Andy Chan

Andy Chan

VP for Innovation & Career Development

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY

Andy Chan is the Vice President for Innovation and Career Development at Wake Forest University. Chan oversees the nationally-recognized Office of Personal and Career Development (OPCD) and Mentoring Resource Center for students and alumni, Wake West Study Away program in the SF Bay Area, and is strategic advisor for university-wide innovation initiatives. Andy is widely viewed as a leader in transforming traditional career services into a mission-critical component of the college experience. Andy and the OPCD have been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, TEDx ("Career Services Must Die"), MSNBC and The Chronicle of Higher Education. He previously led the Stanford University's MBA Career Management Center and held executive leadership roles in education technology startups. Andy coaches and mentors students, executives and professionals of all ages. He serves as a strategic advisor for Handshake and many non-profit and Christian faith organizations.

Monday, March 30th

2:00 pm
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2:40 pm
Andes, Harbor Ballroom G, Harbor Tower, 2nd Level
Live Stream

In 2013, Andy Chan gave a TEDX talk called, "Career Services Must Die" which challenged colleges and universities to completely rethink the traditional delivery of career services. Sadly, not much has changed at the majority of college campuses; career services continues on…

Andy Chan