University Pages
Brett WaltersOffice of Alumni Affairs
2003 4500professionals
• Classic Silicon Valley success story• Started out in the living room of co-founder
Reid Hoffman in 2002
259M+professionals
2013
“The world’s largest professional network.”
60K+college and university alumni groups
2004launched
groups
3M+Company pages2010
launched
companies
300+Influencers2012
launched
influencers
• Mission: “to give schools a prime destination on LinkedIn, ultimately benefiting not only them but also their key constituencies.”
University Pages
Engineering
Marketing
Product
Human Resources
4800+employees
2013
Other departments
Engineering
Marketing
Product
Human Resources
40+Team members
2013
Other departments
University Vertical
• Alumni Search
Criteria for Notable Alumni
– Number of Connections– Number of invites– Ranking/analysis of their company– Title– Status as LinkedIn Influencer– Profile completeness– Wikipedia or other web presences
The not so good
• Spam problems• Lack of analytics / what is the ROI?• Another mouth to feed
The good
• Outstanding search esp. for career• Messaging platform with promise• Connects students and alums around clear
outcomes (jobs and internships)