David Akinin's Blog

Today, I decided that I am going to start recording my life experiences - the things that are worth telling and remembering, the ones not worth letting go, but learning from. I'm compiling for that one day, and reading chronologically, to look back and smile. Today, I begin writing about today, and step into tomorrow cramming posts about yesterday, so as to one day be able to compile it all.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Understanding Synergies and Efficiencies in Mergers through MLT

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About 6 months ago I submitted my final application to what I thought would be a leadership development program that would equip me with the...
Monday, October 18, 2010

Shoes4Africa still making front pages

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The online and print magazine, TennInk, is still recognizing our Shoes4Africa work, after 4 years of its inception, and two years since the ...
Saturday, August 14, 2010

Leadership at Google and Beyond

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Leadership is about finding a new direction, not simply putting oneself at the front of the herd that’s heading toward the cliff. In the pas...

How do you create as many options as you can? A conversation with Lazlo Bock, VP at Google

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The following is an excerpt or agglomeration of ideas from a conversation with Lazlo Bock, VP of People Operations at Google, Inc. The...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Google's Zero Moment of Truth

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This summer I am interning (Google BOLD) at Google in Chicago, working in the Consumer Packaged Goods under Catherine Roe. I am just getting...

BizInk: The Latin American Challenge in Medellin, Colombia

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It took me a while to make some time and write about our amazing experience in Medellin, Colombia. I'm late in writing it, perhaps, beca...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

University of Chicago Humanitarian Award and Maroon Key Society Induction

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Last week, I had the honor of being recognized by the University of Chicago with: The Humanitarian Award The Humanitarian Award is presented...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Canaryville Little League: The Reshaping of a Community Organization

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Many communities have that one or two organizations that bring their people together several times a year for events, sports and whathaveyou...
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Voting Today, Chicago Maroon endorses Akinin's Candidacy!

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Polls open at 9 AM at sg.uchicago.edu The following is an excerpt from the Chicago Maroon Newspaper's April 20th Editorial: Undergraduat...
Monday, April 12, 2010

My Candidacy as Undergraduate Liaison to the Board of Trustees

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Dear Friends of the University Community, I am running for the position of Undergraduate Liaison to the Board of Trustees, and I welcome you...
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David Akinin
NYC, New York, United States
I grew up in Venezuela and finished High School in Miami. I studied economics at the University of Chicago, and took classes at Harvard University and Paris VII. I'm driven by social entrepreneurship- the power to create, change and inspire.
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