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Important Update

Important Update

Notice is hereby given that the 2024 Annual Meeting for regular members of the West Point Association of Graduates (WPAOG) will take place on Tuesday, November 19 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time in the Herbert Hall Alumni Center, 698 Mills Road, West Point, New York 10996. The business of the meeting will be to elect a Chair, Vice-Chair, five members to our Board of Directors, and six Advisors at Large.

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Faith, Passion, & Intent

Category: Grad News
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This episode features a conversation with David Kim ’88, Co-founder & CEO of Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation & Partner and Co-Head of the Investor Relations Team at Apax.

Apax is a private equity firm with $60 billion in assets under management. David, Along with his wife, is also the Co-founder & CEO of Children of Fallen Patriots, a non-profit organization that provides college scholarships to military children who have lost a parent to combat or training.

On this episode, David discusses what it takes to work a full-time job and run an impactful charity, why you shouldn’t try to be all things to all people, and how to keep the same level of satisfaction and camaraderie in your post-service life.

Episode Timestamps

(02:12) Why David went to West Point
(06:20) Jumping headfirst into the private equity world
(17:15) How David thinks about career progression
(20:40) The founding story behind Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation
(22:00) The success behind the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation
(25:00) How to have a day-job and start a non-profit organization
(27:20) The skill set overlap between Apax and Children of the Fallen Patriots Foundation
(31:20) SOP—Standard Operating Procedure
(37:10) What David currently focuses on
(39:40) Giving Back

“You’re never going to be able to scratch that itch, that service, and comradeship that we got that satisfaction from while in uniform. So if that’s important to you, then find a way to keep that alive. Fallen Patriots is my calling from that perspective. I think that’s important to almost all veterans is to keep that sense of purpose and service alive.”

—David Kim ’88

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The WPAOG Podcast is a strategic initiative focused on tailored audible communications to further inform Graduates on current AOG projects, events, and USMA updates. This customized content is mainly for USMA Alumni and the West Point Community solely produced by the West Point Association of Graduates. The Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Audible, YouTube Music, and iHeartRadio.

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