Anmol Ahuja
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Anmol is a second-year MBA student at NYU Stern, specializing in Strategy, Corporate Finance, and Tech Product Management. Anmol currently works as a Senior Enterprise Risk Management Analyst for Liberty Mutual Insurance. Before his current role, he completed the Financial Management Rotational Program at Liberty Mutual, getting experience in various finance positions. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Finance with minors in Economics and Information Technology from the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst.
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Danielle B. ​
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Danielle is a second-year MPA student at NYU Wagner, specializing in Social Impact, Innovation, and Investment. Prior to pursuing an MPA at Wagner, she held roles at various public and nonprofit organizations in three countries and across different issue areas, including education, immigration and migrant rights, and digital access and inclusion. In the summer of 2022, Danielle worked as a Monitoring and Evaluation intern at the United Nations in New York. Danielle was born and raised in the Philippines and holds a Bachelor's degree in European Studies and International Relations.
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Jason Blake​
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Jason is a second-year MBA candidate at NYU Stern specializing in Finance and Sustainable Business & Innovation. Before Stern, Jason worked in commodities trading and several startups. This past summer, he was an investment banking Summer Associate at Guggenheim Partners. His interests lie at the intersection of renewable energy and marketplace platforms. Jason holds a Bachelor of Business in Finance from the University of San Diego.
Nissim Chandorkar
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Nissim is a second-year MBA student at NYU Stern, specializing in Strategy, Finance and Leadership. Prior to Stern, Nissim led a $150MM Asian Development Bank-backed, Covid-19 response project to directly connect farmers and consumers through a sustainable digital platform. Before that, he co-founded an impact consulting start-up that deployed $30MM of philanthropy capital in India. Nissim started out in investment banking at J. P. Morgan, providing M&A advisory to Asia-Pacific clients. Past summer, he was a Summer Associate at McKinsey. Nissim holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Mumbai, and is a CFA Level 3 Candidate.
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Aaron Drew
Food Systems​
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Aaron is a second-year full-time MBA student at NYU Stern, specializing in Finance, Tech Product Management, and Entrepreneurship & Innovation. He is passionate about building and investing in healthcare technologies that improve outcomes, reduce costs, and enhance the patient and provider experience. At Stern, he is active in the Healthcare Association, chairing the annual healthcare conference and leading networking initiatives with health-tech startups. Aaron is particularly interested in health-tech venture capital as a force for advancing emerging technologies that can transform care delivery and population health.
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Alexa Royle​
Food Systems​
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Alexa is a second-year MBA student at NYU Stern specializing in Sustainable Business & Innovation, Strategy, and Finance. This summer, she interned at Tracera, a Series A climate-tech startup, where she led GTM strategy and helped shape the product roadmap. Prior to Stern, Alexa spent seven years in brand communications and digital strategy, leading social campaigns and thought leadership for clients across CPG, tourism, and media. On campus, she is involved in SISA, SWIB, and the EmpowHER cohort for women in sustainable finance. Alexa holds a BA in Communications from Penn State’s Schreyer Honors College.
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Sóley Ólafsdóttir
Food Systems​
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Sóley is a senior at NYU Stern studying in Business & Political Economy and Environmental Studies. She is the Co-Founder of the NYU Climate & Energy Club, where she helps lead educational programming and a speaker series highlighting leaders in climate and energy. She also serves on the board of Net Impact, Stern’s undergraduate sustainable business organization. She has interned in Power & Renewables Investments, gaining exposure to deal execution, and at two climate technology incubators focused on scaling decarbonization technologies. She hopes to build a career at the intersection of climate, finance, and infrastructure, advancing renewables to promote accessibility and environmental sustainability.
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Dragos Bahov
Food Systems​
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Dragos Bahov is a junior at NYU Abu Dhabi studying Film and Business. He focuses on the intersection of storytelling, entrepreneurship, and impact investing, pairing creative production with finance coursework. Outside the classroom, he develops digital content and short films that make complex social impact ideas easy to understand for broad audiences. Recent work includes SDG-aligned research on clean water and sanitation and analyses of European migration politics. After graduation, Dragos hopes to develop strong media portals that give audiences the required energy to change the world for the better.
