In this episode of An Examined Education, Cambridge alumnus Josh, Class of 2018, reflects on how a Cambridge education continues to shape his life well beyond graduation. Now a University of Chicago graduate and founder of a venture-backed AI company serving biotech and pharmaceutical firms, Josh traces a clear throughline from his time on Cambridge’s debate team to the work he does today.

He shares how Cambridge’s distinctive approach to debate emphasized clarity, reasoned discourse, and pursuing truth over technical wins, and how those habits of thought continue to inform his professional life, relationships, and decision-making. Josh reflects on the formative power of conversations with teachers, peers, and mentors, and on the lasting value of an education aimed not at formulas or shortcuts, but at cultivating wisdom, virtue, and a grounded vision of human flourishing.