Tomorrow’s LeadersPrepared to thrive, our alumni are changing the face of leadership across America.Thrive Scholars currently supports over 660 under-resourced students attending high schools and top universities all over the country. Our expansive alumni network consists of over 1,300 Scholars, many of whom still remain active participants in the program.Together, we’re forging paths to extraordinary futures.
ChristianHarvard University, Class of 2020Christian attended Harvard at 16 and Harvard Medical School at 20. Years ago, a chief resident told him that if he finished, he would be the youngest Harvard trained neurosurgeon in history. He graduated on June 12th of 2020.
KarenPrinceton University, Class of 2008Karen graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Biology and received her Ph.D. from the University of Florida. She is now a tenure track professor at the University of Colorado Boulder — where only 2% of tenured professors are Black.
OscarRice University, Class of 2021Oscar received his undergraduate degree in Mathematics from Swarthmore College in 2016 and is currently a PhD student in Computational and Applied Mathematics at Rice University. He is a recipient of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and a finalist for the NPSC Graduate Fellowship.
HenryHarvard University, Class of 2009Henry attended Harvard Medical School. He is founder and CEO of the Genesis Hospitalist Medical Group, the largest private practice hospitalist group at Cedars Sinai. He’s also CEO of a medical group in West Hollywood where he cares for underserved populations.
ForrestYale University, Class of 2016Forrest graduated from Yale with a degree in Political Science. Since then, he has worked in renewable energy finance, most recently serving as Director of Corporate Development at Solar Philippines. Previously, he was a private equity investor at Ares Management. He began his career as an investment banker at BofA Merrill Lynch.
MaybellineUC Berkeley, Class of 2012 New York University, Class of 2017Maybelline is a UC Berkeley alumna and a NYU trained lawyer, where she was an AnBryce Scholar and the Editor-in-Chief of the NYU Law Review. She is currently an attorney at O’Melveny & Myers LLP in Los Angeles, CA. She was a federal district law clerk in the US District Court of New Jersey and more recently, a federal appellate law clerk in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.