Old Boys’ News
Postcard from a
Grad
Tomi Jun ‘04
This past August, I began my first year of medical school in the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology program. The program has a strong emphasis on research and has been providing a great intellectual environment. After graduating from SAC in 2004, I attended Dartmouth College with my Sifton House roommate, Faisal Ratansi ’04. Faisal and I were both aspiring pre-meds; in fact, he was the one who gave me the idea of studying medicine! We took many of the same classes and in our second year, we lived together again and joined the same fraternity. After my third year, I had to return to Singapore to serve two years in the military. This gave me plenty of time to think about the future and what I wanted to do. During those years, I read Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder, which had a big impact on my ideas about what doctors could do and the difference they could make. While serving as a platoon commander in the basic training school in Tomi with his mother Singapore, I often reflected on leadership, on graduation day teamwork, and other values I was first properly exposed to at SAC. I saw many parallels between being an officer and a physician, including the responsibility to your men (or patients) and the trust that they put in you. Ultimately, my experiences in the Singapore military cemented my aspirations to be a physician. By the time I returned to Dartmouth for my last year, Faisal had already graduated. Funnily enough, he ultimately decided to go into finance! After graduating in 2008, he went to work at Morgan Stanley (where he was recognized as one of the best analysts in his cohort). He’s now back in Toronto working for a real estate private equity firm. I’d be happy to serve as a contact for SAC students interested in medicine or studying in the U.S., and if anyone’s ever in the Boston area, let me know!
2000 Ryan Brandham
spoke to members of the School’s Investment Club on Nov. 25, 2011. The Investment Club followed up with a visit to the RBC trading floor in April 2012, where Ryan hosted and toured them around. He works for RBC Capital Markets and lives in Toronto. 48 Spring 2012
Adrian Chan married Wendy Fan on Jan. 15, 2010 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong. Old Boys in attendance included Bernard Lee ‘99, Jonathan Wu ‘00, Danny Mak ‘01, Roger Chau ‘01, Dennis Wong ‘02, Matthew Law ‘02, and brother Ryan ‘02. Adrian and Wendy live in Hong Kong.
Kevin Richards completed his MBA last May at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, where he also received his undergraduate degree. He is now working at GE Capital in the Experienced Commercial Leadership Program (ECLP). This is a twoyear sales and marketing program for MBA graduates with five to seven years of experience, which consists of three eight-month rotations in different areas of business to prepare participants for management positions within the company. Kevin just finished his first rotation in equipment finance and will be working with the global insurance team in London, England, for the next few months.
He writes that he is enjoying his time both with the company and living in London with his girlfriend, Leila King, who is originally from Toronto.
2001
John Lyons has completed his MBA at the University of Toronto Rotman School of Business. After graduating, John accepted a position as the national manager of sustainability at DIALOG, an integrated design firm. At DIALOG, John is working alongside fellow Andreans Adam Brander ‘02 and Ringo Ng ‘03. John lives in Toronto.
2002
Adam Brander spoke to the Class of 2013 in February about his decision to pursue architecture as a career. He works for DIALOG, an integrated design firm comprised of architects, engineers, planners, and interior designers. Adam lives in Toronto. Richard Goldhar spoke to the Class of 2013 as part of the February Career Days held at the School about his career as a trustee in bankruptcy. He is a senior associate at BDO Canada Limited in Mississauga, Ont., and lives in Toronto.
10th
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Sept. 21 2002 , 2012