Salim Ahmed

Los Angeles, California

UCLA Health System

Attending Physician

Cell: 313-559-7015

Email:
salim.ahmed@gmail.com

Education:
University of Waterloo, B.A.Sc., Computer Engineering
UPenn Liberal and Professional Studies, Pre-health
Wayne State University, MD, Medicine

Country of Birth: Canada

Hobbies:
Watching any competitive sport, biking, rollerblading, dining out, traveling far and away.

Career goals:
To help lead a new healthcare industry that is consumer-driven, value-based and high
performing.

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 Shilpa Akunuri
El Dorado Hills, California

ALLDATA LLC
Software Engineering Manager

Cell: 708-341-2347

Email:
shilpa_akunuri@yahoo.com

Education:
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, BS, Computer Science & IT
Governors State University, MS, Computer Science

Country of Birth: India

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: K Hemanth Vepakomma

Children: Tanish Vepakomma (Son) Age – 7; Reya Vepakomma (Daughter) Age - 4

Hobbies:
Hiking and Trekking, playing pool, exploring new places, cultures & adventures

Career goals:
To grow into a C-Level executive and a technology strategist in Automotive & Industrial
IoT organization.

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 Abhinav Asthana
San Jose, California

Tavant Technologies, Inc.

Senior Director & Head of Products

Cell: 615-972-5468

Email:
abhinav.asthana@tavant.com

Education:
B M S College of Engineering, BE, Information Science & Engineering

Country of Birth: India

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Swastee Varma

Children: Daughter: Anaika, 4 years old; Son: Sanvay, 2 months old

Hobbies:
I love to travel, teach young children and spend time learning about our history. I enjoy
my time at museums, national monuments and national parks, especially with my
daughter (haven’t been able to venture out with the newborn yet).
Career goals:
In 2019, my products enabled 1 in every 4 Americans' homeownership dreams. This year,
I have started enabling sustainable farming in the US. Next, I want to expand my horizon
and take my products global - enable homeownership and sustainable farming in
developing countries. I also want to scale this idea to enable affordable healthcare and
education.

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 Kadambari Beelwar
Fremont, California

Stanford Childrens Health

Manager UC/Telehealth

Cell: 510-366-9717

Email:
kbeelwar@gmail.com

Education:
University of Bombay, B.E, Electronics and Telecommunications
San Jose State University, M.S.E.E, Electrical Engineering

Country of Birth: India

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Shrinivas Shetty

Children: Sonya Shetty, Aarya Shetty
Hobbies:
Playing racquetball/squash
Career goals:
Open up healthcare IT firm

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 Drake Berglund
San Francisco, California

The Boeing Company

Senior Strategist

Cell: 650-245-3583

Email:
drake.berglund@boeing.com

Education:
Occidental College, BA, Economics

Country of Birth: Sweden

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Reagan Lauder
Hobbies:
Soccer, traveling, learning languages, volunteering, exploring cities.
Career goals:
Rise within Boeing into a Strategy or Finance leadership position; alternatively start or
join an early stage aerospace company.

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 Anu (Anubhav) Bhatia
New York, New York

Ernst & Young LLP

Manager

Cell: 812-606-0452

Email:
b.anubhav@gmail.com

Education:
Indiana University Bloomington, BS, Accounting, Business Economics, Technology
Management

Country of Birth: India

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Pia Bhatia

Hobbies:
Fitness, sports, cooking and traveling
Career goals:
Bringing the most innovative management techniques to solve the world's most complex
issues in healthcare.

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 John Bonelli
Redwood City, California

Franklin Templeton Investments

VP/ Portfolio Manager

Cell: 415-794-3495

Email:
john.j.bonelli@gmail.com

Education:
University of Chicago, BA, Economics; English Language and Literature

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Gina Bonelli
Children: Ava (3) and Luca (1)
Hobbies:
Hiking, Golf
Career goals:
Advance within Franklin Templeton to assume a more senior leadership role. Lead
development and implementation of quantitative investment techniques and
technologies to build upon and improve our investment process.

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 Chris (Christopher) Booth
Livermore, California

Ametek Inc - Gatan Inc

Life Science Product Manager

Cell: 925-922-4843

Email:
christopher.booth@gmail.com

Education:
University of Victoria, BSc, Biochemistry and Microbiology
Baylor College Of Medicine, Ph.D., Structural & Computational Biology & Molecular
Biophysics

Country of Birth: Canada

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Ezgi Booth

Children: Olivia Booth (Daughter, 13 years old), Ayla Booth (Daughter, 10 years old)
Hobbies:
I enjoy spending time with my family and children. I love to travel, and when I am not
working I also enjoy karate and baking bread.
Career goals:
I would like to have a senior management role in a Fortune 500 company. I believe that
choices and decisions in such a role could have a significant positive impact.

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 Christopher Campana
Walnut Creek, California

Avanta Ventures
Venture Capital Associate

Cell: 856-417-6631

Email:
chris.j.campana@gmail.com

Education:
Saint Joseph’s University, BS, Biology
University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Olga Campana

Hobbies:
Reading about startup innovations, solving brain teasers, traveling, cooking, and playing
sports (basketball, football, soccer).
Career goals:
Venture Capital Managing Partner, innovation thought leader, entrepreneur

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 Ken (Ka Ho) Chan
Sunnyvale, California

Nutanix
Principal Product Manager, NX Platform &
Remote Office Branch Office Solution

Cell: 415-832-0498

Email:
kenchanus@gmail.com

Education:
Hong Kong University SciTech, BEng, Computer Science
San Jose State University, MS, Computer Science

Country of Birth: Hong Kong

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Joyce Wong

Hobbies:
Mountain biking, basketball, hiking, table tennis, reading.
Career goals:
Short Term: Director / Sr. Director of Product Management at Nutanix
Long Term: Chief Product Officer (CPO) in a high-growth startup.

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 Caroline Chapdelaine
Salt Lake City, Utah

Northrop Grumman
Senior Material Planner

Cell: 435-640-1523

Email:
carolineabq@gmail.com

Education:
University of Colorado Boulder, BA,
Political Science

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Kirsten Rauk
Hobbies:
I love skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, playing ultimate frisbee, and traveling.

Career goals:
I am enjoying work in the aerospace industry, learning and growing in the global supply
chain. I look forward to developing a business centered on the supply chain as a service.

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 Harper (Hao) Cheng
San Jose, California

Google, Inc.
Senior Hardware Engineer

Cell: 650-804-8830

Email:
haoc11@gmail.com

Education:
University of Science and Technology of China, BS, Electrical Engineering (Automation)
UC Irvine, MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Country of Birth: China

Hobbies:
Film acting, reading, cooking and golf.

Career goals:
From a young age, my family encouraged me to take meaningful risk which were
balanced by commensurate rewards. From my career and even my journey to the United
States, courage in the face of risk has gone hand in hand with my most important
accomplishment.

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 Kimi (Kimiko) Coy
Brookhaven, Georgia

IBM
Financial Sales Executive

Cell: 719-243-3486

Email:
kimiko.coy@gmail.com

Education:
University of Colorado Boulder, BS, Finance

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Adam Coy
Children: Brenner (son) 2.5 years old, Rory (daughter) 4 months old
Hobbies:
Traveling, wine tasting, riding my Peloton bike, spending time with friends and family.
Career goals:
Continue to grow through the ranks of sales leadership, while making a difference within
an organization and the lives of others.

