William P. Lauder Wharton Leadership Fellows (LFs) are second-year MBA students who mentor, support, and facilitate the Learning Team formation process and serve as personal and leadership development resources throughout your first year. Each team is assigned an LF who facilitates and guides teams through the Retreat and the Big Idea, an intensive learning experience designed to build transferable skills that promote effective personal and team performance. LFs also support Learning Teams during the first core course of the MBA Program, Management 6100: Foundations of Teamwork and Leadership. Beyond Pre-Term, LFs provide first-year students the opportunity to enhance their leadership potential through the development of practical tools and concrete strategies applicable in every area of their lives.
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Nolan Becker
Hometown: New York, NY
Undergraduate: Yale University
Career Before Wharton: Baseball Player, Strategy Consulting at Canadian boutique
Summer Internship: MLB & BCG
After Wharton: Consulting / Sports & Entertainment Strategy
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Follies, AAMBAA, Rebuilding Together Philadelphia, Wharton Sports Business Club
Meghna Dasgupta
Hometown: Mumbai, India
Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley
Career Before Wharton: McKinsey & Company
Summer Internship: McKinsey & Company
After Wharton: Consulting
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Fintech Club, Wharton Global Health Volunteers, Wharton Women’s Rugby, Wine Club, Dance Studio
Rachel Habib
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Undergraduate: Georgetown University
Career Before Wharton: Bain & Company
Summer Internship: F. Schumacher & Co.
After Wharton: Consulting
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Travel & Hospitality Club (Co-President), Food Club, Wharton Women in Business, Wildmen Hockey, Communications Fellow
Sophie Dezen
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Undergraduate: University of Georgia
Career Before Wharton: Citi Ventures
Summer Internship: The Raine Group
After Wharton: Health and Fitness Industry
Clubs & Activities: Lauder Program, Running Club, JAMBA, FemTech, Founders Club
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Evan Adamo
Hometown: Syracuse, NY
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins
Career Before Wharton: Onex Partners
Summer Internship: Anomaly Capital
After Wharton: TBD – either entrepreneurship or go back into finance
Clubs & Activities: Venture Initiation Program, McNulty Leadership Fellow, Boxing Club, PE/VC Club, Entrepreneurship Club, FinTech Club, Yoga & Wellness Club
Zoddy Imoisili
Hometown: Ellicott City, Maryland
Undergraduate: The University of Maryland, College Park
Career Before Wharton: PepsiCo
Summer Internship: Google
After Wharton: Google
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Leadership – Cluster 1 VP of Diversity, Wharton Graduate Association VP of Diversity and Inclusion, African American MBA Association VP of Partnerships Conference Leadership – Wharton African Business Forum VP of Operations and Technology, Inter-MBA Diversity Equity and Inclusion Summit Co-Marketing Lead, Wharton Women in Business VP of Summit Content Fellowships – Leadership Fellow, Communications Fellow
Jen Guo
Hometown: Warren, NJ
Undergraduate: Princeton University
Career Before Wharton: J.P. Morgan
Summer Internship: Rivian
After Wharton: Tech/Finance
Clubs & Activities: Leadership Fellow, ACCT 611/613 TA, Food Club, Tennis Club
Courtney Elliott
Hometown: Ridgefield, CT
Undergraduate: Boston College
Career Before Wharton: Bridgewater Associates, Cedar
Summer Internship: Launching Fintech startup that builds alternative investments (ETFs) – called Unlimited Funds
After Wharton: Work at the startup I’m a part of, called Unlimited Funds
Clubs & Activities: WWIB – Board of Directors, Careers team
Club Member – Founders Club, Finance Club, Entrepreneurship Club, General Management Club
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Chris Chen
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Undergraduate: UC Berkeley
Career Before Wharton: Kadiant, Ares Management, Morgan Stanley
Summer Internship: Franklin Templeton
After Wharton: Healthcare / Investing
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Investment Management Fund, Health Care Management (HCM), Tennis Club, Wine Club
Ruhani Khanna
Hometown: New Delhi, India
Undergraduate: Singapore Management University
Career Before Wharton: J.P Morgan, HSBC, Fintech Startup
