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Neil Rasmussen: High School Tinkerer, Fortune 500 Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist

Neil Rasmussen: High School Tinkerer, Fortune 500 Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist

Update: 2022-01-17
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In this episode, Neil Rasmussen takes us on his life journey starting as a high school student who had an insatiable appetite for fixing things, then completing bachelors and masters degrees in electrical engineering at MIT, and growing and pivoting APC to become a force in uninterruptible power for computing and other industrial uses. Now retired, Neil provides an important perspective to MIT through his service on the MIT Corporation. He also runs a philanthropic foundation with his wife. Your host is Vyda Bielkus.

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Neil Rasmussen: High School Tinkerer, Fortune 500 Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist

Neil Rasmussen: High School Tinkerer, Fortune 500 Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist

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