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With a renewed sense of purpose. Riverton decided to use her remaining time at Harvard to pursue the arts. She packed her final year with both on- and off-campus activities, including creative writing and drama classes, multiple Harvard performances, commercials, independent films, and television shows. Riverton began researching what Harvard had to offer someone itching to head West...
Instead, like many Harvard students, Riverton placed herself on the fast track to Wall Street, concentrating in economics with advanced standing. But halfway through her Harvard career, during a summer internship at the Boston Consulting Group, Riverton realized that a life in the corporate world no longer appealed to her. Finished with her concentration requirements but unsure how they played into her future, she took a semester off to travel and study in Taiwan. Away from the goal-oriented environment of Cambridge, Riverton came to view the commercial arts as a legitimate profession, not just a hobby...
...clicked. I realized the only thing I enjoy on a regular basis is this creative process, whether that be writing or performing,” Riverton recalls...
...What I discovered when I reached out to Career Services is that they had nearly no resources,” says Riverton, “maybe 10 names of alumni who were willing to be contacted, and maybe four or five that were still valid...
Frustrated by the lack of resources available to students interested in “the biz,” Riverton compiled an e-mail list of recent grads in Hollywood and fellow students with similar aspirations. She moved to Los Angeles in 1999 after graduation, and it was through this “Harvard in Hollywood” list that Riverton got in contact with Adam J. Fratto ’90 and Stacy Cohen ’89, two alums who had been informally assisting Harvard students navigate the industry. The three grads recognized the need to expand Harvard?...