SEO Celebrates 53 Years of Matching Talent with Opportunity
April 21 2016 - 5:11PM
Business Wire
Robert J. McCann of UBS Among Honorees at
SEO’s 13th Annual Awards Dinner
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) hosted its 13th
Annual Awards Dinner on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at the Waldorf
Astoria in Manhattan. SEO was pleased to welcome almost 1000 guests
to raise funds for our key programs.
The evening showcased SEO’s founding program, SEO Scholars, our
eight year academic program that gets underserved public high
school students to and through college. Six Scholars were invited
to the stage to share their stories as representatives of the
program. SEO also honored three leaders in the fields of banking,
education and public service: Robert J. McCann, Chairman
Americas at UBS, Congresswoman and SEO Career Alumna Terri A.
Sewell, and Arne Duncan, Former U.S. Secretary of
Education. The dinner chair was Kenneth B. Mehlman,
Member, KKR.
In addition to SEO Scholars, SEO is comprised of two other
distinct programs – SEO Career and SEO Alternative Investments.
Both aim to achieve greater diversity and inclusion in the
workforce by providing access to careers in high-level business
sectors for those who have been traditionally underrepresented.
“The goal of SEO remains what it’s always been since its
inception in 1963 - to demonstrate that ethnic background and
socio-economic status do not pre-determine a young person’s
future,” said William Goodloe, President and CEO of SEO.
“SEO doesn’t just reduce the achievement gap. It eliminates it
entirely. SEO identifies and stimulates the talents, power and
tools that reside in each SEO student, teaching them there are no
limits to their achievement,” said Kenneth Mehlman, Member, KKR,
and Chairman of the Awards Dinner.
“Since becoming Chairman of SEO’s Board of Directors, I’ve
continued to be inspired by the determination of the young people
we serve. Having several SEO alumni at KKR, I know firsthand the
power of this great organization and the tremendous talent that SEO
unleashes,” said Henry R. Kravis, Founding Partner KKR “Our
institutions benefit when SEO alumni join our ranks and as a
result, our organizations – and ultimately society – are stronger
and more successful.”
"As a first-generation college graduate, I know that my
education set me on the right path to reaching my goals, so UBS's
partnership with SEO is a source of great pride for me," said Bob
McCann, Chairman UBS Americas. "Through UBS NextGen Leaders, our
organizations are working together to provide support and access
that will help today's students achieve lifelong success.
Similarly, through SEO Career, we are helping undergrads as they
make the leap from academic studies to professional careers, all
while strengthening UBS by bringing talented people with diverse
perspectives into our firm."
“I still look forward to a time when ambition and intelligence
alone will determine who succeeds in America,” said SEO
Founder & Chairman Emeritus Michael Osheowitz. “Until then, I
trust that SEO will continue to open doors for deserving young
people, and that those whose lives have been touched by SEO will
light a pathway of success for others.”
Since 1963, SEO has provided educational and career
opportunities to over 11,000 young people from underserved and
underrepresented communities, breaking barriers both in higher
education and the corporate world.
About Sponsors for Educational
Opportunity
SEO was founded in 1963 with a mission to provide talented and
motivated young people from underserved and underrepresented
communities with access to superior educational and career
opportunities. Today, SEO runs three programs: SEO Scholars is an
eight-year academic program that gets low-income public high school
students to and through college—with a 95% college graduation rate;
SEO Career is a summer internship and professional development
program targeting talented Black, Hispanic, and Native American
undergrads and pre-law school candidates—with over 85% of 2015
interns receiving full-time job offers; SEO Alternative Investments
provides education, exposure, training and mentoring opportunities
to talented professionals traditionally underrepresented in the
alternative investments sector. 90% of AI Fellows have secured jobs
in the alternative investments sector. For more information, visit
www.seo-usa.org.
We are happy to coordinate interviews with our honorees,
members of SEO’s executive team. For media inquiries or media
passes to this event, please contact Julian Johnson at SEO.
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Media:Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO)Julian Johnson,
646-435-9572Executive Vice PresidentSEO Scholars, SEO Career, SEO
Alternative Investmentsjjohnson@seo-usa.orgwww.seo-usa.org
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