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 Ashim Datta
San Francisco, California

Pinterest
Tech Lead, Product Analytics and Data
Science (working title)
Cell: 650-656-7633

Email:
datta.ashim2@gmail.com

Education:
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Btech

Country of Birth: India

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Asmita Bhattacharya
Hobbies:
Playing and watching soccer; visual art forms like photography and filmmaking; cooking.
Career Goals:
Be an inspiring leader; be an entrepreneur; start a non-profit organization to provide
financial backing to youths from underprivileged backgrounds to enable the fruition of
their educational dreams.

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 Star (Bonnie Star) Davis
New York, New York

WeWork
Global Head of Lighting (Senior Director)

Cell: 646-734-1833

Email:
b.star.davis@gmail.com

Education:
Duke University, BSE, Civil Structural Engineering
Parsons School of Design, MFA, Architectural Lighting

Country of Birth: United States

Hobbies:
“Building things” projects, from furniture to real estate renovation/rental side hustles;
Audible/podcasts; running and attending workout classes.
Career goals:
Architecture and construction are ready for disruption. I am ready to use my experience
in manufacturing, building physics, engineering, construction, and architecture to start a
business providing innovative building/construction technology.

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 Reema Dokania
San Francisco, California

Salesforce.com
Manager

Cell: 281-468-4308

Email:
reemadokania@gmail.com

Education:
University of Windsor, BCOMM

Country of Birth: India

Hobbies:
Travelling, swimming, reading novels,hiking
Career goals:
Having new experiences, assuming executive leadership role in multi national company
and deepen my analytical financial skills.

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 Simon Edwards
San Francisco, California

ServiceMax
CFO

Cell: 203-556-6674

Email:
sskedwards@gmail.com

Education:
University of the West of England, BSc (Hons), Computing for Real Time Systems
Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Kailey Stockenbojer
Children: Merlin - Goldendoodle - 11 months!
Hobbies:
Cooking, travel, working out, photography
Career goals:
Continue working in tech and help IPO an enterprise software company.

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 Christian Elebiary
San Francisco, California

Pegasystems
Senior Client Success Manager

Cell: 415-940-3664

Email:
celebiary@gmail.com

Education:
California Polytechnic State University SLO, BS, Business Administration - MIS
Country of Birth: United States
Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Lida Llu
Children: Pet – KOA – American Akita (2.5 years old)

Hobbies:
Traveling, Reading, Investing, Mentoring, Trading Options, Gourmet Coffee, Creating
memorable events for family and friends

Career goals:
MID TERM: Develop into VP level role and run an area business of software company.
Find opportunities to be Limited Partner and Advisor within VC.
Long Term: Develop product and grow a business in the government and/or healthcare
space & Return to Venture Capital as a General Partner.

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 Ranil Fernando
Sunnyvale, California

Elo Touch Solutions

Senior Director, Product Management

Cell: 408-480-1916

Email:
ranil.i.fernando@gmail.com

Education:
Santa Clara University, BSEE, Electrical Engineering
Country of Birth: United States
Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Sasha Malalasekera Fernando
Hobbies:
I love traveling and trying out new restaurants with my wife Sasha and enjoy listening to
electronic dance music. I actually co-founded my own music festival in Sri Lanka, where I
had the honor of working with the late Avicii, who was our headliner. I'm also a huge
Warriors and 49ers fan and love playing fantasy football every year.
Career goals:
In the short term I hope to take on a VP position at Elo Touch Solutions, where I am
currently Senior Director of Product Management (Android Devices). In the long term, I
aspire to start my own technology company that will disrupt the norm and help make a
lasting social impact. I'm excited to collaborate with my fellow Wharton classmates to
help make this a reality!

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 Ron (Ronald) Fernando
Santa Clara, California

Fernando & Partners, LLP

Managing Partner

Cell: 650-863-8327

Email:
ron_fernando@hotmail.com

Education:
Carleton University, B.Eng., Electrical Engineering
Carleton University, M.A.Sc., Electrical Engineering
York University, JD, Law
Country of Birth: Canada
Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Jacqueline Fernando

Children: Audrey, 5; Bodhi, 1

Hobbies:
I am a proud and doting father of two beautiful children, Audrey (5) and Bodhi (1). I really
enjoy being a parent, spending time with my kids, and helping them explore and learn.
Beyond work and parenting, I enjoy traveling, reading, yoga, and golf.

Career goals:
My primary and long term career objective is to develop my IP law firm so that it outlasts
my stewardship, and remains a valuable, ongoing business after my working years are
over. If I am successful, my firm will be my mark on the legal profession, and a multi-
office national law firm.

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 Tyler Gage
Bellingham, Washington

Living Myth LLC

Owner & President
Cell: 401-426-9543
Email:
tg@tylergage.com

Education:
Brown University, BA, Literary Arts
UC Santa Cruz, Anthropology & Agroecology
Pontificia Universidad Catolica Del Ecuador (PUCE), International Management

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Michelle Gage
Children: Gemma Rose Gage – 2 years old
Hobbies:
Mountain biking, circuit training, backpacking, duck hunting.
Career Goals:
I’m in the early stages of launching another venture in the organic waste management/
industrial composting world right now, but I was actively trying not to start another
company! I love entrepreneurship but have enjoyed being on the other side of the table
more recently and could see myself joining a VC or PE firm down the road. I’m
passionate about circular economy solutions and want to build and support
organizations working to solve sustainability and social justice challenges.

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 Michael Gallo
Foster City, California

Solar Frontier Americas

Business Development Manager-Strategy,
Origination & M&A

Cell: 773-936-7708

Email:
michael.gallo@gmail.com

Education:
Washington University in St. Louis, BSBA, Business- Finance and Marketing
University of Pennsylvania , Graduate coursework Environmental Studies
National Outdoor Leadership School, Diploma, Himalaya Mountaineering

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Jenai Zhang

Hobbies:
I'm interested in outdoor activities (running, cross-fit, hiking, scuba-diving, kite-surfing,
biking), dancing, sustainable causes, going to concerts, and trying to learn to play the
piano.
Career goals:
I'm looking to advance in my company and then start a business focused on fighting
climate change.

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 Abhishek Gandotra
Diamond Bar, California

Green Dot Corporation

Senior Manager, Banking Products
(Lead Product Manager)

Cell: 425-443-9640

Email:
abhishek.gandotra@outlook.com

Education:
Shaheed Udham Singh CET, BTech, Computer Science & Engineering

Country of Birth: India

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Anshul Bhamore

Hobbies:
Photography, Cricket, Ping-Pong, Snooker
Career goals:
My ultimate career goal is to attain a position where I can use my entrepreneurial spirit
to drive innovation and launch fintech products for the masses with competitive
strategies. In essence, be a true leader who is continuously discovering and
experimenting with being prepared for all possibilities.

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 Kris Goodmanson
Calgary, Alberta

Shell Oil Company

General Manager Performance & Planning

Cell: 1-403-477-2691

Email:
krisgoodmanson@gmail.com

Education:
University of Manitoba, B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering (Aerospace Option)
Robert Gordon University, M.Sc., Well Design and Engineering

Country of Birth: Canada

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Annalise Goodmanson
Children: Elja Goodmanson - 6 weeks
Hobbies:
Golf, running, and escape rooms.
Career goals:
Always continue to learn.

