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Bentley College Press Media Contact: Carrie Izard Richardson (781-891-2755) E-mail: crichardson@bentley.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2005 TIME/BENTLEY COLLEGE NAMES Jean Alexander Otrakji, Jr. Waltham, Mass. – Jean Alexander Otrakji, Jr., of Rumson, NJ, has been named one of the Bentley College Tomorrow25. This international leadership competition was launched by Bentley to identify exemplary leaders of tomorrow. Chosen from hundreds of nominations from around the world, Otrakji will receive national recognition and interact with high-profile leaders at the inaugural Bentley Leadership Forum in cooperation with TIME magazine on May 10. The Tomorrow25 students will also appear in a national ad in TIME magazine as part of Bentley’s national campaign. The Tomorrow25 winners were chosen through an international nomination process, and selected by the Tomorrow25 Advisory Board. Nominations were accepted from business and community leaders, teachers, school administrators, and guidance counselors. Otrakji, a junior at the Institut Le Rosey in Rolle, Switzerland, impressed the Tomorrow25 Advisory Board with his determination, entrepreneurial acumen, and leadership skills, and particularly with an intensive economics, Hewlett Packard-mentored project examining the effects of debt reduction on the African nation of Mali. Specifically, he hopes to highlight the most likely sources of debt reduction and the potential impact of the redirection to fundamental education in Mali. The high school junior also distinguished himself to the Tomorrow25 Advisory Board as the founder and creator of cablejump.com, which not only reflects Otrakji’s passion for music and film but gives him an opportunity to raise awareness and money for a myriad of charitable organizations including, Doctors Without Borders, USA Freedom Corps, Tsunami Relief through Mercy Corps and Oxfam, Millennium Development Project and the Literacy Site online. Spotting the web site, Sony Pictures Classics hired Otrakji at age 12 to create a web site for Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and market the foreign language film online to teenagers worldwide. Prior to attending Institut Le Rosey for his junior year in high school he attended Ranney School in New Jersey. In 2004 he was named by Teen People magazine as one of the “Top 20 Teens who will Change the World.” At Le Rosey, he is a member of the Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch student Investment Team. He is also a U.S. Ambassador at the Model UN and is a member of the Rosey crew team. “Bentley is committed to developing and celebrating leaders of tomorrow and Jean demonstrates what we’re looking for in the Tomorrow25: initiative, citizenship, intelligence, technological savvy, cultural awareness and social responsibility,” said Jeff Wright, chairman of the Tomorrow25 committee at Bentley. “Jean also has a passion for the real world of people and organizations, and a commitment to making positive things happen in his community.” Otrakji will be honored, along with the other 24 winners, at the Bentley Leadership Forum in cooperation with TIME magazine on Tuesday, May 10. The event, held on the Bentley campus in Waltham, Mass, will bring together leaders from the worlds of business, technology, arts and entertainment, and philanthropy to explore how social responsibility can be profitable in today’s business environment. Norman Pearlstine, Editor-in-Chief of TIME, will be the morning keynote speaker, and Joseph P. Kennedy II will be the luncheon keynote. An impressive array of panelists will address topics ranging from investing in the communities in which they do business, to fair trade and corporate governance, to environmental issues and long-term strategic collaborations. The panel sessions will be moderated by writers and editors from TIME Magazine and Bentley faculty who will provide insight into the complex, interrelated challenges that 21st century businesses face in their relationships with governments, global workforces, the environment and local communities. Bentley is a business university. Centered on education and research in business and related professions, Bentley blends the breadth and technological strength of a university with the values and student focus of a small college. Our undergraduate curriculum combines business study with a strong foundation in the arts and sciences. A broad array of offerings, including MBA, Master of Science and certificate programs at the McCallum Graduate School, emphasize the impact of technology on business practice. Enrolling approximately 3,900 full-time undergraduate, 335 adult part-time undergraduate, and 1,300 graduate students, Bentley is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, minutes west of Boston. |
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