new york tigertrek
spring 2025
New York TigerTrek is Princeton’s annual trip that brings 20 Princeton students to New York City for a week of intimate, off-the-record conversations with creatives, entrepreneurs, and game changers in industries ranging from art curation to technology. Year after year, this trip transforms the ideas and career goals of students who go on the trip and of students back on campus. This year's trip will be held during
Spring Break, March 9–14.
This year’s theme? Mosaic of Minds. We want to meet the people who have consistently carved out their own niches, said no to the status quo, and took big risks with intention. We also emphasize the importance of transferable skills across industries for interdisciplinary collaboration. We can guarantee the speakers we’ll meet have done bold pivots with their niches — if you hope to explore and expand your own skill set, you’ll fit right in with us.
DIRECTORS
Soree Kim ‘28
Hello everyone! My name is Soree Kim and I am from North Georgia. I am a current sophomore prospectively majoring in Anthropology with minors in Cognitive Science and Global Health and Health Policy. I am passionate about understanding what "sustainability" is when referring to the interactions between nonprofits, its local government, and the served community and wish to expand my knowledge while conducting research for my senior thesis.
At Princeton, I am social chair of SYMPOH, a breakdancing club, the Social and Special Events Committee Co-Chair for Mathey College Council, and Novogratz Bridge Year Ambassador. Outside of Princeton, I love to travel and make friends in each country I visit. I am incredibly honored to co-lead New York Tiger Trek alongside David this year! We are excited for the cohort to experience a week of bonding together and listening to amazing entrepreneurs in New York!
past speakers
Paul Misener, VP of Global Innovation Policy and Communications @ Amazon
Dr. Alfred Spector, CTO @ Two Sigma
Jennifer Hyman, CEO @ Rent the Runway
Alan Patricof, Founder @ Greycroft Capital
Yong Feng, CTO/Co-Founder @ Peloton
Dan Rosensweig, CEO @ Chegg
Tim Urban, Founder @ WaitButWhy.com
Charles Birnbaum, Partner @ Bessemer Venture Partners
Shaun Stewart, CEO @ New Lab
David Gilboa, Co-CEO/Co-Founder @ Warby Parker







