1998, Meggin Thwing Eastman – Vice President and Senior ESG Analyst, MSCI Inc.

How did you to decide to major in Spanish at Williams?

I had studied Spanish in high school and traveled to Latin America, which motivated me to continue in college.

What are some of your favorite memories of classes, readings, professors, or study abroad experiences?

The professors were all great. I especially enjoyed the Don Quijote seminar.

How did majoring in Spanish help prepare you for what you do now?

It didn’t directly prepare me for what I do now. But I did go on to get a Masters in Latin American Studies at Berkeley, where I also learned some Portuguese. I periodically use both languages in my day to day work to read public reporting by companies based in Latin America that don’t release all their documents in English.

¡Saludos a las Profesoras Fox y Rouhi!