Basketball Star Finds Success in Silicon Valley

Jeff Jordan ’81 is a lifelong learner, who is always up for the challenge. People have often recognized his perseverance and contributions in the workplace and helped shape the career he has today. As a venture capitalist at Andreessen Horowitz, Jordan serves on the board of Airbnb and Pinterest and was formerly the CEO of PayPal and OpenTable. A father of two, Jordan is passionate about assessing and building companies, especially in their early stages. *Growing Up and Amherst *Jordan grew

A Musician Drawing from Diverse Influences

A music and computer science double major with a certificate in ethnomusicology, Tomal Hossain ’17 immersed himself in the Amherst music community through his ability to reach people with his art and his personality. Hossain will spend the next year traveling around the world as a Watson Fellow, exploring the intersections of music and culture. Before Amherst Since childhood, Hossain has grown up in the same apartment his parents lived in after immigrating to Los Angeles in 1990. “The locals