We asked employees and partners to complete the phrase "One of us ..." with a one-line description of themselves. Here are some of their responses:


One of us...

  • Can juggle five balls on a unicycle
  • Spent a year volunteering in Guinea
  • Is a Friar, but not an old man
  • Is Russian, and speaks French like a native
  • Is married -- courtesy of Gavin Newsom -- to a former soap star
  • Is the former soap star
  • Is a classically-trained ballet dancer
  • Is the swim coach for the U.S. Military Academy Triathlon Team at West Point
  • Is Swiss with an 0-1 Visa
  • Has written, and published, two books
  • Sang in a professional choir and can play Moonlight Sonata, 2nd and 3rd parts
  • Slept with dolphins
  • Has a Cabbage Patch doll named Tony that’s as old as he is
  • Is a multiple World Masters and Gay Games swimming medalist
  • Was a Berkeley Kennedy Scholar
  • Started the first-ever student newspaper at the University of Alcalá́ de Henares in Madrid
  • Serves on the Board of Visitors for his business school
  • Is a member of the Academy of Magical Arts
  • Helped build the Abu Dhabi Shipyard
  • Owns more than 50 different dot com T-shirts
  • Is a yoga enthusiast
  • Was a national spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation at age 15
  • Endowed a scholarship for GLBT students
  • Reads Hebrew but hasn’t been to Israel
  • Is a Tennessee Squire who doesn't drink
  • Receives allergy shots in both arms every week
  • Is an ordained Presbyterian minister
  • Has been living with Spondyloarthropathy since the age of 13
  • Loves the Harry Potter books in Spanish
  • Has met Neil Patrick Harris and asked, "What would NPH do?"
  • Has battled through a burst appendix, pityriasis rosea, and Bell's Palsy (and is affectionately known as the "1-in-8 Guy")