Join us at the intersection of media and technology! The Media School and the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering will host alumni and friends for networking and a panel discussion featuring prominent alumni in media and technology.
David Krane, BAJ’94, is CEO and managing partner at Google Ventures, where he has built his life and work around the art of investing — not only in capital, but in deep and long-standing relationships.
After stints at Qualcomm and Apple, David joined Google in 2000 (as employee number 84). Rising to lead Google’s global communications and public affairs group, he guided the company’s growth into a multibillion-dollar global enterprise. He currently balances his time between directing GV’s global activities and leading investments, excited by consumer-focused entrepreneurs working to improve critical aspects of people’s daily lives.
David earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from IU.
Biz Carson, BAJ’12, is a reporter at Bloomberg News covering wealth in Silicon Valley.
Biz spent the past decade in the Bay Area covering venture capital and startups for publications including Forbes, Business Insider, Protocol, and Gigaom.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism, Spanish, and international studies from IU.
Kristi Oloffson, BAJ’09, is senior manager of customer marketing at Sigma Computing.
Kristi is a writer, content strategist, and video producer who brings data to life through storytelling. She was a journalist and editor at The Wall Street Journal and TIME magazine before moving to brand marketing for Google and YouTube.
Kristi earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from IU.
Omar Sosa-Tzec, PhD’17, is an associate professor of visual communication design at San Francisco State University's School of Design.
Omar studies delightful design and experiences — how human creation's appearance, function, and behavior captivate, surprise, impress, amuse, and reassure — and their connection with living a happy and flourishing life. He’s developed curriculum and taught design topics in various universities in Mexico and the United States for more than 15 years.
He earned his doctorate in informatics (human-computer interaction) from IU and holds master’s degrees in information design and computer science.
Joanna Mirecki Millunchick is the dean of the IU Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering.
She joined IU in 2022 from the University of Michigan, where she had two distinct areas of research: materials science of semiconductors and engineering education. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Michigan, she was a post-doctoral fellow in semiconductor physics at Sandia National Laboratories.
Millunchick has a doctorate in materials science and engineering from Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree in physics from DePaul University.
David Tolchinsky is the dean of The Media School at Indiana University.
He is a filmmaker, with experience in film scoring, media production, playwriting, screenwriting, sound design, and more. He joined IU in 2023 from Northwestern University, where he served as founding director of the Pritzker Pucker Studio Lab for the Promotion of Mental Health via Cinematic Arts.
Tolchinsky has a Master of Fine Arts in film/video production from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree in video/performance art from Yale University.
