Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Arden O'Connor

Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Arden O'Connor

Author: Harvard College Class of 2000 July 2, 2026 Duration: 48:10

Arden talks to Dara about her journey since college. Soon after graduating, she started a home for foster kids, Rediscovery House, which was directly related to her volunteer work at PBHA. Arden’s twists and turns include going to HBS, having (and beating) acute myelogenous cancer in her 20s, and working in the healthcare industry before starting her own company. Intent Clinical is a concierge provider for behavioral healthcare services, based on her own and her family’s needs. Arden also served on the board of the Harvard Club of Boston soon after college.

Arden mentioned the Paths Less Traveled event at our 25th reunion, which you can listen to here.

Arden lived in Matthews and Pforzheimer and concentrated in English and American Literature and Language. She is from Newton and lives in Boston.


What happens after the cap and gown are put away? Harvard College Class of 2000: The Podcast explores that long, winding road. This isn't a formal reunion report but a series of conversations with classmates, catching up on more than two decades of life. You'll hear about careers that took unexpected turns, personal milestones, and the perspectives that only time and distance can provide. We also circle back to our shared origin point, swapping stories about those formative Cambridge years-the moments that stuck, the lessons that mattered, and the quirks of a particular time and place. Each episode is a different story, a unique path stemming from a common starting line. It's a chance to reconnect with voices from the past and discover where they've landed in the present. Tune in for a thoughtful, often surprising, and deeply human look at the journey from then to now, all through the specific lens of this class. This podcast is created by and for the Harvard College Class of 2000, offering a genuine audio chronicle of our group's evolving narrative.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

Harvard College Class of 2000: The Podcast
Podcast Episodes
Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Megan Henry [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:52
Megan talks about how she discovered nutritional anthropology, worked at WIC (Women, Infants, and Children), and ended up doing a PhD in international health at Johns Hopkins, raising her three kids, and working in sodiu…
Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Jasmin Sethi [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:18
Today, Eileen talks to entrepreneur Jasmin Sethi, CEO of Sethi Clarity Advisers. Jasmin works with clients to improve efficiency in compliance using AI, identify opportunities in regulated sectors such as retirement plan…
Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Nick Weiss [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:21
Nick’s story is a unique one, starting with taking time off of school for a year which led to a new path, allowing him to think about what he wanted to do versus staying on the path set out for him. Nick’s new path inclu…
Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Judy Batalion [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:27
We have our first drinking game podcast- take a drink every time Judy mentions her favorite place, the Science Center! In addition to her love of the Science Center, Judy talks about how working for Let’s Go and an exhib…
Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Michael Stern [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:25
Michael Stern talks about his life from being dropped off at the Philadelphia Zoo as a kid to his thesis and life work in Uganda. Michael is both a primatologist and runs the New Nature Foundation with his wife (and the…
Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Jeffrey Weinshenker [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:52
Long-time listener, first time caller, Jeff Weinshenker recounts his journey around the world (he’s been to 50 countries) over the past 25 years. Originally from New Jersey, this jean-short wearing, Springsteen and Bon J…
Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Alexis Todor Walsh [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:27
Today, Eileen talks to her blockmate Alexis Todor Walsh about her work in the wine industry, the dedication it took to be a star member of the Harvard Swimming and Diving Team, why the “Landmarks” class has stuck with he…
Harvard College 2000 Podcast: What We Left Unsaid Book Club [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:35
Get a peek into our first class book club, hosted by Eileen and featuring What We Left Unsaid by classmate Winnie Li. This is the second part of the book club, where Winnie spoke to us. If you'd like to join the book clu…
Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Jesse Needleman [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:04
Dara talks to Jesse Needleman about his travels, career in business and marketing, yoga and meditation, and his love of live music (which he now gets to work in- an amazing mix of work and play).