Admissions Fellows

We have 54 current second year students across many backgrounds, careers and interests that are available to speak with you about your interest in the Wharton MBA. You can browse the profiles of the Admissions Fellows below and email admissionsfellows@wharton.upenn.edu. Please let us know in your email which Admissions Fellow you’re interested in connecting with. Learn about our fellows in Student Stories.

2016-17 Fellows

Animesh Agarwal

Undergraduate Education: Indian Institute Of Technology Madras (IIT)
Hometown: Varanasi, India
Clubs/Activities: Wharton Impact Investment Partners
Wharton Major: Health Care Management
Industry before Wharton: Venture Capital
Summer Internship: Medtronic
Plans after Wharton: Healthcare
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Paintball / Restaurant – Suppa (Northern Liberties), Dandelion (Rittenhouse Square)

Philip Allan

Undergraduate Education: Arizona State University
Hometown: Carlsbad, CA
Clubs/Activities: Student Life Fellow, WHAMBAA, Wharton 22’s, Sailing Club, Coffee Club
Wharton Major: Finance, Management, Real Estate
Industry before Wharton: Technology Strategy
Summer Internship: Goldman Sachs – Private Wealth Management
Plans after Wharton: Finance, Consulting
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Ants Pants Cafe

Michel Al-Moumen

Undergraduate Education: University Of Pennsylvania
Hometown: Riyadh & Montreal
Clubs/Activities: MENA Club, IM Club, Coffee Club, GUIDE
Wharton Major: Finance, Accounting
Industry before Wharton: Investment Management
Summer Internship: TBD
Plans after Wharton: Investment Management
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Talula’s Garden

Karen Au Yeung

Undergraduate Education: University Of Pennsylvania
Hometown: Toronto
Clubs/Activities: Admissions Fellow, Alumni Fellow, Wharton Healthcare Business Conference (Co-Chair), Wharton Innovation & Design Club (Board), Women’s Rugby, Marketing Club, Cocktail Club
Wharton Major: Marketing, Finance
Industry before Wharton: Consulting
Summer Internship: GSK – Vaccines Market Access
Plans after Wharton: Healthcare
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Favorite activity – Walking / running up the path next to the Schuylkill River; Favorite restaurant – Little Fish BYOB

Duncan Bays

Undergraduate Education: University of British Columbia
Hometown: Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
Clubs/Activities: Alumni Fellow, Canada club, Wildemen hockey, Consulting club, Tech club, Rebuilding together, Ski and snowboard club
Wharton Major: Finance, Management
Industry before Wharton: Computer Software
Summer Internship: McKinsey
Plans after Wharton: Consulting
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Biking around the different neighborhoods in Philly.

Rachel Belzer

Undergraduate Education: Duke University
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Clubs/Activities: Admission Fellow, Omnicom Fellow, Digital Health Club (Board), Wharton FC (Board), Wildmen Hockey, Healthcare Club, Wharton Women in Business, WHALASA, Tech Club, and Wine Club
Wharton Major: Health Care Management
Industry before Wharton: Consulting
Summer Internship: Seattle Genetics – Market Planning and Analytics
Plans after Wharton: Healthcare
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: My favorite restaurant is Fork in Old City! Great food and atmosphere, plus a good excuse to get out of the Rittenhouse bubble.

Kyle Brengel

Undergraduate Education: United States Military Academy
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Clubs/Activities: Veterans Club, Student Life Fellow, Venture Fellow, Mountaineering & Outdoor Club, Pub, Consulting Club, Marketing Club.
Wharton Major: International Management
Industry before Wharton: Government / Military
Summer Internship: Deloitte Strategy Consulting
Plans after Wharton: Consulting
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Running on the Schuylkill River Trail

Alexandra Cadicamo

Undergraduate Education: Yale University
Hometown: Shrub Oak, NY
Clubs/Activities: Consulting Club, VP of Employer Relations, Sports Business Club, Boxing Club, Golf Club, Wine Club, and semiprofessional running (competed in the US Olympic Trials!)
Wharton Major: Marketing and Operations
Industry before Wharton: Investment Banking/Brokerage
Summer Internship: BCG New York
Plans after Wharton: Consulting
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Restaurant: Little Nonna’s / Activity: There are many, but I really love running on the Schuylkill River