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Becca Herman
Food Systems
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Becca is a second-year MPA-PNP candidate at NYU Wagner, specializing in Social Impact, Innovation, and Investment, and holds a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan. She is a Business Operations Manager at Cisco, supporting U.S. Public Sector (SLED) Customer Experience leadership in strategy and operations, with several years of corporate finance experience. She also works with the Sustainability Office on philanthropic investment analysis to help scale the Cisco Foundation's $100M, 10-year climate commitment. At Wagner, Becca is Co-Director of Partnerships for SIIA. She is passionate about leveraging finance, sustainability, and cross-sector collaboration to drive inclusive and lasting impact.
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Caroline Miller
Financial Inclusion
Caroline is a third-year MPA student at NYU Wagner, specializing in Social Impact, Innovation, and Investment. She works at Bloomberg as an Account Manager, supporting major sell-side clients. Beyond her role, Caroline is engaged in mentorship initiatives–including Bloomberg’s HBCU Trading Challenge and iMentor–that expand opportunity for students and empower them to succeed. Through these experiences, she sees firsthand how the private sector can be a catalyst for social change. Caroline also serves as Co-Director of Alumni Relations for the NYU Social Impact & Innovation Alliance and holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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Cheryl Gordon​
Financial Inclusion​
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Cheryl is an MBA candidate at NYU Stern specializing in Sustainable Business & Innovation, Strategy, and Finance. As a Manager of Strategic Engagement at the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, Cheryl is passionate about building public-private partnerships and leveraging the assets of the private sector to drive equitable and sustainable economic growth and opportunity. Prior to Mastercard, Cheryl worked in business development for the Capital Markets practice at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. Cheryl was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and earned her B.A. in International and Comparative Studies from the University of Michigan.
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Sarah Chen​
Financial Inclusion
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Sarah is a second-year MBA student at NYU Stern specializing in Finance and Strategy. Prior to Stern, she worked as an FP&A analyst at GE Vernova, focusing on budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting. This past summer, she was an Investment Banking Summer Associate at Bank of America in the Natural Resources and Energy Transition group, where she supported M&A pitches and strategic analyses for utilities and renewable energy clients. At Stern, she serves as President of the Stern Policy Forum and is actively involved in SGov, PEVC, and Stern Women in Business. Sarah holds a BA in Mathematics and Economics from Cornell University and is passionate about advancing sustainable finance and energy transition.
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Adam Cisse
Financial Inclusion​
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Adam Cisse is a graduate student at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs, specializing in the Global Economy. He is the Investment Manager at Dakar Network Angels, where he oversees deal sourcing, due diligence, and investor relations. Adam also collaborates with Cauris Finance, an impact debt fund, focusing on pipeline building and mobility financing. In Dakar, he consulted for the Mastercard Foundation to establish its RIZAO program, which drives women’s economic empowerment through the rice value chain to improve food security and livelihoods in West Africa. Previously, he helped scale Masterworks, a $1 billion art investment fintech, by establishing its fund operations and management. Adam is passionate about advancing inclusive finance, climate solutions, and entrepreneurial growth across Africa.
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Grace Chai
Financial Inclusion
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Grace Chai is a second-year MPA candidate specializing in Social Innovation, Investment, and Impact. Grace supports affordable housing investor relations at Enterprise Community Partners as a graduate intern in their Housing Credit Investments division. She also coordinates community wealth building network activities for The Democracy Collaborative. In her prior roles, Grace has helped city, county, and state agencies use participatory, cooperative grantmaking processes to advance equitable outcomes in community development, environmental and public health, and arts and culture. Grace aims to support the deployment of public, private, and philanthropic capital to support democratic, regenerative, and community-driven approaches to economic development.
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Kris Ahikari
Financial Inclusion​
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Kris is an MPA student at NYU Wagner specializing in Public Finance. In Summer 2025, he was selected for the Mosaic Fellowship, which places top-performing graduate students with impact investment funds. Kris worked at SHIFT Capital, where he modeled business opportunities, researched funds and impact. Before grad school, he was an affordable housing developer in the SF Bay Area, directly raising over $150 million to build over 250 new homes. Kris is passionate about finding ways for investment to reach all sectors of society that need it. He has a BA with Honors in Urban Studies from UC Berkeley.
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Florencia Yi
Education
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Florencia is an undergraduate senior at NYU Stern, majoring in finance with a minor in social entrepreneurship. At NYU, she was part of Bridges for Enterprise, a nonprofit that provides pro-bono consulting to social entrepreneurs and startups globally. This past summer, she interned at Evercore in the Private Funds Group, advising GPs on their fundraising strategy, and will return full-time after graduation. In the future, Florencia hopes to discover creative and impactful ways to harness capital as a force for positive change.
