Fresh Tracks and Hidden Obstacles: Navigating the Slopes of Success

The 2026 Hoffman Family Business Lecture
Wednesday, February 18
12:00 p.m
Keller Room, Ifhsin Hall

Guest Lecturer: Miguel Roque '96
Miguel is a creator with a track record of imagining, building, operating, and scaling products and businesses. He currently serves as the President of Bezos Academy, a non-profit funded by Jeff Bezos that operates a network of tuition free Montessori preschools in under-resourced communities, and builds  solutions to long-standing challenges in early childhood education.” Prior to Bezos Academy, Miguel spent nine years at Amazon, where he launched and operated several successful products. Prior to Amazon, Miguel worked in the video game industry for four years as a product and tech leader. Miguel started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he worked on PwC’s management consulting team for 11 years. When he is not building schools or spending time with his family, Miguel coaches youth sports, plays guitar, and mountaineers across the Pacific Northwest.