Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Michael Blaugrund

Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Michael Blaugrund

Author: Harvard College Class of 2000 September 25, 2025 Duration: 25:22

Dara talks to Michael Blaugrund who tells us about his journey from Ohio to Cambridge to NYC. Michael talks about his band, the Headset, with classmates in NYC in his 20s to his work in the financial industry, including as the COO of the New York Stock Exchange  and CEO of DriveWealth (note that he has since changed positions since the interview to work at the Intercontinental Exchange. If you didn’t get your mail on time in Lowell House, it might be due to Michael! He lived in Grays and Lowell and was a government concentrator. A big thanks to Amanda Brown Baldwin (episode 41) who recommended Michael to the podcast.


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: Judith Danovitch [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:57
Judith talks about how shopping period changed her career trajectory to stay in school forever and become a psychology professor at the University of Louisville. Judith’s research in child development and information sou…
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…