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 Mike (Michael) Guibas
Newark, California

Facebook
Project Manager

Cell: 904-386-7251

Email:
mguibas11@gmail.com

Education:
United States Naval Academy, BS, Systems Engineering
Duke University, MS, Engineering Management

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Michelle Guibas

Children: Newborn on the way!
Hobbies:
Hiking, exercise, sports, shooting, craft cocktails, travel, trying new food, playing with my
dog (rescued pit bull).
Career goals:
I have a long term goal of leading an operations department. I have a passion for
personnel management and providing strategic direction.

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 Jason (Robert) Hawks
Holladay, Utah

Larry H Miller Group of Companies

Sr. Account Executive

Cell: 801-361-9800

Email:
hawks.jason@gmail.com

Education:
Brigham Young University, BS, History

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Courtney Hawks
Children: Eloise Alexis Hawks – 9; Ruby Jane Hawks – 6; Wilder Jason Hawks – 1.5
Hobbies:
Traveling with my family. Photography. All forms of riding bikes--road, mountain, gravel.
Running. Skiing. Hiking. Reading.
Career goals:
To help the Utah Jazz win an NBA Championship. To help ensure that our family business
does not fall victim to the cliche of "shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations." To
enrich lives. To go about doing good until there is too much good in the world.

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 Vania (Hsiang Ju) Hsu
Hsinchu, Taiwan

MEDIATEK INC.
Special Assistant to President
(President's Staff)

Cell: 886-983-278331

Email:
vaniahsu@gmail.com

Education:
National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), BS, Computer Science
National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), MS, Electrical Engineering

Hobbies:
Exercise, play sports, and travel with friends.

Career goals:
Become an executive in the next 5 years.

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 Aravind Inumpudi
Fremont, California

Applied Materials
Senior Software Engineer

Cell: 510-789-9902

Email:
inumpudi@usa.net

Education:
Indian Institute of Technology, B.Tech, Electrical Engineering
University of Maryland College Park, MS, Electrical Engineering
Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Lavanya Narne
Hobbies:
Abstract mathematics; black and white movies; mindless reflection.
Career Goals:
Be an effective entrepreneur and business enabler.

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 Tucker Jackson
Houston, Texas

Steam Solutions
Business System Manager

Cell: 832-835-7868

Email:
tuckerdjackson@icloud.com

Education:
United States Naval Academy, BS, Economics
Hobbies:
Kayak fishing, Vizslas, Making sushi
Career goals:
Gain a role as a Senior Program Manager and then chart my path from there to much
higher levels.

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 Bulbul Jain
Chesterfield, Missouri

EMSL Analytical, Inc.

Director of Food Program

Cell: 312-203-1897

Email:
bulbulj@gmail.com

Education:
Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University, BSc, Biology
Bundelkhand University, MS, Food Science and Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology, MS, Food Process Engineering

Country of Birth: India

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Sameer Jain

Children: Vyan Jain and Arhan Jain, 3 years old (Twins)

Hobbies:
Photography, Biking, gardening
Career goals:
To become a global leader in the Food Industry.

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 Hemant Jain
San Diego, California

Publicis Groupe
Sr. Director Engineering

Cell: 832-279-3806

Email:
hemantjain81@gmail.com

Education:
Coimbatore Institute of Technology, BE, Computer Science and Engineering
University of Texas Arlington, MS, Computer Science and Engineering

Country of Birth: India

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Ishana Batta

Hobbies:
I love golf, poker, traveling to different countries, learning different cultures, and playing
strategy board games such as Risk or Monopoly.
Career goals:
I aspire to be a great leader and an entrepreneur who can make a difference. My goal is
to bring a positive change to the community. I love to be in roles that involve numbers
and ooze strategy and planning.

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 Vishwas Jaju
Pleasanton, California

Lam Research
Sr Product Marketing Manager

Cell: 510-509-0866

Email:
vishwas.jaju@gmail.com

Education:
Indian Institute of Technology, B.Tech, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
Iowa State University, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering

Country of Birth: India

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Preeti Kohli

Children: Mihika Jaju - 10.5 yrs; Saanvi Jaju - 9 yrs
Hobbies:
Playing Badminton, and hiking, camping with family. Travelling to new places.
Career goals:
Transition from Product Marketing to Corporate Strategy / Corporate Finance role.

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 John Johnson
Danville, California

Chevron Energy Solutions

GM of Leading Performance
Cell: 713-825-6462
Email:
JohnJ@chevron.com

Education:
University of Manchester (UK), BSc in Civ, Civil
and Structural Engineering
University of Manchester (UK), MS, MEng in Civil and Structural Design

Country of Birth: United Kingdom

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Zauresh Johnson
Children: Sasha (female), 13; Alistair (male), 11; Victor (male), 8.
Hobbies:
To stay fit I enjoy mountain biking, skiing, and running. I’m a 15 handicap golfer who
wants to get better but struggles to find the time with all the other stuff going on. I enjoy
cooking at home and entertaining friends. I am happiest when I’m travelling with my
family, especially to a new location or sharing an experience with those I love.
Career Goals:
Maintain a growth mindset throughout the Wharton experience and expand my point of
view beyond that of an Upstream Oil and Gas operator. I intend to use the next 2 years to
actively seek out those opportunities that leverage existing skills and take advantage of
new ones.

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 Jang Ho Jung
San Jose, California

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Sr. Manager, Product Operations

Cell: 408-306-6528

Email:
janghojung07@gmail.com

Education:
Korea University, BE, Industrial systems & Information Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology, MS, Quantitative and Computational Finance under
Industrial Engineering

Country of Birth: South Korea

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Un Choe

Hobbies:
Running, Watching sports (i.e. basketball and baseball), and reading books
Career goals:
CEO and General Manager of non-profit organization

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 Tyson Kane
Austin, Texas

Texas Education Agency

Associate Commissioner

Cell: 214-435-2128

Email:
tyson.kane@gmail.com

Education:
University of Texas, Austin, BA, BBA, Economics, Finance

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Molly Kane
Children: Maxwell – 3; Avery – 1
Hobbies:
Comedy, dancing, sports, motorcycles, and video games
Career goals:
I enjoy helping people reach the potential they already possess, and I'm interested in
exploring new ways to use private capital for social benefit and great returns. I
particularly enjoy doing this through the lenses of finance, strategy, and business
operations.

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 Mehul
Mats Karlsson
Kansara
Redwood
Redmond,City,
Washington
California

WaferWire
Ericsson Cloud Technologies
President
Business Controller
Cell: 4088163125
Cell: 425-246-0195
Email:
mats.a.karlsson@gmail.com
Email:
mehulk@waferwire.com
Education:
Malardalen University, BS, Business Administration
Education:
MalardalenUniversity,
Saurashtra University,BE,
BS,Information
Computer Science
Technology
Malardalen University, MS, Computer Science
Country of Birth: India
Country of Birth: Sweden
Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Nisha Kansara
Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Melinda Wells
Children: Viraaj Kansara / Son / 2 years old
Hobbies:
Hobbies:
Attending concerts (I've seen Sting 7 times), playing guitar, collecting guitar effect pedals,
Hiking, running,songs
and recording reading books,
in my home tinkering
studio. Iwith
alsotechnology, dancing,
like the occasional guitar enthusiast
backpacking trip,
especially
Career to Sweden.
goals:
Continue on my entrepreneurship journey and grow my company.
Career goals:
Work
To on as
excel new startup Manager
a Product ideas. in the Tech Industry. I enjoy working with both people and
Do philanthropy.
technology and find great passion in developing successful businesses based on ground
breaking tech products. My long term goal is to join a startup and build it from the
ground up.