Stephen Castles

Undergraduate Education: Texas A&M University
Hometown: Houston, TX
Clubs/Activities: Private Equity & Venture Capital Club, Investment Management Club, Wharton Restructuring and Distressed Investing Club, Public Speaking Club, Wharton F.C. Soccer Club
Wharton Major: Finance
Industry before Wharton: Investment Management
Summer Internship: Hawk Capital Partners
Plans after Wharton: Private Equity
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Reading Terminal Market

Victoria Cheng

Undergraduate Education: University of California Berkeley
Hometown: Qingdao, China
Clubs/Activities: Omnicom Fellow, Technology Club, Entrepreneurship Club, Greater China Club
Wharton Major: Business Analytics and Statistics
Industry before Wharton: Technology
Summer Internship: The Honest Company
Plans after Wharton: Technology
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Jane G’s – the best Chinese restaurant around Rittenhouse

Michael Dober

Undergraduate Education: Emory University
Hometown: New York City, NY
Clubs/Activities: Omnicom Fellow, Board Member of Finance Conference, Finance Club, Treasurer of Basketball Club, Public Speaking Club
Wharton Major: Finance, Entrepreneurial Management
Industry before Wharton: Investment Management
Summer Internship: Citibank
Plans after Wharton: Investment Banking
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: I love art, and my favorite activity is to go explore the permanent collection at the Barnes Museum, as well as attend various exhibitions.

Raul Estrada Echagaray

Undergraduate Education: Institute Technology – Estudio De Monterrey
Hometown: Morelia, Mexico
Clubs/Activities: Admissions Fellow, WHALASA (VP of Admissions), Healthcare Club, Digital Health Clubs, Boxing Club, Ski & Snowboard Club
Wharton Major: Health Care Management
Industry before Wharton: Non-Profit / Social Enterprise
Summer Internship: DaVita Healthcare Partners
Plans after Wharton: Healthcare
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Going out to brunches on the weekend to Day-by-day, Green Eggs Cafe and Marathon.

Jenna Fink

Undergraduate Education: Temple University
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Clubs/Activities: Boxing Club, Energy Club, Sports Business Club, Admissions Fellow, P3, Wharton Women in Business, Cluster Council
Wharton Major: Environmental Risk Management and Operations, Information, & Decision Making Double Major
Industry before Wharton: Utilities
Summer Internship: Amazon – Pathways Management
Plans after Wharton: Energy/Technology
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Spending time in the sun at one of the many beer gardens/Hawthornes Cafe

Vanessa Frances

Undergraduate Education: Princeton University
Hometown: Miami, FL
Clubs/Activities: The Lauder Institute, WHALASA, Admissions Fellow, CARIBIZ, Marketing Club, Retail Club, Wharton Women in Business, Scotch & Whiskey Club
Wharton Major: Strategic Management
Industry before Wharton: Aerospace and Defense
Summer Internship: Tesla
Plans after Wharton: Technology
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Activity: Art museums / Restaurant: Serpico

Matthias Gerg

Undergraduate Education: Northeastern University
Hometown: Munich
Clubs/Activities: Wharton Soccer club board member, Co-President of the newly founded German Club, TA for the Communications class
Wharton Major: Entrepreneurship
Industry before Wharton: Consulting
Summer Internship: Serafin Family Office in Munich
Plans after Wharton: Consulting
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Playing soccer at PennPark followed by brunch at Le Parc

Eyad Ghazal

Undergraduate Education: American University of Beirut
Hometown: Lebanon
Clubs/Activities: Co-Chair for Wharton MENA Conference, VP of Employer Relations for the Consulting Club, VP of Careers for MENA Club, Soccer Club/Basketball Club/Cocktail Club
Wharton Major: Marketing and Operations
Industry before Wharton: Entrepreneurship
Summer Internship: La Perla – E-Commerce & Merchandising
Plans after Wharton: Consulting
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Playing outdoor basketball at the Schuylkill River Park, Brunch at Parc Rittenhouse, Talula’s Garden

Julie Goodman

Undergraduate Education: Cornell University
Hometown: Sudbury, MA
Clubs/Activities: Health Care, Digital Health, Women in Business, Wine, Ski & Snowboard clubs
Wharton Major: Health Care Management
Industry before Wharton: Consulting
Summer Internship: Athenahealth
Plans after Wharton: Healthcare
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Biking along the Schuylkill River

Chris Griggs

Undergraduate Education: United States Military Academy
Hometown: Saint Louis, MO
Clubs/Activities: Wharton Graduate Association Executive Vice President of Student Affairs, Student Life Fellow, Active member of Veterans Club and Consulting Club
Wharton Major: Finance, Management, Operations/Marketing Joint Major
Industry before Wharton: Government/Military
Summer Internship: McKinsey & Company
Plans after Wharton: Consulting
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Reading Terminal Market

