This edition of Portfolio is a global one. Laser mazes in India, locker keys in Egypt, and logistics for the Olympics all have a Leeds graduate at the core. Students from many countries who come to the Leeds School enrich our student body and take away knowledge that creates great careers, creates value, and builds the global connectivity of the Leeds School.
The global agility and impact of our graduates is a great story. Their range is tremendous—not only across geographies but across industries. Our alumni transform and reshape industries around the world: See how SmartWool changed the way wool is bought in New Zealand, thanks to a Leeds School alumnus. Based in Denmark, a Leeds School alumna is helping to change diabetes care worldwide at Novo Nordisk. A recent Leeds School graduate is managing how the world attends the Olympics.
Here’s another example—a “laser maze” built for a Halloween party in Fort Collins, Colorado, is now the basis for an export product that is popular in India. And therein lies a story of the Leeds School—our graduates’ capacity to innovate, and how very little in business is really local any more. And what does it say about Leeds that our graduates can make a Halloween stunt into a global business?
