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Executive vice president in banking
Executive vice president and head of branch and small business banking at U.S. Bank, Sekou Kaalund ’97 arrived on the Hill with visions of ending up on Capitol Hill as a senator until he discovered other ways to make an impact on the world.
Chief compliance and risk officer
A classical studies major from Dallas, Texas, Mark duBose ’90, chief compliance and risk officer of Anchorage Digital, is a prime example of the versatility of a liberal arts degree.
CEO
After a life-changing internship with Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS) as a junior at ¼¯ÃÀÂé¶¹, Andrew Barden ’21 can’t imagine doing anything other than building a life and financial career in Africa.
Marketing executive
Though a chance encounter with Rob DuPuis ’84 is what led Scott Anderson ’10 to his successful career, as Alumni Board president he wants to ensure that ¼¯ÃÀÂ鶹’s Alumni Network continues to make career journeys like this possible.
Design manager
Nathan Ryalls ’11 has made a career out of just what called him to public history in the first place: making history exciting to the public. As guest experience and design manager at Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, he works to streamline the guest experience at Colonial Williamsburg.
President and CEO
Dr. Carter Hudgins ’00 is president and CEO of Drayton Hall Preservation Trust, an 18th century plantation in the South Carolina low country—a property that he started working at in high school.
Managing director
Clayton James ’91 is managing director of Jamestowne Investments and is actively involved in the management of The Rosewell Foundation and currently consults for The Fairfield Foundation.
Historic preservation consultant
Jeffrey Harris ’90 spent six years at the National Trust for Historic Preservation as director of diversity before becoming an independent historian and historic preservation consultant.
Public historian
Ed Ayres ’66 began his career as a historian in the 1970s working with archaeologists at the College of William and Mary, then later joined the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation as a public historian where he was part of the team that created a new museum on the American Revolution at Yorktown.
Retired archivist
Retired Virginia State Archivist Conley Edwards ’67 led a Herculean effort over the course of his 35-year career at the Library of Virginia growing the state archives from 47,500 items in 1974 to 109,221,000 upon Edwards retirement in 2009.