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| Timur Galen (Skyscraper Museum) |
Timur Galen... cool name right? Coincidentally, Timur, Class of 1978, is also a really cool guy!
(Shout-out to Dylan Lazovik who gave me the idea for this post.)
After graduating from Haverford with a degree in physics (and spending a year undertaking a very prestigious Luce fellowship), Timur recieved a Masters in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania.
Yet, Timur didn't just become any sort of run of the mill architect. Instead, he worked at such firms as Venturi & Scott Brown and Maki and Associates!!!! (For the non-Cities majors out there.... THIS IS A BIG DEAL :D). Then, he changed gears and worked as the chief Imagineer for Disney! Specifically, while Timur was at Disney, he spearheaded the renovation and expansion of the classic Disneyland theme park.
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| Timur when he worked at Disney (Laughingplace.com) |
Of course, bringing joy to the hearts of children and designing fantastically innovative buildings did not sate Timur's thirst for a really cool career.
Timur then started to work for Goldman Sachs and is now the Global Head of Corporate Services and Real Estate! Additionally, Timur continues to give back, not only by serving on various arts and philanthropic councils in New York City, but also by giving back to Haverford through service on the Board of Managers. He also is on the Ryan Gym Renovation Committee.... so perhaps a Disneyland-like Ryan Gym is in our future?
So... in summary.... Timur Galen: Architect, Disney Imagineer, Goldman Sachs Executive... all-around badass.
For more information about Timur:
http://www.design.upenn.edu/calendar/timur-galen
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