Ben Joseph

Undergraduate Education: University of Miami
Hometown: Great Neck, NY
Clubs/Activities: Finance Club President, Leader of the Israel Trek, Venture Fellow, Cohead of Finance recruiting for the Veterans Club, board member of the Israel Club
Wharton Major: Finance
Industry before Wharton: Investment Banking/Brokerage
Summer Internship: Morgan Stanley IBD Generalist Pool
Plans after Wharton: Investment Management
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Walking around Old Town and seeing the historic sights and meeting and finding new friends at Wharton

Ashley Kang

Undergraduate Education: Harvard
Hometown: New York and Seoul
Clubs/Activities: Wharton Human Capital Club (board member), Wharton Asian American Association of MBA’s (board member)
Wharton Major: General Management
Industry before Wharton: Retail
Summer Internship: Deloitte Strategy Consulting
Plans after Wharton: TBD
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Vernick, exploring cheese selection at Di Bruno’s, Shake Shack

Nacitta Kanyandara

Undergraduate Education: University of Indonesia
Hometown: Jakarta, Indonesia
Clubs/Activities: Co-President of the Southeast Asia Club, TA for Wharton’s ASEAN Global Modular Course, Co-Chair of Wharton Graduate Retail Club Conference, board member of Storytellers Club, board member of Travel & Hospitality Club
Wharton Major: Marketing and Operations
Industry before Wharton: Consulting
Summer Internship: Nike
Plans after Wharton: Retail/Tech
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Village Whiskey

Murat Kilicoglu

Undergraduate Education: Bogazici University
Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey
Clubs/Activities: Co-President of MBA Pub, Board Member for the MENA Club, Member of Soccer Club, Boxing Club, Europa Club, Finance Club, and PE&VC Club
Wharton Major: Finance, Strategic Management
Industry before Wharton: Private Equity/Buyouts/Other
Summer Internship: Credit Suisse
Plans after Wharton: Private Equity/Venture Capital
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Running along the Schuylkill River / Favorite restaurants: Sampan, Dandelion, Village Whiskey

Susan Kim

Undergraduate Education: University of Maryland, College Park
Hometown: Hanover, Maryland
Clubs/Activities: Global Health Volunteers (Co-President), Social Impact Club (Board Member), Healthcare Club (Board Member), Healthcare Conference (Board Member), Dance Studio
Wharton Major: Health Care Management, Organizational Effectiveness
Industry before Wharton: Consulting
Summer Internship: Universal American
Plans after Wharton: Healthcare

Betty Kim

Undergraduate Education: Columbia University
Hometown: Paramus, New Jersey
Clubs/Activities: Wharton Women in Business Board, Consulting Club Board, Cocktail Club, Sailing Club, Wine Club
Wharton Major: Finance
Industry before Wharton: Consulting
Summer Internship: Deloitte Strategy Consulting
Plans after Wharton: Consulting
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Running along Schuylkill / Favorite restaurant: Amada

Ian Kobernick

Undergraduate Education: Vanderbilt University
Hometown: Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Clubs/Activities: Media & Entertainment Club President, Social Impact Club Board, Wharton Impact Investing Partners, Basketball Club, Boxing Club, WHAMBA, JAMBA and Wharton Community Consultants
Wharton Major: Strategic Management, Marketing
Industry before Wharton: Consulting
Summer Internship: Product Management Intern at Comcast
Plans after Wharton: Media and Entertainment
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: DiNic’s Roast Pork Sandwich at Reading Terminal is my favorite sandwich of all time, and that environment is incredible. But for a “true” best restaurant I have to go with Giorgio’s on Pine.

Alex Kubo

Undergraduate Education: Lehigh University
Hometown: Clinton, New Jersey
Clubs/Activities: Board member for the Entrepreneurship Club (Careers) and board member for the Wharton FC Club (Social). Member of Innovation & Design Club, Founders Club, Marketing Club, and Energy Club
Wharton Major: Entrepreneurial Management, Marketing
Industry before Wharton: Energy
Summer Internship: Marketing Internship at Andela in NYC and Startup
Plans after Wharton: Entrepreneurship
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Walking literally every aisle of Reading Terminal Market every single time I go, and eating all of my impulse-buys unabashedly on the walk back

Vince Kuchar

Undergraduate Education: Clarkson University
Hometown: Wantage, New Jersey
Clubs/Activities: CoPresident of the Wharton Veterans Club, Rugby, Consulting Club, Wharton 22’s, General Management Club
Wharton Major: Finance, Management
Industry before Wharton: Government/Military
Summer Internship: The Boston Consulting Group
Plans after Wharton: Consulting
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Going for a jog on the Schuylkill River Trail or eating at Estia Restaurant (Great Greek!)

