Rehan Abbas Khan ’88 Interview by: Darsh Agarwal, Class of 2022 Rehan Khan, Class of 1988, is on a journey to serve others and make a difference in peoples lives. He has been actively involved in the pharmaceutical industry as one of the top leaders and truly believes in the positive role that the industry plays in peoples lives. Currently working as the CEO of MSD pharmaceuticals, Rehan takes on many difficult tasks every day as he works dedicatedly towards building a culture for the faculty of the company. Rehan gained some personal experience and unique ideas while he was a student at Woodstock school, which he now constantly tries to incorporate into his workplace to make it more efficient. In this interview, Rehan tells us about the impact his time at Woodstock has had on his professional and personal life. who was from a middle-class family, living in a small town in India, Woodstock was a massive opportunity for me, and I think that at least in my life, it made all the difference. I realized that if we applied our minds to anything, we can do it. I didn’t do it but while I was in Woodstock, I saw people climbing mountains and running 30 Kms marathons. It was inspiring to see their determination and how focused they were towards achieving their goal.
What inspired you to come to Woodstock and what was your life like after graduating?
Could you share some of your favorite memories from Woodstock? There are too many memories to remember! One of them definitely was of monkeys trying to grab your sandwiches. It taught me an important lesson in life: never run away when someone is trying to grab your sandwich, always run towards them. Normally, I would run towards the monkey, it would run away, and I would enjoy my sandwich. Another memory was playing for the Woodstock hockey team and captaining it in my senior year. I played for about 4-5 years and it was a splendid experience. I had students from over 30 nationalities in my grade and interacting with them was a phenomenal experience. I had roommates from different cultures and backgrounds which gave me the exposure I required. For someone like me
There was not a lot that I did. We lived in a small town called, Aligarh and my parent’s friend told me about Woodstock. She said that it was a beautiful place and that I should try it out. I applied to Doon School and Woodstock, but I decided to attend Woodstock and I was in love with this place. It was so tremendously diverse, and it had something in the 80s’ that no other school had in the country which was all the nationalities from all over the world. It had a really beautiful campus and overall it was incredible. I
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