For Taylor Wong ’19 (CS), blending a career in cybersecurity with a passion for music isn’t a contradiction — it’s a calling. Now a senior product manager at Microsoft, working on the Customer Experience Engineering Team for Microsoft Threat Protection, Wong lives in Vancouver, Washington, and spends her days navigating complex technical landscapes. But when the workday ends, she steps into a different spotlight: one filled with microphones, melodies and meaning.

When Anthony Shao ’18 first considered his career path, health care was not at the top of his list. As a double-major electrical engineering and finance student, he spent a summer interning with a defense contractor, grateful for the opportunity but struck by a roommate’s blunt question: “Do you realize you’re working in an industry built to harm people?”

Bryan and Victoria are loyal and constant volunteers at major Alumni Association events. From Wine Classic in the summer to Homecoming and Family weekend in the fall, you can always find them volunteering together at USD. 

As we celebrate and acknowledge Women’s History Month, I am both honored and humbled to share my personal and professional story with our USD community. 

My name is Brian Douglas White II—son of Brian Douglas White, a barber turned business owner; grandson of Douglas Gene White, a sharecropper turned entrepreneur; and great-grandson of Gene White, a man born into slavery who later became a sharecropper.

At the University of San Diego, we pride ourselves on fostering leaders who make an impact in their communities and industries. Emiliano Gallego, ’00 and ’11, exemplifies this spirit of innovation and leadership. Today, Emiliano is the CEO of Pagasa, a thriving pasta and cookie company based in Tijuana, Mexico, that has become a household name for quality and tradition.