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 Mats Karlsson
Redwood City, California

Ericsson
Business Controller
Cell: 408-816-3125

Email:
mats.a.karlsson@gmail.com

Education:
Malardalen University, BS, Business Administration
Malardalen University, BS, Computer Science
Malardalen University, MS, Computer Science

Country of Birth: Sweden

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Melinda Wells

Hobbies:
Attending concerts (I've seen Sting 7 times), playing guitar, collecting guitar effect pedals,
and recording songs in my home studio. I also like the occasional backpacking trip,
especially to Sweden.

Career goals:
To excel as a Product Manager in the Tech Industry. I enjoy working with both people and
technology and find great passion in developing successful businesses based on ground
breaking tech products. My long term goal is to join a startup and build it from the
ground up.

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 Sunil Karnawat
Fremont, California

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.

Vice President, Market Access &
Government Affairs

Cell: 510-566-7644

Email:
sunil.karnawat@gmail.com

Education:
Pune University, Civil Engineering
North Dakota State University at Fargo, MS, Civil Engineering
North Dakota State University at Fargo, PHD, Engineering
University of Minnesota at Minneapolis, MBA, Business Administration

Country of Birth: India

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Veena Karnawat
Children: Kimaya Karnawat, Daughter, Age: 25; Kayam Karnawat, Son, Age: 20

Hobbies:
Cooking and Jewelery Design

Class 46
 Justin Kovac
San Francisco, California

eBay, Inc.
Head of Finance and Analytics, US
Vehicles (Manager II, Finance)

Cell: 703-894-7320

Email:
justin.kovac@gmail.com

Education:
Princeton University, BSE, Mechanical Engineering

Country of Birth: United States

Hobbies:
Running, Cooking, Baking, Hiking, Museums

Career goals:
Growing businesses through strategic and operational decision making

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 Jinya Kurita
Bellevue, Washington

Amazon
Senior Manager

Cell: 206-437-1974

Email:
jinya.kurita@gmail.com

Education:
University of Illinois, Urbana, BS, Finance
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Finance

Country of Birth: Japan

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Kyuri Yoon

Children: Jun, 8 years old; Yu, 6 years old
Hobbies:
Enjoying Pacific North West environment including camping, fishing, and running
Career goals:
Starting a company in the United States food industry where I can share my knowledge
and love for traditional foods while improving the lives of people, and hopefully it comes
to reduce food allergy.

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 James LaCamp
Seattle, Washington

Coupa Software Inc.

VP Finance

Cell: 408-386-9809

Email:
jlacamp@gmail.com

Education:
Santa Clara University, BS, Accounting
Oregon State University

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Leah LaCamp

Children: Jack (6)
Hobbies:
Golf and playing baseball with my son.
Career goals:
Continue to progress in the finance field, working for technology companies.

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 Anais Lambrou
Oakland, California

EDF Renewables
Associate Director Business Development

Cell: 510-821-3987

Email:
anais.lambrou@gmail.com

Education:
Classe Preparatoire - Lycee du Parc, Economics
ESSEC Business School, MSc, Management

Country of Birth: France

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Alexandre Immas

Hobbies:
Hiking, running (mostly half-marathons but I ran my first marathon last year), scuba-
diving (I am a PADI Advanced Open Water & Rescue Diver) and getting lost in a great
book!

Career goals:
Transition into a global corporate strategy role focused on product development and
investments in the clean energy industry.

Class 46
 Lina Lander
San Diego, California

University of California
Associate Dean

Cell: 858-260-1917

Email:
linalander@gmail.com

Education:
University of Toronto, Hon BSc, Human Biology
University of Toronto, MSc, Occupational and Environmental Health
Harvard University, ScD, Occupational Epidemiology

Country of Birth: Ukraine

Hobbies:
Traveling, yoga, drawing

Career goals:
Continue working at the intersection of technology, healthcare, and education at an
academic medical center or a private company.

Class 46
 Sophia (I-Ping) Lee
Burlingame, California

Genentech, Inc.
Associate Operations Manager
Cell: 650-669-9192

Email:
lipsophia@gmail.com

Education:
National Chung-Hsing University, BS, Botany
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Cell Biology and Anatomy

Country of Birth: Taiwan

Hobbies:
Watching movies, reading, playing piano

Career Goals:
Curing cancer

Class 46
 Ken (Kenneth) Leung
Oakland, California

Tipping Point Community

Technology Manager

Cell: 925-252-5110

Email:
kchleung@gmail.com

Education:
University of California, Berkeley, BS, Industrial Engineering

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Kate Greenwood Leung
Hobbies:
My wife Kate and I enjoy hiking in regional parks throughout the East Bay with our two
dogs, our shepherd mix Morris and our black lab Penguin. I also enjoy experimenting with
new recipes, in most cases as a way to creatively use what is left in the fridge. It is a risk-
free endeavor; should I come up with something inedible my dogs are always glad to have
a special snack!
Career Goals:
I intend to have a career advancing the public good, that at the end of my life I would
have played my small part in bending the arc of the moral universe towards justice.

Class 46
 Sing Ling
Lake Forest, California

AIB Sportsbrands
E-commerce General Manager

Cell: 909-465-3093

Email:
singtegner@gmail.com

Education:
University of California, Los Angeles, BA, History
Fullerton College, History
San Francisco State University, History

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Martin Tegner

Hobbies:
Reading & Writing Sci-fi/Fantasy Novels, Screenwriting, Reading non-fiction
Career goals:
My short-term post-MBA career goal is to build the eCommerce business at AIB
Sportsbrands into one of the key profit centers in our corporate portfolio. My ultimate
career objective is to import recycling technology and methodology from Scandinavia to
the U.S. to recycle plastic waste from the US.

Class 46
 Allison Luvera
Marina del Rey, California

Elegance Brands, Inc.

Chief Marketing Officer

Cell: 315-491-6410

Email:
allison.luvera@gmail.com

Education:
Boston College, BS, Management

Country of Birth: United States

Hobbies:
Skiing, Hiking, Wine, Travel.
Career goals:
To transition from Chief Marketing Officer role to Chief Executive Officer or a similar
strategic leadership position, and ultimately found my own company.

Class 46
 Sharon (Xiaole) Ma
Sunnyvale, California

Pony.ai, Inc
Director of Global Business Finance

Cell: 214-356-3106

Email:
sharon.ma1989@gmail.com

Education:
Peking University, BS, Electronics Engineering- Microelectronics
Peking University, BS, Economics
University of Texas at Dallas, MS, Accounting

Country of Birth: China

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Bo Feng

Hobbies:
Cooking, ping-pong, traveling.
Career Goals:
Become a great finance leader in the technology industry.

Class 46
 Simone Mauri
Seal Beach, California

The Boeing Company

Mechanical & Structural Engineering
Manager

Cell: 714-309-1203
Email:
simone.mauri1@gmail.com

Education:
Carnegie Mellon University, BS, Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University, MS, Mechanical Engineering

Country of Birth: Italy

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Maite Mauri

Children: Alessandro, 9; Davide, 7
Hobbies:
I love traveling to new places and to old favorites; playing soccer; following the NFL and
Italian soccer (especially the national team!); and spending time with my family,
especially my kids.
Career goals:
I have spent my entire career in commercial aviation so my main career goal at
Wharton is to learn as much as I can about other industries and target a new one for a
career switch; I am especially interested in the world of entrepreneurship and startups.

