Alumni Connecting

Alumni Connecting! is a "by alumni, for alumni" networking platform where everyone shares “ASKs” so the network can help. We’ve done this for 10+ years in 40+ cities (15 countries) and virtual events since 2018. We now include more schools, strengthening the network for all. This was born out of frustration. On moving from Europe to New York in 2004, founder Mark Sanor (Denison University ‘90, Michigan Law ‘93) was underwhelmed by alumni events, so he started his own. Instead of meeting randomly, he made sure everyone gathered in a circle to introduce themselves. As events grew to 50+, we did Roundtables in breakouts. Even with 250+ alumni in a hotel setting with keynotes and panels, Roundtables remained the main focus. Inspired by mentor Lou Mitchell (Denison ‘57), Mark promised to take this to other cities. By 2015 we hosted in London. By 2018 and adding Michigan Connecting!, we took the “world tour” throughout Asia (e.g. Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore) and Europe. The "world tour" was part of a vision that remains, to enable global networking (Mark was a Partner at Arthur Andersen, whose "one firm" culture encouraged cross-border collaboration). We created Global Groups so alumni sharing interests could connect. Our earlier plans for a tech platform for these communities is now coming into fruition as well. As such, we are excited to launch the widening of the Alumni Connecting platform! If you'd like to join or co-lead events or groups, email admin@alumniconnecting.net. Best, Mark Sanor Denison '90, Michigan Law '93, Leiden University LLM Program '92, INSEAD Exec '00