Chelsey Locarno

Undergraduate Education: Yale University
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Clubs/Activities: Consulting Club Board, 1Y Cluster Council, Cocktail Club, Squash Club, Tennis Club, Ski & Snowboard Club
Wharton Major: Management
Industry before Wharton: Investment Management
Summer Internship: Bain & Company
Plans after Wharton: Consulting
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Drinks at Spruce Street Harbor Park and dinner at Barbuzzo

Thomas Lopez

Undergraduate Education: The University of Texas at Austin
Hometown: Carrollton, Texas
Clubs/Activities: Veterans Club, Cocktail Club and Consulting Club
Wharton Major: Statistics
Industry before Wharton: Government/Military
Summer Internship: The Boston Consulting Group
Plans after Wharton: Consulting
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Dan Dan

Carl Madi

Undergraduate Education: American University of Beirut
Hometown: Lebanon
Clubs/Activities: CoPresident of the MENA club and VP of Career Development in the Tech Club, Lipman Fellow
Wharton Major: Marketing and Operations
Industry before Wharton: Technology
Summer Internship: Airbnb
Plans after Wharton: Technology
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: I love running along the Schuylkill river with my classmates.

Francesca Marshall

Undergraduate Education: Cornell University
Hometown: Westport, Connecticut
Clubs/Activities: Wharton Women in Business Board, Finance Club, Welcome Committee, Accounting 611 TA, Wine Club, Golf Club, Roadrunners Club, Wharton Wildmen Hockey
Wharton Major: Finance, Accounting
Industry before Wharton: Private Wealth Management
Summer Internship: Morgan Stanley
Plans after Wharton: Investment Banking
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Favorite Restaurant: High Street on Market / Favorite Activity: Running along the Schuylkill River

Sisi Messick

Undergraduate Education: Brigham Young University
Hometown: Hong Kong
Clubs/Activities: Storytellers Club, Innovation and Design Club, Food Club, Semester in San Francisco, Dance Studio
Wharton Major: Entrepreneurial Management
Industry before Wharton: Tech/ Social Impact Startup
Summer Internship: Apple
Plans after Wharton: Technology
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Beiler’s doughnuts at Reading Terminal Market/ Magic Garden

Shashwata Narain

Undergraduate Education: Yale University
Hometown: Mumbai, India
Clubs/Activities: Entrepreneurship Club, Return on Equality, Wharton India Club, Marketing Club and Innovation & Design Club
Wharton Major: Marketing and Operations
Industry before Wharton: Hedge Funds / Other Investments
Summer Internship: Brand Management at Colgate-Palmolive
Plans after Wharton: Consumer Goods/Startups
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Vic Sushi, Barbuzzo, Zahav

Irene Nejad

Undergraduate Education: Emory University
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Clubs/Activities: Wharton Women in Business Board, Cluster Council, Member of Welcome Committee, Finance Club, Alumni Fellow, Cocktail Club, Travel and Hospitality Club
Wharton Major: Management
Industry before Wharton: Food, Beverage and Tobacco
Summer Internship: Investment Banking
Plans after Wharton: Investment Banking
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Pop-up Beer Gardens

Guillermo Nemirovsky

Undergraduate Education: Georgetown University
Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela
Clubs/Activities: Wharton Latin American Student Association & Latin America Conference, Wharton Energy Club & Energy Conference, Squash Club, Wharton FC, Argentine Asado, Lauder Institute (Portuguese Track)
Wharton Major: Finance, International Management
Industry before Wharton: Investment Banking/Brokerage
Summer Internship: Leveraged Finance & Restructuring
Plans after Wharton: Energy
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: L’Angolo – truly authentic Italian restaurant in south Philly

Virginia Ng

Undergraduate Education: Harvard College
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Clubs/Activities: Volleyball, Wharton Impact Investing Partners, Wharton Asian American Association of MBAs (WAAAM), Consulting Club
Wharton Major: Entrepreneurial Management and Finance
Industry before Wharton: Diversified Financial Services
Summer Internship: Consulting at AT Kearney
Plans after Wharton: Consulting
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Checking out different ClassPass studios (barre, Flywheel, boxing)