Summer Internship: McKinsey & Company
After Wharton: Consulting
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Social Impact Club, Storytellers, Food Club
Naz Cagla Ozen
Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey
Undergraduate: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Career Before Wharton: J.P. Morgan, New York
Summer Internship: BCG, New Jersey
After Wharton: BCG, New Jersey
Clubs & Activities: Wine, Tennis, Healthcare, Fintech, Ski, Femtech Clubs
Manu Sahay
Hometown: New Delhi, India
Undergraduate: IIT Bombay
Career Before Wharton: Kalaari Capital, Clinton Health Access Initiative, Advent International
Summer Internship: Goldman Sachs Private Equity
After Wharton: Private Equity
Clubs & Activities: Leadership Fellows, PE/VC Club, Technology Club, Wildmen Hockey, Wharton FC Soccer
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Tara Balakrishnan
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Undergraduate: Stanford University
Career Before Wharton: McKinsey & Company
Summer Internship: Working on my own b2b SaaS startup
After Wharton: TBD – either continue work on my own startup or return to McKinsey
Clubs & Activities: Women’s Rugby (Athletic Director), Cocktail Club (Events), Wharton Follies, Wine Club, Food Club, Tech Club, Entrepreneurship Club, Founders Club
Youssef Kalad
Hometown: Assiut, Egypt; Jersey City, NJ
Undergraduate: University of Chicago
Career Before Wharton: Consulting, Tech, Government
Summer Internship: Google
After Wharton: VC/Tech
Clubs & Activities: Dean’s MBA Advisory Council (Co-Chair), Future of Cities Conference (Board), First-Gen Low-Income Club (Admissions)
Kate Podzorova
Hometown: Sydney
Undergraduate: University of Sydney
Career Before Wharton: BCG
Summer Internship: PJT
After Wharton: Work in the finance sector
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Restructuring & Distressed Investing Club, Wharton Women’s Rugby, PE / VC Club, Cluster 2 Board – Student Life, Wine Club
Dayna Sakata
Hometown: Kailua, HI / Foster City, CA
Undergraduate: UCLA
Career Before Wharton: Hulu
Summer Internship: Snap Inc.
After Wharton: Media/Tech
Clubs & Activities: Return on Equality (ROE), Media & Entertainment Club, Tech Club, Wharton Women in Business, Wharton FC
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Ashley Park
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate: UCLA
Career Before Wharton: Boeing
Summer Internship: McKinsey
After Wharton: McKinsey
Clubs & Activities: Leadership Fellows, Cohort 3H Social Chair, Consulting Club, Food Club
AJ Serlemitsos
Hometown: Washington, DC
Undergraduate: Georgetown University
Career Before Wharton: BCG
Summer Internship: Fractal Software
After Wharton: BCG
Clubs & Activities: Ski and Snowboard Club, Hockey, Food Club, Future Mobility, Sports Business
Lindsey Sheppard
Hometown: Avon, CT
Undergraduate: Emory University
Career Before Wharton: EY Consulting
Summer Internship: Redesign Health
After Wharton: TBD
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Innovation & Design Club, Food Club, Dean’s MBA Advisory Council, Future Mobility Club, Digital Health Club
Shreya Tanna
Hometown: Yorba Linda, CA
Undergraduate: USC
Career Before Wharton: EdTech (Udemy)
Summer Internship: Amazon
After Wharton: Product Manager in Tech
Clubs & Activities: Return on Equality (ROE), Storytellers
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Lakshya Agrawal
Hometown: New Delhi, India
Undergraduate: University of Delhi
Career Before Wharton: Bain & Company, Clinton Health Access Initiative, Openhouse Technologies
Summer Internship: Google
After Wharton: Product Management/Product Strategy & Operations
Clubs & Activities: Future Mobility Club, Technology Club, Food Club, Wine Club, Ski & Snowboard Club, Wharton FC, Wharton Male Allies, GUIDE
Nitya Bhagavatula
Hometown: Vernon Hills, IL
Undergraduate: University of Virginia
Career Before Wharton: BlackRock
Summer Internship: Sunny Day Fund
After Wharton: Join a mission-driven start-up focused on financial inclusion
Clubs & Activities: Common Cents (Co-President); Wharton Women in Business (Conference Co-Chair); Follies (cast member and co-social chair); Wharton Social Impact Club (VP of DEI)
Sydney Bub
Hometown: Pacific Palisades, CA
Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University
Career Before Wharton: McKinsey & Company
Summer Internship: Crestview Partners
After Wharton: Private Equity
Clubs & Activities: PE/VC Club (Conference President), Wharton Hockey League (Captain), Management Department TA, Jewish Association of MBAs, Health Care Club, Food Club, Wharton Women in Business
