU on Dec.06, 2009, under Life after Clark, Podcasts

archer_thumb “I am originally from Ghana, so I want to leverage the experience and background I have in West Africa and also the experience I’ve gotten here in the U.S. to try and marry the two.” – Ekow Archer MBA ‘04, Principal & Managing Partner, Rotaĝon Company, LLC. Listen to his story.

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Hedging your bets

by ClarkU on Dec.03, 2009, under Life after Clark, Podcasts

nones_thumb “…no other school would have given an art history major with no business experience this opportunity, so I completely credit Clark with my success and they know it.” -Margot Nones, MBA ‘83, Chief Operating Officer of an asset management company. Listen to her story.

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Taking on Enron and WorldCom

by ClarkU on Dec.03, 2009, under Life after Clark, Podcasts

burkholz_thumb “A couple of high profile cases I worked on include the Enron securities litigation, representing investors. I think we recovered seven billion dollars for investors….and the WorldCom litigation which was another big one in the early 2000 era.” – Spencer Burkholtz ‘85, Senior Partner, Coughlin, Stoia, Geller, Rudman & Robbins, LLP. Listen to his story.

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Inner city Bostonian takes economics to to the hill

by ClarkU on Dec.03, 2009, under Life after Clark, Podcasts

canner_thumb “I was a Jonas Clark fellow for three of my four years here and just found the teaching excellent. It was the right place at the right time for me.” – Stephen Canner, MA ‘61, PhD ‘66, Vice President for Investment Policy at the United States Council for International Business. Listen to his story.

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From Cranberries to PCs

by ClarkU on Dec.03, 2009, under Life after Clark, Podcasts

velasquez_thumb “For undergrads my advice would be, certainly find what you’re passionate about and what you’re truly interested in Bank and Trust Company. Listen to his story.

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Berkshire Living

by ClarkU on Dec.03, 2009, under Life after Clark, Podcasts

zivyak_thumb “I was living and working in New York City and was a weekender in the Berkshires…I thought I am going to start a magazine for the Berkshires. There’s nothing four-color that celebrates what the Berkshires has to offer. There’s a ton to write about, and it’s a really creative economy up there.” -Michael Zivyak ‘91, Founder and Publisher, Berkshire Living Magazine. Listen to his story.

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Emerging Music

by ClarkU on Dec.03, 2009, under Life after Clark, Podcasts

labbe_thumb“…half a dozen or more musicians…started asking me ‘Would you take a look at this contract?’ and ‘What do you think about this?’ and ‘What do you think about that?’ So I found myself with this little client base of musicians…” -Randy Labbe ‘82, Co-Founding Partner, Emergent Discovery, LLC. Listen to his story.

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Judging the past

by ClarkU on Dec.01, 2009, under Life after Clark, Podcasts

bailey2_thumb“We formed the Worcester Student Movement and began tutoring kids from the Black neighborhood. Later we formed a Civil Rights approach and looked at employment practices of some of the major employers here in the city and started some protest activities because of their exclusion of Blacks from significant job positions.” -D’Army Bailey ‘65, Circuit Court Judge, Shelby County Court. Listen now.

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