Education
Laffey is credited as being the first person in his family to go to college. He decided to apply to Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine on the advice of his high school history teacher and was accepted with full scholarship. He attended Bowdoin from 1980–1984 where he majored in Economics. While at Bowdoin, Laffey began getting involved in politics. He co-founded the Bowdoin Patriot, the school’s conservative newspaper, and was elected president of the student government. He also co-hosted the radio show “The Joe Show” on WBOR with his roommate Tom Marcelle. He was also credited as being responsible for a full fledged conservative movement at the university.
Upon graduating Magna Cum Laude from Bowdoin in 1984, Laffey attended Harvard Business School. He received a full ride to Harvard from the George and Mary Knox Scholarship at Bowdoin. While at Harvard, he was published in the Wall Street Journal for an op-ed entitled What They Do Teach You At Harvard Biz. He graduated with a MBA from Harvard in 1986.
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