Maria Pacheco

Undergraduate Education: Harvard College
Hometown: Miami, Florida
Clubs/Activities: Co-President of Wharton Hispanic American MBA Association (WHAMBAA) / Dance Studio / WWIB / Wharton International Volunteer Program / Cocktail Club
Wharton Major: Strategic Management and Marketing
Industry before Wharton: Professional Services
Summer Internship: Comcast- Competitive Planning and Strategy
Plans after Wharton: Media and Entertainment
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Zahav – one of the few restaurants anywhere that always lives up to the hype

Ahsan Rahim

Undergraduate Education: Grinnell College
Hometown: Islamabad, Pakistan
Clubs/Activities: Food Club, Wharton Asian American Association of MBAs (WAAAM), South East Asia Club, Asia Club, IM Club, Consulting Club, Portfolios with Purpose, Wharton SBDC Growth Consulting, Executive Coaching and Feedback Program, Omnicom Fellow, IM Conference 2016 Co-Chair, and much more (Member of 25+ clubs!)
Wharton Major: Finance, Strategic Management
Industry before Wharton: Investment Management
Summer Internship: McKinsey Corporate Finance
Plans after Wharton: Investment Management
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Running along the Schyukill river and up the Rocky steps, impressionist art @ Barnes, and hosting weekly potlucks at my apartment / Favorite Restaurants: Dandelion, Zahav, Zama, Dan Dan

Abhay Sagar

Undergraduate Education: Brown University
Hometown: Chandigarh, India
Clubs/Activities: DGSAC, PE/VC Club, Squash clubs, German Club
Wharton Major: Finance, Strategic Management
Industry before Wharton: Investment Banking/Brokerage
Summer Internship: Macquarie- Energy and Infrastructure Private Equity
Plans after Wharton: Private Equity/Venture Capital
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Barbuzzo, Zahav

Saba Shafi

Undergraduate Education: Imperial College of London
Hometown: London, UK
Clubs/Activities: Co-chair of Return on Equality, Board of Storytellers, Wine Club, Food Club, Dance Studio, Semester in San Francisco
Wharton Major: Strategic Management
Industry before Wharton: Consulting/Aviation and Aerospace
Summer Internship: Highway1 Hardware Accelerator
Plans after Wharton: New Space
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Running on the Schuylkill and ice cream at Franklin Fountain (so good!)

Siddharth Shah

Undergraduate Education: Indian Institute of Technology
Hometown: Mumbai
Clubs/Activities: Social Chair – Wharton India Club
Wharton Major: Entrepreneurship
Industry before Wharton: Diversified Financial Services
Summer Internship: Fermento – my own startup ; Date My Closet – my own startup
Plans after Wharton: Entrepreneurship
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Escape the Room Philly – The Office / Zahar
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Evelyn Shih

Undergraduate Education: University of Southern California
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Clubs/Activities: Ski & Snowboard Club, Retail Club, Marketing Club, Boxing Club
Wharton Major: Marketing and Operations
Industry before Wharton: Market Research
Summer Internship: Brand Management at Unilever
Plans after Wharton: Consumer Goods and Retail
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Nine Ting (AYCE Hot Pot and Korean BBQ!) and Reading Terminal Market

George Stein

Undergraduate Education: University of Pennsylvania
Hometown: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Clubs/Activities: Wharton Health Care Business Conference Co-Chair, Cluster Council, Omnicom Fellow, Health Care Club, Digital Health Club, Ski Club, Private Equity Venture Capital Club
Wharton Major: Health Care Management
Industry before Wharton: Consulting
Summer Internship: UnitedHealth Group Ventures
Plans after Wharton: Healthcare
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Running along the Schuylkill; Effie’s, Spread, Percy Street Barbecue

Vignesh Subramanyan

Undergraduate Education: Columbia University
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Clubs/Activities: Leadership Fellow, PBG Healthcare Consulting, Consulting Club, Health Care Club, Australia New Zealand Club, India Club, Human Capital Club, Coffee Club
Wharton Major: Strategic Management
Industry before Wharton: Consulting
Summer Internship: Denali Therapeutics
Plans after Wharton: Healthcare
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Trying new foods at Reading Terminal Market

Pratik Suratia

Undergraduate Education: Rutgers University
Hometown: Monroe Township, New Jersey
Clubs/Activities: VP of Club Relations- Wharton Pub, Ski Club and Dance Studio
Wharton Major: Finance, Strategic Management
Industry before Wharton: Consulting
Summer Internship: Amazon
Plans after Wharton: Consulting
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: V Street and Jane G’s

Emily Swarr

Undergraduate Education: Cornell University
Hometown: Radnor, Pennsylvania
Clubs/Activities: Wharton Women in Business Board, Beer and Brewmasters’ Guild
Wharton Major: Marketing and Operations
Industry before Wharton: Consumer Products/Manufacturing
Summer Internship: Bain & Company
Plans after Wharton: Consulting
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Getting some good beers at Monk’s Cafe or one of the pop-up beer gardens. Favorite Restaurant is Zahav.

