Friday, February 13, 2015

Steve Benjamin

Engineering

Saratoga, CA

Steve@Stromiga.com


Please provide a tweet-sized synopsis of your life after Cornell:
Got my MEng and MBA.  Worked in Air Freight, then a PR firm with my wife, Sheri. Sold it in '99, now a RE developer. 2 kids, 27 (CU '10) 25

In what year did you last set foot on the Ithaca campus, and what was the purpose of your visit?
2014.  Member of Cornell Council, frequent guest lecturer (former Entrepreneur in Residence).  Also celebrated the "Double Nickle" with Fiji

Provide your favorite memory of your time at Cornell.
Playing Rugby, "The Stairs" at Fiji, Going to Lynah Rink.

Tell us about the most interesting things you’ve done since 1980.
Started a PR firm with my wife. Sold it in '99.  Since then redeveloped shopping centers in Saskatchewan. Being EIR when Megan attended '10.

What advice would you give to a member of the Class of 2018?
Learn about the breadth of Cornell.  Make friends with kids in other Cornell Colleges.