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April 21, 2026

Fireside Chat w. James Kinsella '82 (Former Co-President, MSNBC)

Hi everyone,

HAVAC is hosting its third fireside chat with James Kinsella '82 (Chairman, D4 Investments | Former Co-President, MSNBC) this Thursday.

Jim is a serial entrepreneur widely regarded as a pioneer of web-based digital media, including during his tenure as a Microsoft executive and co-president of MSNBC in the 1990s. Together with his husband and longtime business partner, Bob McNeal, Jim built the largest independent fiber-optic network spanning the European Union. He is a founder and partner of D4 Investments, a venture firm that helps entrepreneurs build Deep Tech solutions in robotics, artificial intelligence, and quantum applications. Jim is also a member of Haverford's Board of Managers and Entrepreneur Advisory Board.

He'll share what it took to build a news product on the early internet, navigate the NBC–Microsoft partnership, and bet on the next frontier — from the dial-up era to today.

Thu, Apr 23 | 7-8 PM | VCAM Lounge & Kitchen
Refreshments provided.

RSVP here.
You can also submit your questions for Jim using the form.

See you there,
Fahim & Reid
HAVAC

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