Being early to an idea is not always comfortable. Cordelia S. May, the founder of Colcom Foundation, began advocating for family planning in 1952, decades before population and environment were widely discussed together. She was twenty three at the time, and her concern stemmed from watching the natural balance of the planet come under growing…

Habitat destruction, pollution, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem collapse dominate environmental headlines, but Colcom Foundation argues these problems share a common origin that often goes unnamed: population growth. The foundation was built around this connection, and it continues to fund organizations that address the issue directly rather than treating its symptoms in isolation. A Founder Who…

A year after JP Conte committed $25 million to Colgate University, the West Campus initiative he helped anchor has moved from announcement to active construction along Broad Street in Hamilton, New York. The gift names the Social Center — to be called Conte House — at what the university describes as the most significant physical…

Financial firms are missing out on a deep pool of talent by overlooking neurodiverse candidates, according to Justin Nelson JP Morgan. Nelson leads the Asset Management and Financial Principals Coverage Team at J.P. Morgan Private Bank in Connecticut, a group that manages more than fifteen billion dollars in client assets. His perspective draws on years…

Venture-backed recycling technology has long struggled to attract mainstream corporate attention, making recent moves by Shell and TotalEnergies all the more significant for investors like Yazan Al Homsi, the Vancouver financier, whose early strategic position in the sector now looks considerably more prescient than it did a few years ago. These corporate partnerships matter because…

A framework for managing neurodiverse talent in financial services does not require extensive resources or sweeping organizational change. According to Justin Nelson JP Morgan Managing Director, it requires clarity in hiring practices, in task assignment, and in how managers communicate expectations. Nelson leads the Asset Management and Financial Principals Coverage Team at J.P. Morgan Private…

When a face ages, the change is not simply a matter of skin losing elasticity. Fat pads descend, ligaments stretch, and volume redistributes downward over decades. Dr. Andrew Jacono built his surgical technique around that anatomical reality rather than the older assumption that tightening the skin surface could adequately address it. Going Deeper Than Standard…

When Judd Zebersky stepped down as CEO of Jazwares on March 20, 2026, he ended a run that began with a one-way flight to China and no manufacturing background. The company he leaves behind employs roughly 1,400 people and operates in more than 100 countries. The origin story is well-documented but genuinely unusual. Judd Zebersky…

In an industry crowded with data platforms and financial modeling tools, Justin Nelson’s competitive edge at JP Morgan is something less technical: the ability to listen. After nearly 30 years as an advisor, he has come to see genuine listening as the precondition for everything else that makes wealth management work. Nelson is Managing Director…

Most surgical fields advance through incremental refinements. Occasionally, a single practitioner fundamentally reconfigures what a procedure can accomplish. Dr. Andrew Jacono occupies that rare position in facial plastic surgery, having developed a facelift methodology in the early 2000s that reframed how surgeons think about tissue, aging, and incision design. Conventional facelifts operate on a straightforward…