Emily Chen
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
Undergraduate: Harvard College
Career Before Wharton: Product Manager at a NYC Start-Up
Summer Internship: Seattle Amazon
After Wharton: International expansion for a high-growth start-up
Clubs & Activities: FemTech Club, Cocktail Club, Follies, Hockey
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Caitlyn Rand
Hometown: Westport, CT
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Career Before Wharton: EY-Parthenon
Summer Internship: CVS Health
After Wharton: Healthcare Strategy/Consulting
Clubs & Activities: Food Club (Co-President), Health Care Club, Digital Health Club, Consulting Club, Cocktail Club, Tennis Club
Sujith Yankanaik
Hometown: Detroit, MI
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Career Before Wharton: The Global Education and Leadership Foundation (Education Nonprofit)
Summer Internship: Chief of Staff, Edstruments
After Wharton: Consulting
Clubs & Activities: EdTech MBA Community, Wharton Africa Investment Partners, Wharton Africa Business Forum, 1Gen Club
Wen Lee
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Undergraduate: University of Sydney
Career Before Wharton: Strategy&
Summer Internship: Chegg Skills, Product & Growth
After Wharton: EdTech / Social Impact
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Impact Investing Partners (WIIP), Wine Club, Family Business Club, WAAAM, Education Club, PE / VC Club
Katie Stewart
Hometown: New York, NY
Undergraduate: Yale University
Career Before Wharton: Elite Scholars of China
Summer Internship: Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
After Wharton: Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Clubs & Activities: William P. Lauder Leadership Fellowship (LF), Wharton Communications Program (TA), Venture Lab (Snider Growth Consultant), MBA Admissions (Admissions Fellow), Out4Business (Board – VP Admissions), Wharton People Analytics Conference (Director of Programming), Follies Comedy Writing
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Michelle Almeida
Hometown: West Palm Beach, FL and Brockton, MA
Undergraduate: Williams College
Career Before Wharton: VICE Media Group (Refinery29)
Summer Internship: McKinsey Chicago
After Wharton: McKinsey Chicago (consumer and leisure industries)
Clubs & Activities: AAMBAA, WASA, WWiB, First Gen Club, Retail Club, Consulting Club, Media & Entertainment Club, Art Club, Tennis Club, Wildmen Hockey
Jose Berruecos
Hometown: Mexico City
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Career Before Wharton: Deloitte Consulting
Summer Internship: BCG
After Wharton: Consulting for a few more years, then switch to Tech
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Cinema Club, WHALASA, Outdoors Club, Hockey, Wharton FC, Wine Club, Food Club
Asie Makarova
Hometown: Hanover, NH
Undergraduate: Wesleyan University
Career Before Wharton: Analysis Group
Summer Internship: Capital One
After Wharton: Tech
Clubs & Activities: Tech Club, Roadrunners & Triathletes Club, Yoga and Wellness Club
Sushmitha Yarrabothula
Hometown: Hoover, AL & Houston, TX
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Career Before Wharton: Deloitte Consulting
Summer Internship: Goldman Sachs
After Wharton: Investment Banking
Clubs & Activities: Follies (Head Writer), Storytellers (Board), Women’s Rugby, Finance Club, MGMT 101 TA, GUIDE Mentor, InSITE Fellow, Leadership Fellow
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Jenna Czeck
Hometown: Boston, MA
Undergraduate: Northeastern University
Career Before Wharton: GE Digital
Summer Internship: BCG Philadelphia
After Wharton: Consulting
Clubs & Activities: Follies (Executive Producer), Cocktail Club, Consulting Club, Food Club, Italian Club
Arnav Gupta
Hometown: Mumbai, India
Undergraduate: BITS Pilani, India
Career Before Wharton: Oliver Wyman
Summer Internship: McKinsey & Company
After Wharton: Consulting / Venture Capital
Clubs & Activities: Wildmen Hockey, Food Club, Admissions Fellow, Storytellers
Hope Yao
Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC
Undergraduate: University of Chicago
Career Before Wharton: Civis Analytics (political data science)
Summer Internship: BCG
After Wharton: Consulting
Clubs & Activities: Food Club (Co-President), Politics & Public Policy Club (Co-President), Social Impact Club, Outdoors Club
Danielle Serrano
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Undergraduate: Stanford
Career Before Wharton: Breakthrough Silicon Valley (college-access nonprofit)
