Brandeis Magazine

Winter 2024/2025

Alumni Profiles

Young Alumni on the Rise

Brandeis BOLD Rising Star Award logoThe BOLD Rising Star Award — BOLD stands for “Brandeisians of the last decade” — recognizes young alumni who are already making significant contributions to their chosen fields. This year’s winners include Anna Massefski ’17, an emergency medical services professional striving to bring more people into her field; Eric Moyal ’17, IBS MA’18, MS’22, the founder of a nonprofit combating the high cost of insulin; and Natan Odenheimer ’15, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.

 Anna Massefski stands holding a clipboard in front of a Brandeis EMS vehicle

As coordinator of Maine’s EMS Explorer Program, Anna Massefski ’17 is spearheading a statewide effort to inspire people to pursue emergency medical services as a career path.

Eric Moyal smiles while talking to 2 people

Eric Moyal ’17, IBS MA’18, MS’22, is on a mission to rein in the exorbitant cost of insulin.

Natan Odenheimer

Natan Odenheimer ’15, a freelance journalist at The New York Times’ Jerusalem bureau, was part of the team that earned the paper a Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting for its coverage of the Oct. 7 attacks against Israel.