Class 46
 Jon Medina
Pleasant Hill, California

Protiviti
Associate Director

Cell: 808-457-9782

Email:
jonmedina@gmail.com

Education:
United States Military Academy, BS, Computer Science
Columbus State University, BS, Computer Science

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Iona Medina

Hobbies:
Scuba diving, traveling, trying new foods and new beers.
Career goals:
I am passionate about cybersecurity, and love helping companies secure their
infrastructure and developing security strategy.

Class 46
 Malcolm Minty
San Jose, California

Gener8
SVP, Product Development

Cell: 408-702-8063

Email:
minty@rocketmail.com

Education:
University of Sussex, BSc (Hons), Physics with Japanese

Country of Birth: United Kingdom

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Lara Minty
Hobbies:
Viticulture
Career goals:
To grow and manage organisations that do challenging things well

Class 46
 Puneet Mishra
San Jose, California

Apple Inc.
Director, Software Engineering

Cell: 408-425-4350

Email:
puneet.mishra@icloud.com

Education:
Nagpur University, BE, Computer Technology
San Jose State University, Computer Science

Country of Birth: India

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Nidhi Gupta

Class 46
 Tim (Timothy) Monzures
San Francisco, California

Apple Inc.
Hardware Development Engineering
Manager 2
Cell: 408-781-1321

Email:
tmonzures@gmail.com

Education:
Santa Clara University, BS, Computer & Electrical Engineering
Santa Clara University, MS, Electrical Engineering

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Kathryn Cole

Hobbies:
I enjoy spending time with friends and family; backpacking with my wife and friends
(often in Yosemite); weight-lifting and hitting the gym; and spending time in the kitchen.
Career goals:
As an engineering manager, I feel my exposure to a variety of leadership practices and
paradigms is somewhat limited. I seek to collaborate with my cohort and learn from
their strong diverse backgrounds. I also want to increase my understanding of product
strategy. Ultimately, I believe in lifelong learning and I am excited to apply the many new
ideas I will acquire during my time at Wharton.

Class 46
 Sagar (Vidyasagar) Mukala
Livermore, California

Achronix Semiconductor
Staff Engineer

Cell: 713-410-7054

Email:
sagarthearagorn@gmail.com

Education:
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), B. Tech, Electronics and Communication Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology, MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Country of Birth: India

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Chandana Priya Balakrishna

Hobbies:
Photography, working out, playing golf, tennis, guitar
Career goals:
Short-term goals: Management consulting. Long-term goals: C-Suite.

Class 46
 Mallika Mukundan
Danville, California

Chevron Corporation
Advisor, Climate Strategy Team

Cell: 510-685-0410

Email:
mmukundan16@gmail.com

Education:
Maharaja Sayajirao University, BE, Mechanical Engineering
Texas A&M University, MS, Mechanical Engineering

Country of Birth: India

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Lakshman Chari

Children: Anahita (Daughter, 4 years); Avyay (Son, 2 years)

Hobbies:
Workout, Watch Stand-up Comedy and British Shows, Travel

Career goals:
I am an advisor in Corp strategy for Chevron in the climate and energy transition area. I
am passionate about the sustainability and energy transition challenge and am looking to
find my place to contribute in this area. My interests are in green growth, carbon
mitigation, carbon markets and climate finance areas. I am looking to expand my
understanding of sustainability beyond areas of energy generation and use.

Class 46
 Sarah Mummah
Mountain View, California

Google, Inc.
Head of Research, Consumer Search Ads

Cell: 650-785-2126

Email:
sarah.mummah@gmail.com

Education:
Stanford University, BA-Honors, Human Biology
Cambridge University, MPhil, Public Health
Cambridge University, Ph.D., Behavioral Science

Country of Birth: United States

Hobbies:
Photography, Netflix, Pinterest (remodeling and furnishing our new house),
hiking and neighborhood walks.

Career Goals:
Leadership in tech.

Class 46
 Ayush Mundhra
San Mateo, California

ZS Associates
Business Consulting Manager

Cell: 224-999-3558

Email:
ayushmundhra@gmail.com

Education:
National Institute Karnataka, B.Tech, Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Country of Birth: India

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Nikita Choudhary
Hobbies:
Tech gadgets; Investment and trading; Motorcycle racing enthusiast; Traveling; Road trips
Career goals:
Become a global healthcare leader and improve patient outcomes globally.

Class 46
 Susana Navarro
Irvine, California

Salesforce.com
Account Executive

Cell: 949-500-2097

Email:
susana.walmsley@gmail.com

Education:
Pennsyvlvania State University, BS, Electrical Engineering

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Brett Walmsley
Children: Isabella Walmsley: 6; Luca Walmsley: 4
Hobbies:
Yoga, pilates, and cooking.
Career goals:
IT Strategy and leadership.

Class 46
 Anton Nigusse Bland
Oakland, California

UCSF at Zuckerberg San Francisco

General Hospital
Director of Mental Health Reform
Cell: 443-934-3385
Email:
anton.nigussebland@ucsf.edu

Education:
Dillard University, BS, Chemistry
Boston University, Medicine
Boston University, MD, Medicine

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Almaz Nigusse Bland

Children: Adam, 1
Hobbies:
In my spare time, I enjoy weight training, live music experiences at SFJAZZ and trying new
restaurants. One day I'd like to be on "Check, Please! Bay Area".
Career goals:
While completing the WEMBA Program, I plan to continue my current role as the City of
San Francisco’s inaugural Director of Mental Health Reform. As a mayoral appointee, I
am charged with designing the City’s strategy to meet the behavioral health needs of
individuals experiencing homelessness. My long-term goal is to transition into a chief
executive role overseeing a large healthcare system.

Class 46
 Kristina Nilsson
San Francisco, California

J.P. Morgan
Managing Director

Cell: 646-784-6796

Email:
kristina.nilsson@gmail.com

Education:
Wellesley College, BA, Economics

Country of Birth: Sweden

Hobbies:
Golf, skiing, opera.
Career Goals:
I have built my career focusing on solving customer problems, driving meaningful
engagement, and building trust. Financial services is a noble business where you
are invited into the lives of companies and individuals to provide advice, resources,
and support, which in turn helps drive value, growth, and impact. Our increasingly
interconnected world requires proactively revisiting and refining leadership styles and
developing new skills. I look to the Wharton MBA to enhance my knowledge and skill
set so that I may develop more effective client solutions, expand my network, and
continue producing results that make a positive difference for my teams, my company,
and the clients which we serve.

Class 46
 Tony (Chester) Ong
San Diego, California

General Atomics Aeronautics

Project Engineer

Cell: 626-318-3226

Email:
ong.chester@gmail.com

Education:
Georgia Institute of Technology, BS, Aerospace Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology, MS, Aerospace Engineering
University of Southern California, Non Degree, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Country of Birth: United States

Hobbies:
Surfing, travel, hiking, movies, great food, coffee, and company.

Career goals:
To grow into a more effective project engineer, mature into senior management roles,
and learn to lead and manage complex technology businesses.

