This event is for all graduate students, including those in PhD programs and doctoral candidates, and postdocs. 

This series of virtual question-and-answer sessions aims to help graduate students answer the question “What next?” We bring together successful and talented alumni at a variety of career stages around a specific career path so that they can talk about their experiences in the world of work with current and recent PhD grads from CU Boulder. The panelists include:  

Ron McMahan, Special Adviser on Energy, Environment, and Political Economy
Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-mcmahan-0172577/

Ben Purser, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Fisheries, and Polar Affairs
Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpurser/

Chuck Herrick, New York University, Washington Center
Bio: https://cspo.org/people/herrick-charles/

Daniel Gans, Polaris Consulting, LLC
Bio: http://www.polariswdc.com/biographies2.html

The virtual panel format allows the moderator to guide the discussion toward the questions current grad students bring around career, the job market, and life after grad school. Each panel is open to all grad students and postdoctoral associates at CU to gain exposure to the variety of ways our amazing Career Buffs use their different degrees to succeed in the same field.

This event is for all graduate students, including those in PhD programs and doctoral candidates, and postdocs. 

This series of virtual question-and-answer sessions aims to help graduate students answer the question “What next?” We bring together successful and talented alumni at a variety of career stages around a specific career path so that they can talk about their experiences in the world of work with current and recent PhD grads from CU Boulder. The panelists include:  

Ron McMahan, Special Adviser on Energy, Environment, and Political Economy
Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-mcmahan-0172577/

Ben Purser, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Fisheries, and Polar Affairs
Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpurser/

Chuck Herrick, New York University, Washington Center
Bio: https://cspo.org/people/herrick-charles/

Daniel Gans, Polaris Consulting, LLC
Bio: http://www.polariswdc.com/biographies2.html

The virtual panel format allows the moderator to guide the discussion toward the questions current grad students bring around career, the job market, and life after grad school. Each panel is open to all grad students and postdoctoral associates at CU to gain exposure to the variety of ways our amazing Career Buffs use their different degrees to succeed in the same field.