NOTABLE ALUMNI blake goldring
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AGF Management Limited I believe the root of many of the world’s problems is misunderstanding and intolerance. So if I thought back in University the idea behind AIESEC was important then, it is ten times more so today. The relevance of AIESEC’s principles and values remains significant over the past fifty years. There was no better place to forge relationships critical to my personal and professional growth than in AIESEC. Unique coincidences and fortunate circumstances were stepping stones on my journey, but AIESEC was a conduit to many of these.
colin baril
Managing Consultant, IBM Global Business Services Recently I was asked to stand up in front of a crowd of student leaders and tell them why they should get involved with AIESEC. While I can honestly say that my years in AIESEC gave me the proper training for a situation like this, my most powerful tool at that moment was not a well-crafted speech. It was a little piece of paper I keep on hand that has written on it the names of seventeen individuals from my hometown of Edmonton who I am proud to say I helped send around the world on AIESEC internships.
TALLIE RABIN-CLAASSEN
Manager, Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies The beauty of AIESEC is it allowed me to take risks and discover things about myself I never knew I had in me. Project Little Schools taught me that I could start something from scratch. This experience invigorated me to run for President of the National Committee, an experience that truly was a ‘whole new world’. I never thought I would put myself ‘out there’ to be judged, but I am so glad I did as I came to know myself as a leader on a profound level.
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