Jack Taylor

Undergraduate Education: Duke University
Hometown: Darien, Connecticut
Clubs/Activities: InSITE Fellowship, Omnicom Fellow, PE/VC Club, Tech Club, Ski & Snowboard Club, Wharton FinTech, Wildmen Hockey, GUIDE, Public Speaking Club, Wine Club
Wharton Major: Entrepreneurial Management, Marketing & Operations
Industry before Wharton: Venture Capital
Summer Internship: Personal Capital
Plans after Wharton: Tech/Venture Capital
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Favorite restaurant: Percy Street / Favorite activity: Walking around Penn’s Landing

Jake Tenney

Undergraduate Education: University of Notre Dame
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Clubs/Activities: PEVC Board – Treks, Tennis Club, Wine Club
Wharton Major: Finance, Management
Industry before Wharton: Real Estate Private Equity
Summer Internship: PepsiCo & CIC Partners
Plans after Wharton: Private Equity/Venture Capital
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Favorite restaurant: Favorite activity is shopping and eating at Reading Terminal Market. Favorite restaurant is probably Amada or Talula’s Garden, so far.

Kiki Teshome

Undergraduate Education: University of Richmond
Hometown: Addis Abeba
Clubs/Activities: WASA, PE\VC Club, Finance Club, Wharton FC (Soccer), AAMBAA, Photography Club
Wharton Major: Finance
Industry before Wharton: Investment Banking/Brokerage
Summer Internship: JPM + Schulz Global Investments
Plans after Wharton: Investment Banking
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Restaurant: Parc / Activity: Soccer

Brandon Trama

Undergraduate Education: Harvard College
Hometown: Colchester, Connecticut
Clubs/Activities: Veterans’ Club, Energy Club, Wharton Energy Conference, Finance Club, Omnicom Fellow
Wharton Major: Finance
Industry before Wharton: Government / Military
Summer Internship: Evercore
Plans after Wharton: Investment Banking
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Activity: Philadelphia Zoo with my daughter / Restaurant: Nam Phuong

Alek Vey

Undergraduate Education: Amherst College
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Clubs/Activities: Consulting Club, VP of Employer Relations, Energy Club, Golf Club
Wharton Major: Business Economics and Public Policy, Finance
Industry before Wharton: Government
Summer Internship: The Boston Consulting Group
Plans after Wharton: Consulting
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Amada if I am going out for a nice dinner with my wife. I also really enjoy Village Whiskey for a more casual gathering, and John’s Roast Pork for a cheesesteak.

Charity Wollensack

Undergraduate Education: Georgetown University
Hometown: New Haven, Connecticut
Clubs/Activities: AAMBAA, Return on Equality (ROE), Student Life Fellow, Yoga & Wellness Club, WASA
Wharton Major: Marketing
Industry before Wharton: Investment Banking
Summer Internship: McKinsey
Plans after Wharton: Consulting
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Amada

Linan Xiao

Undergraduate Education: Duke University
Hometown: Potomac, Maryland
Clubs/Activities: Dance Studio, Healthcare Club, Omnicom Communications Fellow, Volleyball Club, Wharton Women in Business Board, Wine Club
Wharton Major: Health Care Management
Industry before Wharton: Healthcare Services
Summer Internship: Amgen
Plans after Wharton: General Management
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Eating outdoors at Parc on Rittenhouse

Tracey Zhou

Undergraduate Education: Cornell University
Hometown: Commack, New York
Clubs/Activities: Co- President- Sailing Club and SVP of Membership and Marketing- Real Estate Club
Wharton Major: Finance, Real Estate
Industry before Wharton: Investment Banking/Brokerage
Summer Internship: Real Estate Private Equity
Plans after Wharton: Real Estate
Favorite Philadelphia Restaurant/Activity: Activity: exploring all the cafes in Philly / Restaurant: Frankford Hall