Dear TTIV,
Today is my last day at TTI/Vanguard. Serving the community has been among the greatest privileges of my life. Thanks to TTIV, I’ve experienced the art of the possible and met some of the most imaginative, talented, intelligent people on earth. This is an embarrassment of riches – to have both – but I know which one appreciate more and that is this group of people. Each one of you are what makes TTI/Vanguard special. Thank you for sharing this experience with me.
Together, we’ve sat in Rosa Parks’ seat and seen rocket ships, we’ve met past Turing Prize winners and future Nobel laureates, you’ve challenged the greatest brains of our times. Speakers have always acknowledged that this group made them think different, think deeper – and that is all thanks to you.
I know that TTI/V will be great hands under its new Director, Lew Knox, my longtime colleague and friend at Institutional Investor. And you’ll still have the A team of Nancy, Kelly, Stacey, and Brooke.
I would be writing all night were I to thank each person to whom I owe such a great deal of thanks. So let me just single out one person: Len Kleinrock. You’ll always be celebrated for creating an entire universe that changed the world. Personally, you’ve changed my world in almost as big of a way. You and Stella welcomed me to TTI/V and you welcomed my family to Los Angeles. You will both always have my greatest respect, love, and gratitude.
Per aspera ad astra,
Lisa
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