John Mitchell, a former student at Mount Hermon School for Boys, achieved significant success in life, culminating in a $50 million bequest to his school. As a teenager, he learned invaluable lessons from a mishap as the football team's manager that guided him professionally, leading to his position as the President of Pfizer Global Manufacturing. His recent passing is marked by gratitude from the school for his historic gift, which aims to enhance scholarships and faculty support, illustrating his enduring impact and commitment to education.
I learned more from my mistakes, that day and after, than I ever learned in any classroom at Mount Hermon or Yale or NYU Business School.
It's incredibly humbling when you think about somebody's devotion to a school and their willingness to consider how they can really change the arc of a place through their philanthropy.
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