Class 46
 Guru (Gururaja) Padukone
San Jose, California

Ingram Micro
Partner Sales Manager (Solutions
Executive)
Cell: 408-425-7751

Email:
gurupadukone@outlook.com

Education:
Siddaganga Institute Of Technology, BE, Electronics and Communication

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Nicole Meyers
Hobbies:
Hike and camp with my wife. Play golf. Practice yoga/meditation. Read lots of non-fiction
books. Travel.
Career goals:
(1) Short term goal: Lead a business development unit and generate new streams of
revenue by exploring new partnerships. (2) Medium term: transition to senior executive
role, start new business units and expand business globally (3) Long term goal:
Revolutionize sales and channel. Launch an advisory firm to help companies improve
their sales and channel strategies.

Class 46
 June Paik
Mountain View, California

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Tax Senior Manager

Cell: 713-851-5745

Email:
junepaikcpa@gmail.com

Education:
University of Texas at Austin, BBA, Accounting
Children: Elijah Thomas Paik-Kellie, 2 months old
Hobbies:
I love all outdoorsy activities and go on short and long hikes several times a week. I even
know great spots to hike in the rain around the Bay Area. I try to take at least a couple of
trips to Vail and Deer Valley every ski season and squeeze in local trips as well. I used to
paddleboard regularly back in south Orange County, but have not found a good spot in
the Bay Area just yet.
Career goals:
Making partner at Deloitte and moving up through the ranks in the partnership.

Class 46
 Scott Parkhill
Reno, Nevada

Associated Anesthesiologists
Chief Operating Officer
Renown Health
Anesthesia Chair & Surgical Services
Medical Director
U of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor
Cell: 775-338-9199

Email:
scott@parkhill.pro

Education:
University of Colorado at Boulder, BS, Chemical Engineering
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, MD, Medicine

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Jana Parkhill
Children: Eric (20), Jace (10)
Hobbies:
Cooking, predictive modeling, education, mentoring.
Career goals:
National executive leadership role in healthcare operations.

Class 46
 Dan (Daniel) Petty
Denver, Colorado

MediaNews Group
Director of Digital Audience Development

Cell: 609-947-6948

Email:
dan.s.petty@gmail.com

Education:
University of Richmond, BS, Biology, Journalism

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Anya Sememoff-Petty
Hobbies:
Photography, running, cycling, snowboarding, and traveling
Career goals:
Given my background in journalism and in media management, my goal is to remain in
local news. With that in mind, I see myself potentially joining a startup local media
organization in an underserved market in an executive role, being a part of executive
leadership at a large traditional local media company that must drive digital
transformation or starting my own digital publication to effectively cover a community.

Class 46
 Ford (Ledford) Powell
Newport Coast, California

Pacific Thoracic Surgery

President/ CEO

Cell: 949-330-0399

Email:
ledfordpowell@gmail.com

Education:
CSU Dominguez Hills, BS, Biology
University of Rochester, MD, Medicine
UC Irvine, Board Cert, General Surgery
UC San Francisco, Board Cert, Thoracic Surgery

Country of Birth: United States

Children: Samantha Powell, age 10; Aidan Powell, age 14

Hobbies:
Long distance running, golf, interventions, reading, fitness training, spending time with
my children.
Career goals:
Artificial intelligence, product development, medicine, engineering, law.

Class 46
 Rob (Robert) Pritchett
Campbell, California

Paragon Technical
Enterprise Sales Manager

Cell: 205-276-8567

Email:
pritchett@paragont.com

Education:
United States Naval Academy, BS, Aeronautical Engineering

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Kristin Pritchett
Hobbies:
I'm an avid outdoorsman and enjoy spending my weekends backpacking in the summer
or skiing in the winter. I also pour a lot of energy into designing and building my own
furniture although our house is now packed to the gills and my wife, Kristin, has imposed
a ban on any new builds.

Career goals:
I'm currently working toward becoming a full partner at Paragon Technical and aspire to
lead the company through a period of expansion beyond the SF Bay Area.

Class 46
 Kalyan Rajasekharuni
San Diego, California

Qualcomm
Principal Engineer/Manager (Director)

Cell: 408-480-3853

Email:
rajasekharuni@gmail.com

Education:
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, BTech, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
University of Wisconsion-Madison, MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Country of Birth: India

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Lakshmi Rajasekharuni

Children: Rohan Rajasekharuni, 6; Meera Rajasekharuni, 4.
Hobbies:
I like physical activities like walking, hiking, tennis, and badminton. Very excited about
DIY home projects and gardening.
Career goals:
In the short term, lead a new division in my current organization. Longer term, establish
my personal company as a leading brand.

Class 46
 Ryan Reiger
San Anselmo, California

BlackRock, Inc.
Vice President

Cell: 858-531-1104

Email:
ryan.reiger@gmail.com

Education:
University of Arizona, BS, Finance

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Alexis Reiger

Hobbies:
Rock Climbing, Hiking & Road Biking.
Career goals:
Work at an organization where helping people is at the center of its purpose and to
develop a skill set that will allow me to have a positive impact at that organization.

Class 46
 Emily Richmond
San Francisco, California

Allscripts Healthcare (acquired Practice

Fusion)
Senior Director, Regulatory Strategy

Cell: 314-265-3323

Email:
richmond.emily@gmail.com

Education:
Washington University, BA, Anthropology
University of Missouri, St. Louis, Pre-Med
Emory University, MPH, Health Policy
University of Missouri, Kansas City, Dentistry

Country of Birth: United States

Hobbies:
I enjoy reading, running/working out, traveling and I currently serve as an International-
level official for the United States for springboard/platform diving.
Career goals:
Contribute to an improved healthcare system in the United States.

Class 46
 Teddy Ritter
Reno, Nevada

Figure Technologies, Inc.

Senior Program Manager

Cell: 609-828-0831

Email:
ritter.usmc@gmail.com

Education:
United States Naval Academy, BS, Political Science, International Relations; Minor in
Spanish

Country of Birth: United States

Hobbies:
Skiing, mountaineering, running, working out, cooking, residential design and real estate
investment.
Career goals:
Help make my current company successful, join an early stage startup or start my own
business, and ultimately return to public service.

Class 46
 Borja (Borja Felipe) Rodriguez Mantero
Bellevue, Washington

Telefonica
Global Account Manager

Cell: 786-393-0293

Email:
borjarm.us@gmail.com

Education:
Florida International University, BBA, Finance
University Carlos III of Madrid, No Degree, Telematics Engineering

Country of Birth: Spain

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Gabriela Meira De Araujo

Children: Elisa Mantero Meira, 5; Gloria Mantero Meira, newborn
Hobbies:
Scuba diving, Skiing, Mountain Climbing, Cooking.
Career goals:
Function switch into Finance.

Class 46
 Matthew Rowe
Oakland, California

Sandia National Laboratory

Senior Staff Project Manager

Cell: 213-308-9363

Email:
matt.rowe04@gmail.com

Education:
United States Military Academy, BS, Russian and Arabic major; Nuclear Engineering track

Country of Birth: United States

Hobbies:
Jogging in my neighborhood, hiking Bay Area trails, sailing, skiing, home and garden work,
volunteering on my neighborhood council.

Career goals:
Continue working in aerospace and transportation in a strategic capacity, hopefully
building my own consulting and/or investing firm.

Class 46
 Yasu (Yasushige) Sano
Mountain View, California

Google, Inc.
Sr. Program Manager

Cell: 650-965-5086

Email:
yasusano@gmail.com

Education:
Kanazawa University, BA, French Literature
William & Mary

Country of Birth: Japan

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Yuki Sano

Children: Ayumu 11, Manabu 5
Hobbies:
Gaming (digital & analog)
Career goals:
Start my own operations consultancy in Japan.

