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Leading Scientific Innovation: A Conversation with Kimberly Budil, PhD, Lawrence Livermore Lab

Kimberly Budil, PhD, director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, discussed her career path as the lab’s first woman director, highlighted the lab’s impact, and shared insights about the lab’s historic 60-year journey to fusion ignition.

Industry Panel: Making a Difference in Nonprofits

Accomplished Mills College and Northeastern alumni shared their experiences of building and navigating meaningful careers in the nonprofit world.

From Northeastern student to coffee executive and social impact leader

When Helen Russell, DMSB’88, studied in Snell Library nearly four decades ago, she never imagined she’d one day return as the co-founder of a $35 million coffee empire, or that she’d be fueling the entrepreneurial dreams of future students. But that’s the full-circle story unfolding through her company’s Legacy Blend partnership and Brewing Connections, a global initiative connecting entrepreneurs across the university’s network.

Innovator Updates

2024 Innovator Award Winner Rachel Cossar | Virtual Sapiens

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2024 Innovator Award Winner Mariana Charakopoulou Travlou | Nous Health

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2024 Innovator Award Winner Debbie Madueke | Replast

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2024 Innovator Award Winner Fatema Janahi | Palm

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Event Recaps

A Conversation with Reema Juffali, SSH’10

A CONVERSATION WITH REEMA JUFFALI, SSH'10 Experience a Conversation with Reema Juffali, SSH'10, who spoke about her own race to become the first Saudi Arabian woman to compete in an international racing series. Though women in Saudi only recently started driving,...

A Conversation with Mercedes Abramo, President and CEO of Cartier North America

A CONVERSATION WITH MERCEDES ABRAMO – PRESIDENT AND CEO OF CARTIER NORTH AMERICA Revisit the celebration of Women’s Entrepreneurship Day and Northeastern’s Global Community of Innovators. Watch the conversation with Mercedes Abramo, President and CEO, Cartier North...

The Secret To Becoming A Brave Leader Isn’t Courage. It’s Honesty

The secret to becoming a brave leader isn’t courage. It’s honesty, according to Kimberly Davis, senior executive vice president of social impact, growth initiatives, and legislative affairs at the National Hockey League, who spoke at Wednesday’s Women Who...