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Strengthening Caltech Connections in Europe

Caltech extends an invitation to former students and postdocs, and other friends, for special receptions in:

London – Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Paris – Thursday, June 26, 2025

These events will feature remarks from Caltech President Thomas F. Rosenbaum, the Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair and Professor of Physics, along with Dexter Bailey, Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Relations.

Event Highlights

  • Strengthening Caltech’s presence and alumni connections across Europe
  • Opportunities to engage with fellow alumni and former postdocs living and working internationally
  • Insights from Caltech leadership on global research initiatives and collaborations

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With event details being finalized, early interest submissions are encouraged to ensure timely updates.

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Accurate contact information ensures invitations reach the full Caltech community. Alumni and former postdocs in Europe are encouraged to share this event or provide updated contact details at info@alumni.caltech.edu.

 

Featured Guests

Thomas F. Rosenbaum

Thomas F. Rosenbaum

President; Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair; Professor of Physics

 

Thomas F. Rosenbaum, Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair and Professor of Physics, is the ninth President of Caltech. He is an expert on the quantum mechanical nature of materials, conducting research at Bell Laboratories, IBM Watson Research Center, and the University of Chicago, where he served as Vice President for Research & Argonne National Laboratory and then Provost, before moving to Caltech in 2014. He received his bachelor’s degree in physics with honors from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in physics from Princeton University.

Dexter A. Bailey, Jr.

Dexter A. Bailey, Jr.

Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Relations, California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

 

Dexter A. Bailey Jr. is a fundraising executive with over 25 years of experience. During his career, he has successfully managed development and alumni relations programs at Stony Brook University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, University of California at Berkeley, University of Washington, and Ohio University.

Dexter is recipient of the 2019 CASE Commonfund Institutionally Related Foundation Award. His expertise includes reengineering comprehensive fundraising programs, complex principal gifts, grateful patients, alumni relations, staff development, organizational optimization and comprehensive campaign implementation. In addition, Dexter often speaks on issues related to institutional leadership, governance and the role and experience of minorities in university advancement.

Prior to joining Caltech in July 2019, Dexter served for 8+ years as senior vice president for advancement at Stony Brook University and executive director of the Stony Brook Foundation (501c3) where he spearheaded the most successful campaign in the history of the State University of New York (SUNY) system.

He earned a BS in journalism from the Ohio University E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and an MBA from the University of Toledo.