Tuck on the Road

Tuck on the Road offers alumni the chance to reconnect, hear updates from Dean Matthew J. Slaughter and other school leaders, and witness how the Tuck community’s impact extends far beyond Hanover. The inaugural Tuck on the Road tour launched November 15 with a gathering in New York City, hosted by Claire P’25 and Tony Florence D’91 T’97 P’25, before December stops in Seoul and Tokyo, and a January reception in London.

Following several years of restricted travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Executive Director of Alumni Engagement Liz Nuñez says Tuck leadership has been eager to get back on the road and provide more opportunities for the alumni community to connect on a global scale. 

“There is something special about meeting alumni where they are in the world—in the places where they are making an impact and bringing Tuck’s mission to life,” says Nuñez. “Being in these places, you appreciate even more the strength and vitality of the global Tuck network.”

The kick-off gathering in New York was the main catalyst for Tuck on the Road. The NYC metro region is home to the second largest population of Tuck alumni in the world and the Florences hoped the event at the Core Club in Midtown would be an occasion to bring the full Tuck community together. Opening remarks from MBA Council Chair Caryn Nightengale T’02 were followed by a school update from Dean Matthew J. Slaughter and ample opportunities for alumni to connect with each other and members of Tuck’s senior leadership team.

Nightengale was joined at the event by more than 40 members of Tuck’s MBA Council which met in New York City earlier that day. During her welcome address, she shared her definition of courageous leadership and how Tuck nurtures those qualities in ways that no other business school can.

“The type of courageous leader that I want to be and that I think most Tuck graduates aspire to is a leader who is decisive and impactful, and who doesn’t act alone, but cultivates community and remains open to feedback,” says Nightengale. “It starts from the top at Tuck, and when you interact with alumni, I think that is the version of leadership that Tuck presents to the world.”

She says the wide range of alumni, representing different class years, industries, and geographies was a big part of what made the gathering special.

“It was invigorating to bring everyone together in this beautiful location in the heart of New York City,” says Nightengale. “Thanks to our terrific hosts and the hard work of staff who helped execute the event, we all left feeling even more informed, inspired, and committed to supporting this exceptional school and community.”

A second Tuck on the Road alumni reception in Seoul, South Korea, on December 5 was followed two days later by the event in Tokyo. Close partnership with local alumni chapters and Tuck Admissions made it possible for Dean Slaughter to attend admissions and alumni gatherings in these vibrant international markets. 

Tuck Club of Japan Chair Ace Suzuki T’00 and Vice Chair Kakeru Tsubota T’23 wanted to use the opportunity to highlight the impressive work alumni are engaged in throughout the country, while also exploring some of the opportunities and challenges business leaders are facing. 

“Enthusiasm to learn from and support one another is something the whole Tuck community shares,” says Suzuki. “You could tell from the level of engagement throughout the evening that everyone was excited to not only gather and celebrate Tuck but, through the work alumni are doing, to learn more about Japanese business and culture as well.”

The Tokyo event began with a seminar that explored strategies to address the country’s tight human resource needs. An alumni panel and spirited Q&A discussion followed remarks from Dean Slaughter, and the event concluded with commentary from Kinya Seto T’96, CEO of LIXIL and a member of Tuck’s Board of Advisors. 

A group of current Tuck students concluding their Japan Global Insight Expedition (GIX) were also in attendance at Tuck on the Road Tokyo. Senior Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning Joe Hall, who led the Japan GIX, says the evening was an ideal capstone to the experience. 

“The evening dovetailed perfectly with the topics we had been exploring throughout the GIX,” says Hall. “It was also inspiring for all of us to witness how Tuck’s mission to ‘better the world through business’ is reflected in the impressive work alumni are engaged in throughout Japan.” 

Most recently, on January 10, the Tuck community convened at the Wild Honey St. James in London. The lively reception benefited from strong representation by Tuck’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Council which was in town for an adjacent winter meeting. 

Energized by this run of recent events, Nuñez and her team are excited to bring Tuck on the Road to even more cities in the coming months. 

“We know the transformative experience our alumni share in Hanover doesn’t end there,” she says. “The learning, the community, and the impact extends to all corners of the world and we can’t wait to get back ‘on the road.’”

To see where Tuck on the Road is heading next and to register for other in-person and virtual events, please visit mytuck.dartmouth.edu/events.