{"id":5452,"date":"2026-01-12T11:02:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/calendar\/?post_type=event&#038;p=5452"},"modified":"2026-02-18T13:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:23:09","slug":"annenberg-leadership-forum","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/calendar\/events\/annenberg-leadership-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Annenberg Leadership Forum: Entrepreneurship for Social Good"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Annenberg Leadership Forum is an integral part of Harvey Mudd College\u2019s commitment to encouraging students to lead with integrity. Endowed through a generous gift from The Walter and Leonore Annenberg Fund for Leadership Development, this series features accomplished, world-class leaders who address pertinent leadership issues and share their insights with the HMC community.<\/p>\n<h3>Entrepreneurship for Social Good: Preparing Purpose-driven Leaders at Harvey Mudd College<\/h3>\n<p>Noon\u20131 p.m., Lunch and Learn, \u201cWhy This Education Matters: Alumni Founders on Impact and Purpose,\u201d Presented by the Harvey Mudd College Annenberg Fellows. Joseph B. Platt Campus Center, Green Room<\/p>\n<p>5\u20136 p.m. Meet the Founders Reception, Shanahan Center, Shakespeare Patio<\/p>\n<p>6\u20137 p.m., Josh Jones \u201998, Nihal Mehta and Aileen Lee P\u201928 in Conversation with President Harriet B. Nembhard, Drinkward Auditorium<\/p>\n<h4>Lunch and Learn Presented by the President\u2019s Scholars<\/h4>\n<h5>\u201cWhy This Education Matters: Alumni Founders on Impact and Purpose\u201d<\/h5>\n<p>Join us for a Lunch and Learn workshop presented by the HMC Annenberg Fellows, who will share insights from their interviews with alumni entrepreneurs who are tackling complex challenges. We\u2019ll explore how Harvey Mudd\u2019s interdisciplinary rigor, liberal arts foundation and collaborative culture act as a unique &#8220;operating system&#8221; for leadership. The conversation will center on the deeper question of why we lead and how HMC has prepared them to navigate ethical complexities.<\/p>\n<h4>Meet the Founders Reception<\/h4>\n<p>Harvey Mudd was built on innovation. Now it\u2019s your turn to meet the people doing it. Join us for appetizers and refreshments at a casual reception featuring the Annenberg Forum panelists along with distinguished entrepreneurs and VCs in the Harvey Mudd network, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aileen Lee P\u201928, founder of Cowboy Ventures<\/li>\n<li>Nihal Mehta, co-founder of Eniac Ventures<\/li>\n<li>Josh Jones \u201998, co-founder of DreamHost and HMC INQ<\/li>\n<li>Miles Bird CMC \u201913, founder and partner at StoryHouse Ventures<\/li>\n<li>Joshua Tatum CMC \u201921, co-founder and partner at StoryHouse Ventures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Panel Discussion with Josh Jones \u201998, Nihal Mehta and Aileen Lee P\u201928<\/h4>\n<h5>\u201cPurpose in Enterprise: How Mission-driven Founders Navigate a Complex World\u201d<\/h5>\n<p>What does it mean to lead with purpose in an era of rapid technological change? Through a moderated interview and audience dialogue, President Harriet Nembhard will be joined by a panel of entrepreneurs to explore the role of creativity, technical excellence, and social responsibility in building ventures to address the world\u2019s most pressing complexities. This forum offers a unique opportunity to engage with thought leaders who exemplify the collaborative entrepreneurial mindset central to the Harvey Mudd Mission. The conversation will move beyond the \u201chow-to\u201d of startups to focus on the \u201cwhy\u201d and will explore the fundamental values that drive leaders to build resilient companies and ethical teams.<\/p>\n<p>The Annenberg Leadership Forum is managed by the Office of Signature Events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Annenberg Leadership Forum is an integral part of Harvey Mudd College\u2019s commitment to encouraging students to lead with integrity. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":185,"featured_media":4690,"template":"","class_list":["post-5452","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-categories-home-feed","event-categories-tccs-feed","event-categories-symposium-tccs-feed"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/5452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/185"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}