October 30
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
The College Presents: What Can You Do With Your Major?
From the College to the C-Suite: Hear how three A&S alumni turned their liberal arts majors into successful careers in tech, data, and analytics.
Join us for an inspiring event on the Lawn at the Colonnade Club, featuring Caroline McCrory (Economics and Foreign Affairs '10), CCO of MediaRadar, Gui Costin (Rhetoric and Communications Studies '89), CEO of Dakota, and Buck Brody (Economics and English '04), President & CEO of ConstructConnect. This event is hosted and moderated by Christa Acampora, Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and Mike Chinn (Economics and History '94), Partner, Endicott Capital.
Caroline McCrory is currently serving as Chief Commercial Officer at MediaRadar, bringing more than a decade of cross‑functional leadership experience across sales, customer success, and operations. Previously, she held senior roles at Green Street, where she oversaw customer and commercial strategy, and helped lead the company to a successful exit. Before that, Caroline worked at S&P Global in commercial strategy & operations. She holds a BA from the University of Virginia.
Gui Costin is the Founder and CEO of Dakota, a financial, software, data and media company based in Philadelphia, PA. Dakota’s flagship product, Dakota Marketplace, is a database of institutional investors used by over 6,000 fundraisers and many of the leading global investment firms. Prior to starting his entrepreneurial career, Gui earned his Bachelor of Science in Rhetoric and Communications from the University of Virginia. In 2001, he relocated to Philadelphia, working for a number of firms in the area before founding Dakota in 2006.
Buck Brody is the President and Chief Executive Officer of ConstructConnect. He first joined ConstructConnect as Chief Financial Officer in April 2018 after leading the Finance, Administrative, and Data Science teams at the Roper Technologies DAT business, a SaaS platform connecting freight brokers with trucking capacity. Prior to this role, Buck led the Finance team at the Roper Technologies Inovonics business, a leader in high-performance wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications. Buck started his career with Roper Technologies as a financial analyst, providing business unit performance analysis, due diligence, and valuation research. Earlier in his career, he worked in the U.S. Senate and at Prologue Capital. He holds both an M.B.A and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia.
Dinner (and to-go boxes!) will be provided. Space is limited to 75, so get your tickets now!
