Indigenous Inclusivity is Path听to Most听Sustainable Future, says听Scholarship Recipient听Desmond Bruguier听
First Peoples Worldwide听and the Leeds School of Business are听pleased to announce听Desmond Bruguier听as the听2021-22听recipient听of the听Rebecca Adamson Indigenous Rights and Business Scholarship.听The scholarship supports full-time MBA students at the University of Colorado at Boulder, who belong to a federally recognized American Indian听Tribe or who demonstrate a commitment to听rights of听Indigenous听Peoples.听
Desmond is an enrolled member of听the听Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck and is听a听first-year听business student听at Leeds,听where he hopes to听build upon his foundation of economic and finance听education. Desmond is a veteran of the U.S. Navy听and served four years as an Aviation Electrician. He received听a听Bachelors in Business Administration听in Finance听at CUNY Baruch鈥檚听Zicklin听School of Business. Currently, he works as a听government contractor assisting Tribes and Tribal Governments with economic development of their natural resources.听
Professional and educational experiences听have听given听Desmond听insight听into the intersecting issues for Native American听Tribes in the U.S., and he is interested in one day pursing a Juris Doctorate. 鈥淢y journey is still unfolding,鈥� he says. 鈥淚 do believe that inclusivity is the way we will make the strongest and most sustainable impacts for the future.鈥澨�
Looking ahead, Desmond hopes to start his own consulting and business group to work with Native entrepreneurs and build capacity for听sustainable听economic听growth.听He says he hopes to use his education to do this.听鈥淚 want to continue to find ways to leverage my experiences and education to assist Native Americans with achieving their specific goals. There are听a large number of听Native American Tribes and tribal members, all of their goals unique,鈥澨齢e says.听听
Learn more about scholarships听at the 精品SM在线影片 and opportunities at First Peoples Worldwide.