Class of 2014

Hi, ’14s! To start off the updates, our Class of 1964 Connections chair, Daniel Bornstein, reports: “Through the 50-year Class Connections program our class has had a strong bond with the great class of 1964. The ’64s interviewed many of us upon our arrival in Hanover and we ended up publishing a book edited by the late Ron Schram ’64. Ten years after our graduation the class connection remains meaningful. I traveled to Hanover in June as a guest of the ’64s at their 60th reunion. For several years that class has been giving out an annual leadership award. At a celebration in Hanover on June 11 the award was renamed the James Wright Class of 1964/2014 Leadership Award. We presented this year’s award to the former president’s widow, Susan, and son Michael. Bob Bartles ’64 sang President Wright’s praises, focusing on his humility and compassion. The ’64s are very excited to have our class participate in this award. Going forward the ’14s will be involved in selecting awardees and potentially managing a financial endowment associated with the award. I continue to be impressed by the tight-knit bond among the ’64s, 60 years after they left Hanover. What an accomplished class. They have had a number of trustees and are an incredibly philanthropic bunch. They are a great example to us of sustaining class loyalty through the years!”

Alex Matthey writes in: “After almost 10 years in consulting with McKinsey around the world (Munich, Chicago, Tokyo, Bangkok, Berlin) focusing on automotive and industrials and (digital) marketing and sales projects, I have just started a new job as vice president of marketing at Spread AI. Spread is a Berlin-based Series A software startup empowering industrial engineers to build better than ever with our pioneering engineering intelligence collaboration platform and AI-enabled app suite. I am very excited to switch roles from advisor to tech leader. I am also looking forward to spending more time with my wife, Tan (we met during our M.B.A. in 2017 at Kellogg and got married in Dubrovnik last year), and my friends in Berlin rather than being always on the road. If any ’14 is ever in Berlin or would like to exchange ideas on software, marketing, etc., please feel free to reach out anytime.”

Finally, congrats to Ellen (Daily) and Kalon Stephen, who welcomed son Simon James on June 13.

Enjoy the fall and, as always, send me updates at the email below or at dartmouth2014classnotes@gmail.com!

—Sarah Rossow, 119 Heath St., London NW3 6SS; (651) 769-7344; s.m.rossow@gmail.com