Winter 2021
Winter 2021
Feature Stories
In the year of upheaval and immense change, I have found at least one thing to count on: the continued excellence of our 35,000 alumni worldwide. On page 4, you will find our latest Nobel laureate, yet another example of the power of a Harvard PhD.
What is it about GSAS that nurtures this excellence? Students come here to study with world-class faculty, access unrivaled resources, and connect with like-minded individuals in the pursuit of their unique ideas. They also tap into a multidisciplinary community across a range of fields. But more than that, they enter an environment of intellectual curiosity, where they are free to test theories and refine those ideas into a new approach to a scientific problem or a new way to look at events in the past. Their successes after graduation impact their chosen profession and beyond, engendering pride in all of us.
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Dimos Arhodidis, PhD ’98, still remembers walking into his office in Baker Library and finding a thick envelope from his advisor Richard Caves PhD ’58. Inside, all 90 pages of his first dissertation draft were covered with handwritten notes and typed comments, carefully cut and stapled to the sheets. “He was so dedicated to teaching and advising,” says Arhodidis. “I finished my dissertation because of him.”
After earning his doctorate in business economics, Arhodidis built a career in international banking. He now lives and works in Greece as an advisor for Chenavari Investment Managers and a soon-to-be CEO of Aegean Baltic Bank. Though far from Cambridge and decades removed, he fi nds his graduate school experience continues to shape his life. “The way I think, the way I work—I owe it to Harvard,” he says. A recipient of fi nancial aid from high school through graduate school, Arhodidis believes that alumni must share responsibility for the next generation of students. “Harvard is a passport to whatever you want to do,” he says. “We all should give back so that others can have the same experiences that we did.”
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