From Hollywood's glitz to academia's grandeur, Bridgit Mendler has defied expectations by transitioning from a beloved Disney Channel star to a Harvard Law School graduate.
- May 26, 2024
AceShowbiz - Bridgit Mendler's transformation from the charming Teddy Duncan in Disney Channel's "Good Luck Charlie" to a Harvard Law School graduate is nothing short of inspiring. In a heartwarming moment captured on video, the 31-year-old actress, alongside her 4-year-old adopted son, walked across the stage to accept her diploma, embodying both her professional and personal achievements.
In a social media post on May 23, Bridgit could be seen shaking hands with the Harvard faculty, echoing the iconic words of fictional Harvard alum Elle Woods, "We did it!" But Bridgit has done so much more. Apart from earning her law degree, she has been working on a PhD from MIT, which she paused when she moved to California for family reasons.
"The PhD is something I started working towards in 2020," she explained in a March post on X, "and I pursued it jointly with my law degree but when I moved to California last summer and decided that for family reasons we would stay on the west coast, it had to go on pause."
Bridgit's decision to pivot careers came as a surprise to many fans earlier this year when she announced she had adopted her son in 2022, left Hollywood, and launched a tech startup called Northwood Space, where she is the CEO and her husband Griffin Cleverly serves as CTO.
Their company aims to build ground satellite stations to facilitate data transfer to and from space, effectively creating a "data highway" between Earth and space. Bridgit emphasized the challenges, noting, "Space is getting easier along so many different dimensions, but still the actual exercise of sending data to and from space is difficult."
Addressing the balancing act between her demanding professional life and her responsibilities as a parent, Bridgit who is also working on a PhD from MIT shared her insights on prioritization and discernment.
"I enjoy pushing the boundary of the possible and saying yes to more things," she continued, "but also it is important to flex the muscle of prioritization and discernment. For myself I've found that learning when to say no or not right now can be more of a skill than saying yes."
Bridgit's story is a testament to the power of resilience and reinvention. From winning hearts on television to making significant strides in academia and technology, Bridgit Mendler's remarkable journey reflects her commitment to evolving and thriving, in every sense of the word.