Class 46
 Ulrich Schwabe
Livermore, California

Katerra
Power & Hardware Engineering Manager

Cell: 908-727-4895

Email:
ulrichschwabe@gmail.com

Education:
Rowan University, BS, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Rowan University, MS, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Country of Birth: Germany

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Elena Schwabe

Children: Konrad, born June '20

Hobbies:
The great outdoors, sports, games, reading, building things.
Career goals:
Entrepreneurship or Executive Leadership alongside a strong team.

Class 46
 Julio Seanez
Walnut Creek, California

Fresenius
Production Supervisor II

Cell: 915-525-1916

Email:
julioseanez@gmail.com

Education:
University of Texas El Paso, BS, Electrical Engineering
El Paso Community College, Electrical Engineering

Country of Birth: United States

Hobbies:
Photography, hiking, running, bowling, snowboarding.

Career goals:
To transition from medical device manufacturing to Tech.

Class 46
 Dennis Sevilla
Berkeley, California

Domino Data Lab

Chief Financial Officer

Cell: 310-748-9864

Email:
dennissevilla@gmail.com

Education:
UCLA, BA, Economics

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Monica Sevilla
Hobbies:
Reading about history, specifically economic history. Learning about companies by
reading equity research reports. Trying new beers/wines/cocktails/food. Hiking &
roughing it.
Career goals:
Meaningful work and meaningful relationships - Ray Dalio

Class 46
 Omar Shaikh
Lake Forest, California

PwC
Senior Associate

Cell: 973-647-7488

Email:
o.s.shaikh@gmail.com

Education:
United States Military Academy, BS, Mechanical Engineering
Missouri University of Science and Technology, MS, Engineering Management

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Youyu Shaikh

Hobbies:
Rock climbing, snowboarding, learning to golf, playing with my 2 dogs.
Career goals:
Transition from operations consulting to strategy consulting in the pharma/life science
industry.

Class 46
 Clay (Clayton) Shepherd
Dallas, Texas

ROBO Global LLC

Director of Finance and Planning

Cell: 941-713-4640

Email:
clay@roboglobal.com

Education:
Southern Methodist University, BBA, Finance

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Rebecca Shepherd
Hobbies:
Sand Volleyball, Golf, Real Estate Investing
Career goals:
I want to continue focusing my career on building startup/small businesses from the
ground up to provide valued goods/services and rewarding work environments.

Class 46
 Shruthi Shetty
Seattle, Washington

SAP America, Inc.

Director, Customer & Partner Engagement

Cell: 206-351-1018

Email:
shruthishetty15@gmail.com

Education:
M.S.Ramaiah Institute of Technology, B.E, Information Science & Engineering

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Chander Viswanathan

Children: I have a son named Neil who is almost two years old. I am also a pet parent to a
lovely 6 year old golden retriever, Cocoa.
Hobbies:
I love to travel, meet new people, enjoy new cuisines, binge watch TV shows and read a
variety of books/magazines/articles.
Career goals:
I enjoy learning,connecting the dots and innovating. My strengths lie in listening to
different perspectives, looking at the bigger picture and building teams to come up with
simplified innovative solutions. In the long run, I want to be a product leader at the C-
suite enabling teams to solve complex global problems using technology.

Class 46
 Vlad Solovyev
Newark, California

ZEISS
Program Manager

Cell: 925-399-9097

Email:
vsolovyev@gmail.com

Education:
Perm State University, BS, Physics
Purdue University, PhD, Physics
University of Louisville, Physics

Country of Birth: Russia

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Laura Casey

Hobbies:
Travel, dog rescue, Magic the Gathering, board games
Career goals:
Switching from project/program management to organizational management in
marketing or operations.

Class 46
 Sridhar (Sridhara) Srikanti
Dublin, California

First Republic Bank

Lead Platform Engineer Architect/Manager

Cell: 630-297-5165

Email:
sridhar.srikanti@gmail.com

Education:
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, B.Tech, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
New Jersey Institute of Technology, MS, Electrical Engineering

Country of Birth: India

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Hari Priya Srikanti

Children: Sriniketh Srikanti, 9, son; Harshini Srikanti, 1, daughter.
Hobbies:
I enjoy biking with my son and spending time with my daughter. I am also an astronomy
buff, and I volunteer at a non-profit that teaches my mother tongue to kids born here in
US. I never let any opportunity pass by that is a potential learning experience.
Career goals:
To move into the CTO role in the information technology space, providing IT solutions
that deliver business objectives with uncompromising quality of service.
Longer term, to start my own fin-tech company, that caters to the growing needs of
financial institutions from a centralized platform offering.

Class 46
 Raj (Rajagopalan) Subramanian
Mountain House, California

Johnson & Johnson

Test Engineering Manager

Cell: 425-531-9969

Email:
rajagopalan.subramanian@aurisrobotics.com

Education:
Bharathiar, BE, Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Country of Birth: India

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Rohini Prasannakumar
Children: Pranav Rajagopalan, son, 10
Hobbies:
Playing cricket, practice meditation, playtime with my dog, gardening, biking, spending
time outdoors.
Career goals:
My short-term goal is to build the most effective, motivated and high performing teams
as well as be a great leader, a role model, and an inspiration for my department.
My long-term goal is to create a business with a focus on building an ecosystem for the
wellbeing of all kinds of people, empowering them to stay healthy, happy, motivated and
highly effective in all their endeavors.

Class 46
 Bhushan Suryavanshi
Seattle, Washington

Amazon
Senior Product Manager

Cell: 214-244-9923

Email:
bhushan.suryavanshi@gmail.com

Education:
University of Bombay, BE, Electronics Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University, MS, Information Systems Management

Country of Birth: India

Hobbies:
Skiing, Hiking, Reading (History, Non-Fiction), and traveling.

Career goals:
Pursue impact investing in the food/technology sector.

Class 46
 Saila Talagadadeevi
Los Altos Hills, California

Google, Inc.
Sr. Engineering Manager - Head of DDoS
and Ratelimiting Technical Infra Teams
Cell: 408-910-4759

Email:
saila0310@gmail.com

Education:
Nagarjuna University, BTech, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Stanford University, Certificate, Computer Science
PSG College of Technology, MTech, Electrical Engineering

Country of Birth: India

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Kishore Kagolanu

Children: Shriya – 17 years old, Vishnu – 13 years old

Hobbies:
Traveling around the world; reading; cooking for my kids (recent venture - French Apple
Tart inspired by "The Great British Baking Show").
Career goals:
Build great products that make market sense.

Class 46
 Mai Truong
San Jose, California

Kaiser Permanente
Director, Finance

Cell: 408-663-8877

Email:
mai.a.truong@kp.org

Education:
UC Berkeley, BA, Econ, Economics
Peralta Community College
West Valley Mission Community College

Country of Birth: Vietnam

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Vinay Anne

Children: Anjali Anne (11 months)

Hobbies:
Yoga, hiking, traveling, cocktail-making/drinking.
Career goals:
I'd like to be part of the executive leadership team in Kaiser Permanente to lead our
organization through a necessary finance transformation in the digital age of disruption
and to enable our organization to achieve its goals to improve health and healthcare in
America.

