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In Fords in Four, we ask a Haverford School alumnus four questions about his time at the School and about his life beyond. This month, we spoke to James McConnon '16, Analyst / CRM Strategist at Octagon, a global agency in sports, entertainment, and culture. McConnon assists Octagon's partners in areas including sponsorship analytics, event planning and recapping, as well as onsite event operations. He graduated from Saint Joseph's University in 2020 and was a catcher for the Hawks while studying Business Intelligence and Finance. He then earned his Masters in Sports Administration with a concentration in Sports Analytics from Northwestern University, where he also served as a graduate assistant for the 'Cats baseball program. He currently resides in Chicago with his fiancée, Molly.

In Fords in Four, we ask a Haverford School alumnus four questions about his time at the School and about his life beyond. This month, we spoke to Mohid Khan ’17, Autonomy Engineer—Integration at Motional and Co-Managing Director at Satya Nutrition. Khan is a roboticist with an ambition to commercialize bleeding-edge robotic technologies that ultimately augment the human experience. After successes on The Haverford School's Vex Robotics team, he pursued a formal education in robotics, earning a BS in mechanical engineering (honors distinction) and an MSE in robotics from Johns Hopkins University. His senior capstone in mechanical engineering—a fully autonomous pontoon boat—was awarded "best capstone" by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He also developed a haptic-robot interface with a virtual reality game to rehabilitate hand dexterity in stroke patients. Currently, he is focused on the autonomous driving problem at Motional while leading the non-profit Satya Nutrition's efforts to develop novel treatments to severe acute malnutrition.