As it will appear in the Fall 2009 issue of the Wharton Alumni Magazine.
Oh, I’m glad you’re reading this. That means you’re still here. Meltdowns, bailouts, financial losses, and we’re all still here. That’s a celebration in itself, methinks.
Are you on Facebook yet? A few dozen of us belong to a WG’92 group. Reconnect with us at http://budurl.com/WG92.
The biggest news came in the littlest package. Keith Alexander’s first child, James Robert Alexander was born March 18 at 9 pounds, 2 ounces. Mother, father, and child all doing well.
Melissa Scott (formerly Schlakman) got in touch. She wakes every morning with Mitch Scott (formerly Vaccarino) at her side. S’been that way for 17 years now. When she’s not raising eight-year-old Dylan (His current fascination is derivatives of the word “butt.”) and five-year-old Talli (Her best friend is “God,” really!), Melissa works for Booz Allen Hamilton.
Fellow Cohort J’er Paolo Mallorino lives in Reggio nell’Emilia, Italy. He’s the CFO of Lombardini, a division of the Kohler Company. The avid skier has great fun taking his young son and daughter on the slopes.
I don’t think I’d connected with Vito Quaglia for years. Through the magic of Facebook, Vito gave me an update. He’s a divisional CFO for Honeywell. He lives happily in Minneapolis with his wife and 14- and 11-year-old daughters.
Father of triplets Steven Hill connected with me on Twitter. You can find him at http://twitter.com/Hill10003 (his ZIP code). Pressure him to change his disturbing avatar.
Gautam Chand lives in Mumbia, India. It’s been ten years now since he founded Instanex Group, an investment management, index products, and insurance brokerage. Check out his impressive Web site at http://instanex.com. Importantly, he shaved his mustache. He replied, “Got a few white hairs and had to shave it off. Now, I cannot imagine why I didn’t do that earlier.”
Anyone know where I can phind Phaethon Blackburn? I think he’s phunny.
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