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Elijah Turner
Education
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Elijah Turner is a second-year Master of Public Administration student at NYU Wagner, specializing in Social Impact, Investment, and Innovation. He is passionate about using impact investing, public policy, and cross-sector collaboration to promote socioeconomic equity for low-income communities. Before graduate school, Elijah worked with nonprofits such as 100 Black Men of America, city governments, local colleges and universities, charter schools, and grassroots coalitions to enhance the quality of life for young residents near the Atlanta University Consortium. He also served as President of Morehouse College’s Collegiate 100, where he expanded membership, developed partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, and led advocacy efforts that empowered thousands of students. Elijah holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a focus on Law and Leadership from Morehouse College. He applies skills in policy analysis, data-driven decision-making, and impact strategy to develop sustainable solutions for systemic disparities and complex challenges.
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Stephanie Intal
Education​
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Stephanie Intal is a second-year MPA student at NYU Wagner, specializing in Social Impact, Innovation, and Investment (SI3). She works with NYU Stern's Endless Frontier Labs, supporting operations by vetting startups and coordinating logistics that connect founders with mentorship, venture capital, and business development resources. Previously, she was a Senior Consultant at MGT Consulting, advising school districts, foundations, and public agencies on strategic planning and tools to advance education equity. Earlier, she managed citywide education programs at New York Cares. She is committed to strengthening systems that expand access and create equitable opportunities. She holds a BA from Bowdoin College.​
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Navaneeth Pandian
Education​
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Nav is a second-year MBA student at Stern specializing in quantitative finance and financial instruments/markets. He started his career in Corporate Banking sales at Deutsche Bank and then pivoted to market research and reporting at Silver Point Capital. Nav received a dual degree in Finance and Information Management at Syracuse University for his bachelor’s. He has previously worked on projects to theorize a technology that can convert food waste into small-scale electricity. Nav is excited to build upon his experiences and help communities facing food scarcity and technology limitations through impact investing.
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Schuyler Sanford
Education​
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Schuyler Sanford is a second-year MBA candidate at NYU Stern specializing in Finance, and Marketing. A proud NYU alum with a BA in Psychology, her interest in giving back led her to impact investing. Before Stern, she worked in M&A at Marketbridge. leading acquisitions and integrations. This past summer, she interned as an Investment Analyst at Bullish, an early-stage consumer VC. She has also worked with New York Angels, immersing herself in NYC's startup ecosystem. Schuyler is VP of University Relations for Stern Women in Business and the Private Equity & Venture Capital Club, and volunteers at various NY-based missions.
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Emily Patton
Education​
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Emily is a second-year MPA student at NYU Wagner, specializing in Social Impact, Innovation, and Investment. She is passionate about using financial education as a means for community empowerment. Prior to joining Wagner, she worked as a finance business partner, supporting start-up enterprises. This past summer, Emily interned with TeamLift Inc. to develop a business plan for their sunflower seed oil venture, the profits of which will provide university scholarships for women in Northern Malawi. She is the Co-Chair of Entrepreneurship & Innovation for NYU Wagner’s Social Impact & Innovation Alliance and the Co-Chair of the Wagner Education Network. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame in Finance & Economics. ​
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Daniella Albanese
Culture, Media, and Democracy
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Daniella Albanese is a second-year MBA student at NYU Stern specializing in finance and strategy. She began her career in financial services at Merrill Lynch, focusing on wealth management, and later worked as a Transaction Liability Analyst at Alliant Insurance, where she structured buy-side and carve-out insurance policies for M&A transactions. This summer, she interned as an Investment Banking Summer Associate at Chesky Partners, a boutique focused on healthcare and technology, where she built buyer universes, created valuation models, and supported deal execution. Daniella earned her bachelor’s degree in International Business and Global Management from NYU and is passionate about community engagement, serving on the board of the Hoboken Public Library Friends & Foundation and on the events committee for the Hoboken Community Center.
