Huntington Lambert

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I was diagnosed as “mentally retarded” at a young age due to the fact that I was extremely dyslexic and could hardly read.

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In seventh grade, I spent the whole summer working through the original Hooked on Phonics programs.

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At 13 years old, my cousin and me left home and traveled to the British Virgin Islands to become bartenders—this wild experience taught me about how the real world actually works.

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Attended Colorado College, where I received my bachelor’s degree in business and psychology.

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I began my career working for venture capitalists and even founded a start-up which I eventually sold—decided to attend MIT, where I earned a master’s degree in management.

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For the next 20 years, I worked in the telecommunications industry, helping to build 25 companies in 12 different countries.

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I pivoted and began guest lecturing at Colorado State University, which led to me teaching MBA classes, assisting in the school's economic development, and creating their online university.

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I was recruited by Harvard to modernize their Division of Continuing Education—for the past six years, I've grown their online programs to include 600+ classes serving over 30,000 students.