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By Henry Walker
Saturday is Carolina’s Annual Monogram Day where we celebrate UNC letterwinners during Homecoming Weekend. Often on these weekends, we remember fondly the athletic exploits of players such as Charlie Choo Choo Justice, Don McCauley, Dre' Bly and Julius Peppers.
This season also marks the 25th anniversary of Johnathan Robertson's 1992 letterman year. The uber humble Robertson describes himself as the “worst player in Carolina history,” but he is actually one of Carolina’s most successful football letterman off the field who recently made a significant contribution to the University.
In 1992, Robertson was named to USA Today’s Academic All American Team after achieving one of the highest GPAs of any Division I football player in the nation with virtually straight A+'s. His senior year he was awarded the International Luce Scholarship, was a recipient of the national Truman Scholarship, and was North Carolina’s Rhodes Scholar selection. He went on to Harvard Law School and met his wife, a Stanford grad then attending Harvard Business School. They both initially went to work at McKinsey & Company and for the last 18 years, Robertson has been working at a venture capital investment firm, TG Capital, where he serves as President and Managing Director. His athletic ties are still firmly intact as he is currently serving a term as a Trustee for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation.
Last month, Johnathan and Shannon committed $100,000 to Innovate Carolina for initiatives that support student entrepreneurs. Judith Cone, Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development commented “This gift came at an important time as UNC Chapel Hill, the town and the county work together to expand the services and spaces for student and faculty startups in Downtown Chapel Hill. Having a vibrant startup community adjacent to the campus creates a learning lab for students while creating tremendous social and economic benefit for the region. We are grateful to Shannon and Johnathan for their generous investment in Innovate Carolina."
By Henry Walker
Saturday is Carolina’s Annual Monogram Day where we celebrate UNC letterwinners during Homecoming Weekend. Often on these weekends, we remember fondly the athletic exploits of players such as Charlie Choo Choo Justice, Don McCauley, Dre' Bly and Julius Peppers.
This season also marks the 25th anniversary of Johnathan Robertson's 1992 letterman year. The uber humble Robertson describes himself as the “worst player in Carolina history,” but he is actually one of Carolina’s most successful football letterman off the field who recently made a significant contribution to the University.
In 1992, Robertson was named to USA Today’s Academic All American Team after achieving one of the highest GPAs of any Division I football player in the nation with virtually straight A+'s. His senior year he was awarded the International Luce Scholarship, was a recipient of the national Truman Scholarship, and was North Carolina’s Rhodes Scholar selection. He went on to Harvard Law School and met his wife, a Stanford grad then attending Harvard Business School. They both initially went to work at McKinsey & Company and for the last 18 years, Robertson has been working at a venture capital investment firm, TG Capital, where he serves as President and Managing Director. His athletic ties are still firmly intact as he is currently serving a term as a Trustee for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation.
Last month, Johnathan and Shannon committed $100,000 to Innovate Carolina for initiatives that support student entrepreneurs. Judith Cone, Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development commented “This gift came at an important time as UNC Chapel Hill, the town and the county work together to expand the services and spaces for student and faculty startups in Downtown Chapel Hill. Having a vibrant startup community adjacent to the campus creates a learning lab for students while creating tremendous social and economic benefit for the region. We are grateful to Shannon and Johnathan for their generous investment in Innovate Carolina."
