This is the 12th year of the Boston Trinity Academy 校友嘉许奖. It is given in recognition that a Boston Trinity Academy 教育 prepares students for 领导 and service in college and beyond. We are delighted and proud to honor Toni Oloko with this year’s Boston Trinity Academy 校友嘉许奖. He was recognized for his contribution in the area of 业务 and entrepreneurship.
托尼在十大网赌靠谱网址平台的经历让他走上了现在的道路. 当托尼在大四的春季宴会上演讲时, he credited the school with giving him the faith and confidence to apply to “an Ivy League university that was out of my league.同年, Toni focused his 研讨会 research paper on a subject he is still passionate about, 经济正义. 在他的论文中, he challenged for-profit companies to accept ethical responsibility for social justice initiatives.
It was also during Toni’s senior year that he developed an app called PracticeGigs. He received funding for the app after he graduated and decided to take a gap year as an Entrepreneur in Residence at a large, 早期的波士顿风险投资公司. For this innovation, he was recognized by Boston Globe Magazine in 2014.
Toni attended the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. 虽然, he contributed to the growth of another multi-billion-dollar tech startup called Go-Puff. 这些经历帮助他创办了Dandy, 一家生物技术初创公司, 和他的联合创始人兼大学朋友, 丹汉诺威.
Dandy has simplified and improved dental lab work using digital tools. The company currently employs over 800 people and is valued at over $1.40亿年. Toni and Dan were named to the 2022 Forbes 30 under 30 list for their work in Enterprise Tech at Dandy.
和他在私营部门的成功一样重要, Toni remains a man of deep faith and is committed to giving back to his community. 他目前任职于Youth Cities董事会, the Boston entrepreneurship mentoring program that supported him when he was in high school. 托尼也是十大网赌靠谱网址平台的慷慨支持者.
“I am honored to be a graduate of Boston Trinity Academy as people so often ask where I went to high school. 我的很多想法和成功都要归功于BTA. This school has opened doors for me, but most importantly, empowered me to do and be more. BTA真的改变了我的生活.”