And so you broaden your horizons in order to get deep knowledge of some particular problem area and have a sense of rootedness in that knowledge or skill. But then to keep scanning for how your professional knowledge might be usefully applied in a social context. It could be done even in college, in volunteer work, in other ways that you're constantly probing, exploring to see the extent to which your knowledge could be put to work for the benefit to people beyond your own immediate family. That can be done and can grow over time. Foundations are strange creatures and there's no single or obvious professional pathway into the foundation community.
People come out of many different backgrounds.
And I think that to have a reasonably broad base of knowledge and to keep flexible so you can adapt your knowledge to different situations is a cardinal criteria for being successful in the foundation community. Dr. Hamburg, thank you very much for spending this time with us and talking about your work at the Carnegie and your life's work. Well thank you for having me, it's a pleasure to be back with you again after these years. And thank you very much for joining me for this Conversation with History. To the Conversations page.