Alumni Speakers Share Insights with Upper School

Career Lab: Security Robots on the Job! – The Alumni Office, in partnership with the Career and Professional Skills Committee (CAPSC), kicked off the Career Lab 2023-24 speaker series by hosting Erik Schluntz ’11. Erik is the co-founder and CTO of Cobalt Robotics, a 160-person company that has raised over $90M to build safety and security robots. He shared his journey as an entrepreneur and answered questions from our students. Read more about Erik in the Spring 2023 issue of The Term magazine.

Thanks to CAPSC seniors – Leila Bodner, Daelyn Dimps, Sofya Donets, Auden Easter, Nuna Endale, Nathanial Estes, Kerri Greene, Emmy Holland, Campbell Hughes, Madeleine Magielnicki, Will Mellis, Zoe Myslewicz, Paige Ramsey, Laith Weimer, and Abigail Woldgebriel – for their work in shaping this program.

Lunchtime Speaker: Chris Martin '14 Shares About Coffee, Anxiety, and Credit Card Debt – Chris Martin '14, a lifer, spoke to the Upper School about his time here as a student-athlete, his challenges and wins both in the classroom and on the football and basketball teams, and the deep bond he has maintained with his Potomac teachers and friends. He also answered questions and shared his vision for his company. 

Chris is the founder and CEO of the recently launched LA-based company Symphony, an SEC-compliant stock market for music. Chris and his co-founder, Kyle Rose, also have a podcast titled "Coffee, Anxiety, and Credit Card Debt," where they discuss the stories behind some of the world's most innovative companies, ranging from Twitch to Home Depot and Reformations to Glossier.