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 Ujjwal Tyagi
San Jose, California

Netflix, Inc.
Engineering Manager

Cell: 312-402-6611

Email:
message.tyagi@gmail.com

Education:
College of Engineering Roorkee, B.Tech, Information Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology, MS, Information Technology and Management
Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Yasha Aswal
Children: Kyra Tyagi – 4yrs; Karnav Tyagi – 2 yrs
Hobbies:
Biking, Hiking, Running, Music, Traveling
Career goals:
To become a leader who understands how different aspects of business, such as strategy,
marketing, finance, and risk management can be integrated at the operational level to
make the organization thrive. Through a solid understanding of business fundamentals
and strategy, I want to transition from a technologist to a corporate strategy leader.

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 Aditi Uppal
Carlsbad, California

Teradata
Manager, Global Campaign Management

Cell: 858-249-9916

Email:
aditiuppal@gmail.com

Education:
Devi Ahilya University, BS/BE, Electronics & Telecommunication
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, MBA, Marketing

Country of Birth: India

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Apoorv Naik

Hobbies:
Reading, traveling.
Career Goals:
Leading a multinational corporation as its CEO.

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 Reddy (Sai Prashanth Reddy) Venumbaka
Fremont, California

SAP
Senior Director, Product Marketing

Cell: 610-457-7140

Email:
reddy.vsp@gmail.com

Education:
Sri Venkateswara University, B.Sc., Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science
University of Madras, M.C.A., Computer Applications

Country of Birth: India

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Sushitha Kondlapudi

Children: Ganesh Venumbaka, 13 years; Amruta Venumbaka, 10 years
Hobbies:
Running Half-Marathons, Hiking, Reading, Movies
Career goals:
General Manager (GM) at an enterprise software company
Short term: Vice President of Product Marketing

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 Nathan (Ling) Wang
Cupertino, California

Morgan Stanley
Vice President

Cell: 669-272-9336

Email:
nathan.wang.careers@gmail.com

Education:
Carleton University, BA, Financial Economics
Queens University, MFin, Finance

Country of Birth: China

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Elaine Zhu

Hobbies:
Travel & Cooking
Career goals:
Advance further into more senior positions.

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 Sally (Jingzhi) Wang
San Francisco, California

Tencent America LLC

Business Development & Partnerships
Senior Manager
Cell: 212-518-1799

Email:
jsally.wang@gmail.com

Education:
Boston University, BS, Accounting & Finance

Country of Birth: China

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Francis Legaspi
Hobbies:
Ski, Tennis, Power Yoga, Cooking, Golf, Wine
Career goals:
Head of BD and Strategy for tech/media/digital content/social media platform

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 Sissia (Qian) Wang
San Carlos, California

Goertek
Sr. Manager, System Engineering

Cell: 650-918-9306

Email:
sissia.wang@gmail.com

Education:
Beijing Institute of Technology, BSE, Photon-electronics
Beijing Institute of Technology, MSE, physical electronics

Country of Birth: China

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Changning Zhou

Children: Garen Zhou: 9 years old; Derrick Zhou: 7 years old
Hobbies:
Oil Painting and Yoga
Career goals:
CEO of a VR/AR company

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 Wenshan Wang
Fremont, California

Tesla Motors
Associate, Finance and Business Operation

Cell: 864-633-7679

Email:
wenshanw821@gmail.com

Education:
Beihang University (BUAA, AERO/ASTRO), BS, Aerospace Engineering
Clemson University, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering

Country of Birth: China

Children: Max Wei, 4 years old. Boy.

Hobbies:
Swimming, kayaking, drawing, dancing.
Career goals:
Investor in technology.

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 Joe (Joseph) Wirija
Pasadena, California

8020 Consulting
Consultant

Cell: 650-713-8025

Email:
josephwirija@gmail.com

Education:
University of Southern California, BSc, Business Administration, Accounting

Country of Birth: Indonesia

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Yang Liu
Hobbies:
Spending time with my family, travelling the world, trying out new restaurants, baking
desserts, participating in triathlons and marathons, hiking, racing in autocross and track
events in California and Nevada, supporting my favorite soccer team, Manchester
United, and I play almost all outdoor sports (golf, tennis, football, etc).
Career goals:
The appeal and the pride of being able to transform remote ideas into viable businesses
that will have positive impact to the community is what really draws to me to
entrepreneurship. My career to date in investment banking and management consulting
has helped me developed many technical and soft skills which are valuable in my quest
to be an entrepreneur.

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 Christopher Witbracht
Mountain View, California

Anheuser-Busch InBev
Global Director

Cell: 202-670-7335

Email:
christopher.witbracht@gmail.com

Education:
Loyola University, BS, Finance
National Intelligence University, MS, Strategic & Technical Intelligence

Country of Birth: South Korea

Hobbies:
Martial Arts, Video Games, Cooking, Traveling

Career goals:
To grow as a grassroots leader through diverse experiences in different functional roles
and create new innovative solutions that evolve the business and impact the industry.

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 Michael Wong
Sacramento, California

University of California
Professor of Surgery

Cell: 916-717-0502

Email:
michaelswong.md2@gmail.com

Education:
UC Berkeley, BA, Asian Studies & Biomedical Physics
Tufts University School of Medicine, MD, Medicine

Country of Birth: United States

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Rachel Chou

Children: Jeremy Wong, 25; Tiffany Wong, 21.
Hobbies:
Travel; skiing.
Career goals:
Hospital and university leadership.

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 Lin Yuan
Menlo Park, California

Lyft
Engineering Manager
Cell: 412-916-6904

Email:
lyuan67@gmail.com

Education:
Tianjin University, BS, Software Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University, Master, Information Systems Management
Hobbies:
Reading history books, play table tennis, play flute, travel
Career goals:
Startups

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 Mingbo Zhao
Woodinville, Washington

Fluke Corporation
Sr. Director of Engineering

Cell: 607-262-9188

Email:
zmingbo@gmail.com

Education:
Cornell University, BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cornell University, ME,MS,PHD, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Drexel University, Computer Engineering

Country of Birth: China

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Qiuyue Yang

Children: Baokang (Juju) Zhao/12/Boy; Baobao (Niuniu) Zhao/9/Girl

Hobbies:
Golf, reading, music, movies, superhero comics
Career goals:
Becoming the CEO of a billion-dollar global company

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 Amy Zhou
Los Altos Hills, California

Roche
Business Manager (Head of Business
Operations and Strategic Projects),
Global Product Strategy, I2O
Cell: 650-255-6326

Email:
zhou.amy@gene.com

Education:
East China University of Science and Technology, BSE, Environmental Engineering
Laurentian University, MSc, Chemistry

Country of Birth: China

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: David Young

Children: Jason Young, 26; Justin Young, 23

Hobbies:
Running, Iyenga yoga, reading and cooking
Career goals:
Key leadership position in Roche China

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 Siyuan Zhou
Palo Alto, California

Google, Inc.
Senior Software Engineer

Cell: 650-384-9355

Email:
siyuan.sophia.zhou@gmail.com

Education:
Beihang University (BUAA, AERO/ASTRO), B Eng, Telecommunications
Beihang University (BUAA, AERO/ASTRO), M Eng, Signal and Information Processing
Stanford University, MS, Electrical Engineering

Country of Birth: China

Spouse/Partner/Significant Other: Junhua Wei

Hobbies:
Classical Piano, Chamber music, Travel
Career goals:
Use technology to make the world a better place

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