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Fabiola Hernandez Lopez​
Culture, Media, and Democracy​
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Fabiola Hernandez is pursuing a Master of Public Administration at NYU Wagner, specializing in Social Impact, Innovation, and Investment. Prior to graduate school, she spent over six years leading higher education access programs for first-generation and underrepresented students in the Bay Area, where she managed budgets, expanded cross-sector partnerships, and designed data-driven strategies. At Wagner, she is sharpening her expertise in systems-level policy, social innovation, and impact investing, skills she is applying through her work at the Urban Assembly, a non-profit dedicated to advancing socioeconomic mobility through innovation. Through NIIF, she hopes to strengthen her ability to evaluate and deploy capital toward solutions that create both measurable social returns and pathways to opportunity for under-resourced communities. Fabiola holds a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from UC Berkeley. ​
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Zukhridden Mansurov
Culture, Media, and Democracy
Zukhriddin Mansurov is a junior at NYU Abu Dhabi studying Economics on the Entrepreneurship/Finance track. He brings regional high-finance experience across asset management, investment banking, and venture building—most recently at SHUAA Capital, where he developed public-markets theses for multi-asset funds, and previously at Avesta Investment Group supporting M&A and IPO advisory. He has also been heavily involved with building and evaluating startups through multiple verticals. He founded Zuck Academy, scaling school partnerships and a 10+ consultant team, and helped expand student-led entrepreneurial club Violet Ventures across UAE universities. At NIIF, Zukhriddin aims to diligence sustainability-aligned opportunities that advance inclusive growth in the MENA region. Outside the classroom, he enjoys playing soccer, watching Formula 1, and securities trading.
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Zachary Raizon
Culture, Media, and Democracy​
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Zachary Raizon is a second-year MBA student at NYU Stern specializing in Finance, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainability. Prior to Stern, he worked in both auditing and consulting at BDO, where he particularly enjoyed partnering with nonprofit clients, an experience that inspired his interest in mission-driven companies. Most recently, he spent the summer of 2025 as a Consultant at Boston Consulting Group and is a licensed CPA in Maryland and Virginia. He plans to continue building on these experiences to shape a career at the intersection of finance and social impact.
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Kristen Brown
Culture, Media, and Democracy​
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Kristen Brown is a second-year MBA student at NYU Stern specializing in Finance and Entrepreneurship & Innovation. As a Graduate Associate at the Open Opportunity Fund, she leads the firm’s AI strategy and developed investment theses on AI-native startups, gaining experience in cross-functional operations and venture investing. She also consults for Offline Studios, a venture studio creating AI-led products, where she supports business development, financial modeling, and operations. Prior to Stern, Kristen spent ten years at IBM building expertise in Corporate Development, Market Research, and Strategy for emerging technologies. She holds a B.S. in Mathematics and Economics from Duke University.
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John Rusbarsky
Environment, Water, and Energy
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John is a second-year MBA candidate at NYU Stern, specializing in Finance and Sustainable Business. He began his career as a product management in the conservation not-for-profit space, focusing on threatened and endangered species in North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Through this work, he developed a deep understanding of stakeholder engagement and cross-functional strategy. He currently works in fintech product management and strategy, applying his analytical and strategic skills to drive innovation. John holds a BA in Environmental Economics from Middlebury College and is passionate about aligning capital with climate innovation and long-term value creation.
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Joey Smith
Environment, Water, and Energy​
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Joey Smith is a Master of Urban Planning candidate at NYU Wagner specializing in City and Community Planning. He is a Senior Policy Analyst at the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, where he advances policies that modernize critical infrastructure, streamline agency operations, and protect the health of millions of New Yorkers. Previously, Joey worked at the New York City Economic Development Corporation, supporting long-term planning initiatives that mobilized public and private capital for adaptive reuse projects, educational and cultural facilities, and coastal resilience infrastructure. He holds a B.S. in Economics from Binghamton University.​
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Josh Leiner
Environment, Water, and Energy​
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Josh is an MBA candidate at NYU Stern, specializing in Finance and Sustainable Business & Innovation, and is the VP of Energy for the Social Impact & Sustainability Association. Passionate about decarbonization and the energy transition, he spent this summer as a Business Strategy Intern at National Grid, implementing digital tools to enable more distributed energy resources (DERs) across the utility’s electric network. He previously served as a go-to-market intern at Ignite Power, helping craft the company’s Nigeria entry strategy. Before Stern, Josh spent 5+ years in entrepreneurship and business development. He holds a B.A. in History from Bates College.​
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Arina Qian
Environment, Water, and Energy​
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Arina is an MPA student at NYU Wagner specializing in Social Impact, Innovation, and Investment. She co-founded the International Sustainability Network, a global community connecting international students and early professionals to sustainability careers through panels, workshops, and project collaborations. She served as a Global Climate Justice Fellow at Solar One, where she supported community solar outreach in underserved NYC neighborhoods and developed data-driven strategies to expand clean energy access. She also worked with the New York League of Conservation Voters on policy research and budget planning, and previously held operations leadership roles in China’s energy and green development sectors.
