Maximilian Beach '08
Maximilian
Beach is currently working for the Corporate Executive Board (CEB) in
Washington, D.C. A consultant in Human Resources practices, Maximilian hopes to
bring about change in the way that compensation, and other non-monetary
incentive tools, are used in the workplace.
"My
time in the Philosophy and Education program at Teachers College was amazing,
and full of great satisfaction. On an intellectual level, I was able to freely
explore my interest in leadership, public discourse, and personal motivation.
My close study of Rousseau and Hannah Arendt (among others) allowed me to feel
a deeply personal connection with their texts. My studies were informed by the
program's commitment to academic rigor and intense discussion. On a personal
level, I made wonderful friends. I realize that graduate programs are often
evaluated by the caliber of the intellectual and authorial output of its
faculty and graduates; however, I believe that the truest evaluation of a
program is its ability to facilitate strong bonds of collegiality and
friendship among its graduates, for this is what endures over the course of a
career and lifetime."
Immanuel Kant