{"id":8,"date":"2024-10-30T15:38:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T19:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.virginia.edu\/profiles\/?p=8"},"modified":"2026-05-04T10:21:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:21:01","slug":"reggie-aggarwal-com-91","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uvaalumni.org\/profiles\/reggie-aggarwal-com-91\/","title":{"rendered":"Reggie Aggarwal (<abbr title=\"McIntire School of Commerce\">Com<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201991)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reggie Aggarwal was the keynote speaker at the <a href=\"https:\/\/uvaalumni.org\/careers\/events\/entrepreneurship-mini-summit\/\">UVA Alumni Entrepreneurship Mini-Summit<\/a> that took place in Arlington, Virginia, in 2024. 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