Summer Internship: AWS HR Leadership Development Program Intern
After Wharton: HR within the tech industry
Clubs & Activities: Human Capital Board Member, WHAMBA Board Member, 1Gen Board Member
ROE, GAPSA Liaison for WGA, Boxing Club
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Nida Ansari
Hometown: Greenville, South Carolina
Undergraduate: Harvard University
Career Before Wharton: Consulting (Bain & Company), Education / Workforce Development (Merit America)
Summer Internship: Capital One, High Alpha Venture Studio
After Wharton: General Management
Clubs & Activities: Education Club (President), Admissions Fellow, Outdoors Club, Food Club, Human Capital Club, Entrepreneurship Club
Michelle Bal
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Undergraduate: Williams College
Career Before Wharton: American Express
Summer Internship: Product Management at Work & Co
After Wharton: PM, Marketing or Corporate Strategy
Clubs & Activities: Ski & Snowboard Club, Wildmen Hockey, Food Club, Marketing Club, General Management Club, Wine Club
Sebastian Sotelo
Hometown: Bethesda, MD
Undergraduate: Georgetown University
Career Before Wharton: IFM Investors
Summer Internship: Brookfield Asset Management
After Wharton: Private Equity
Clubs & Activities: Cluster 3 Board, ROE, WHALASA, Tequila Club
Vicky Zhao
Hometown: Newtown, PA
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Career Before Wharton: L Catterton, Financo
Summer Internship: Vegamour
After Wharton: Consumer Retail Operating or Investing
Clubs & Activities: Beauty Club Co-President, Wildmen Hockey Captain, Graduate Retail Club, Marketing Club, Entrepreneurship Club, WAAAM, GUIDE, Tennis Club, Food Club, ACCT 611/613 TA
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David Cao
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Undergraduate: University of New South Wales
Career Before Wharton: Management Consultant at Strategy&
Summer Internship: Chime
After Wharton: Social Impact / Fintech
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Impact Venture Associates, Venture Initiation Program, Social Impact Club, Entrepreneurship Club, WAAAM, Wine Club, Tennis Club, Ski & Snowboard Club
Aradhana Parikh
Hometown: Ahmedabad
Undergraduate: University of Chicago
Career Before Wharton: Boston Consulting Group
Summer Internship: Invus Opportunities
After Wharton: Investing or Startups
Clubs & Activities: Femtech Club, PE/VC Club, India Club, Digital Health Club, Ski Club
Marissa Sawicki
Hometown: Bethesda, Maryland
Undergraduate: University of Maryland – College Park
Career Before Wharton: Consulting
Summer Internship: Wharton Global Youth Program
After Wharton: Education and Social Impact
Clubs & Activities: Financial Literacy Teaching Fellow, P3, Return on Equality
Cate Stanton
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Undergraduate: Middlebury College
Career Before Wharton: Mount Sinai Health System
Summer Internship: DUOS (healthcare startup)
After Wharton: Healthcare
Clubs & Activities: Co-Host of The Pulse Podcast by Wharton Digital Health, Health Care Club, Politics and Public Policy Club, , Outdoors Club, Food Club
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Luiza Ungari Ferreira
Hometown: São Carlos, Brazil
Undergraduate: Universidade de São Paulo – Escola Politécnica
Career Before Wharton: McKinsey & Company
Summer Internship: Backpacking in Southeast Asia
After Wharton: McKinsey & Company
Clubs & Activities: Brazil Club (president), Food Club, Storytellers, Marketing Club, Retail Club
Adam Lawal
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Undergraduate: University of Illinois
Career Before Wharton: Angelo Gordon
Summer Internship: Vista Equity Partners (Austin, TX)
After Wharton: Private Equity / Growth Equity
Clubs & Activities: AAMBAA, Wharton Hockey, Wharton Ski & Snowboard, PEVC, Wharton FC, Pear VC, Food Club etc.
Camille Trangsrud
Hometown: Orono, MN
Undergraduate: Northwestern University
Career Before Wharton: Deloitte Consulting
Summer Internship: Goldman Sachs
After Wharton: Continue in Healthcare Investment Banking or transition to Digital Health Startup
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Women’s Rugby, Wharton Health Care Business Conference, Finance Club, Health Care Club
Harmony Xu
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Undergraduate: UCLA
Career Before Wharton: LinkedIn
Summer Internship: Amazon
After Wharton: Product Management in tech (autonomous vehicles or mission-driven startup)
Clubs & Activities: WGA Board, Tech Club, 1Gen, P3, Outdoors Club, Ski & Snowboard Club, Venture Initiation Program