BRATTLEBORO — On Friday, June 8, Dr. William New will present a talk called “Lessons Learned by a Seasoned Social Entrepreneur” at Marlboro College Graduate School.
New has pursued a career as physician, engineer, educator and serial entrepreneur.
He was a venture capitalist, investing in companies across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
New's goal was to create and nurture businesses that put the customer first, and are sustainable. He shares these experiences with the hope that young entrepreneurs can build sustainable companies that put people before profits.
He will lead a conversational question-and-answer session about this and other lessons learned over many years as an entrepreneur, and propose strategies to create sustainable organizations that prosper with longevity, health, and happiness, as exemplified in other developed economies.
New retired from Stanford University after 25 years of teaching, and continues biotech research as adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, B.C. He earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in engineering at Stanford, his M.D. at Duke University, a Ph.D. at UCLA, and an MBA at Stanford's Graduate School of Business.
A board director of numerous companies, nonprofits, schools and universities, he currently serves as a trustee of the Putney School.
A networking social with refreshments will start at 5:30 p.m., with Dr. New's presentation beginning at 6 p.m. The event will be held at Marlboro College Graduate School, 28 Vernon St. It is free and open to the public.