Russ Pillar ’87 P’24.5 — named one of the top-100 most influential alums of the 20th century by the Brown Alumni Magazine — spoke at Brown Sports Network’s inaugural talk on Friday afternoon. Founded earlier this year by Charlie Pliner ’26 and Nikolas Rohrmann ’26, Brown Sports Network aims to connect Brown students with prominent industry professionals and executives.
The pre-professional club evolved from two group independent study projects that Rohrmann and Pliner developed last spring. Throughout spring 2024, 65 guest speakers from around the globe spoke across both classes.
Over 50 students flooded into MacMillan Hall to watch Pillar’s talk on Friday. A number of prominent alums also attended to support both Pillar and the club…