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Semina Kosti-Stavri
Environment, Water, and Energy
Semina is a third-year MBA/MPA student at NYU Stern and Wagner, specializing in Corporate Finance, Banking, and Social Impact, Innovation, and Investment. She brings experience at the intersection of finance and policy, having served as a Fellow at the New York Building Congress, where she led research on infrastructure investment and policy, and at the United Nations Foundation, supporting strategy for the SDG Summit. Most recently, she interned at BNP Paribas as an Investment Banking Summer Associate, contributing to cross-border transactions in the industrials and infrastructure sectors. Originally from Greece, Semina is passionate about leveraging finance for sustainable development.
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Linh Nguyen
Environment, Water, and Energy​
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Lihn Nguyen is a Finance and Economics & Economics student at NYU Abu Dhabi.
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Christine Zhu
Health and Aging
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Christine is an MBA candidate at NYU Stern specializing in Banking and Finance, where she serves in leadership roles with the Asian Business Society, Stern Women in Business, and the Graduate Finance Association. She has experience in investment banking and alternative investments through roles at UBS and multi-family offices focused on private equity and venture capital. She earned her Bachelor of Economics in Finance from Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management. After graduation, she hopes to pursue a career in investment banking and investing, with a focus on impact-driven opportunities in technology and healthcare that create long-term positive change.​
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Alejandro Nunez del Prado
Health and Aging​
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Alejandro Nuñez del Prado is an MBA candidate at NYU Stern with a career that bridges investment banking, structured finance, and risk management. He has closed multimillion-dollar financings, designed go-to-market strategies, and built models to unlock growth for clients across industries. At Peru’s financial regulator, he gained exposure to several sectors through the analysis of credit and investment portfolios of banks and pension funds, while also evaluating private equity strategies that shaped billions in pension capital. Alejandro thrives at the intersection of markets and strategy, bringing both deal-making and risk management expertise. ​
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Adeline Ewing
Health and Aging​
Adeline is a second-year MBA student at Stern specializing in healthcare and finance. She started her career on Capitol Hill as a healthcare policy advisor for two senior Senators on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and Senate Finance Committee, which have jurisdiction over key healthcare issues. Adeline also worked for the Colorado Hospital Association on key regulatory and legislative issues affecting over 100 hospitals and health systems in Colorado. Adeline spent her summer internship with Manatt Health where she worked with clients on issues at the intersection of healthcare law, policy, strategy, and finance. Adeline holds a Masters of Public Health from George Washington University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Public Health from Vanderbilt University.
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Shalini Suresh
Health and Aging​
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Shalini is a second-year doctoral (DrPH) student at NYU GPH. An epidemiologist by training, she has dedicated her career to applying evidence-based approaches to drive advancements in global health, focusing on women’s health, child nutrition, financial inclusion, and education. Shalini currently leads the Population Research team at Understood.org, where she oversees mixed-methods research to deliver actionable insights that inform organizational strategy. Over the past 10+ years, her career has spanned building strategic research and impact portfolios, and consulting as a technical expert in evaluation and social impact with international organizations. Shalini holds a Master’s in Public Health from Columbia University.
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David Allyn
Health and Aging​
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David is an MBA candidate at NYU Stern specializing in venture capital and entrepreneurship, with a focus on climate innovation and life sciences. He recently interned at Streetlife Ventures, a climate-tech venture fund, where he evaluated startups across energy, mobility, water, and urban resilience. Prior to Stern, he worked as a biopharma consultant at Syneos Health, supporting strategy and commercialization projects for leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients. His interests lie at the intersection of biotechnology and climate, where he is passionate about advancing science-driven solutions that strengthen human health and climate resilience.​
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Jane Muendo
Health and Aging​
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Jane is a junior at NYU Abu Dhabi, majoring in Business, Organizations, and Society with a minor in Applied Mathematics and Interactive Media. She is passionate about leveraging data analysis, financial insights, and marketing strategies to drive sustainable social impact. Jane currently works as a Marketing Executive for the NYUAD Mentorship Program and has previously interned at Penafa Solutions in Kenya, focusing on research and investment opportunities, and at Equity Bank, managing operations and reporting. On campus, she has led community engagement initiatives through NYUAD Math SIG and volunteered for sustainability programs. After graduation, Jane aims to pursue a career in impact investing, or consulting.
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