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 Learning Team Experience retreat, 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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Eberechi Ihezie
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Undergraduate: Columbia University
Career Before Wharton: LinkedIn
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Consulting
After Wharton: Tech & Media
Clubs & Activities: AAMBAA (VP of Community), TA for LGST 6120 (WEMBA), Alumni Fellows, WASA, Caribiz, Consulting Club, Wharton Graduate 1Gen Club, Wharton Male Allies: Gender Equity Initiative, Wharton Weightlifting Club
Jackie Law
Hometown: Vancouver, Canada
Undergraduate: Cornell University
Career Before Wharton: Google
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Google
After Wharton: Tech
Clubs & Activities: Follies, Dance Studio, O4B
Sarah Mironov
Hometown: Oradell, NJ
Undergraduate: University of Michigan Ross School of Business
Career Before Wharton: Great Hill Partners
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Private equity
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Wildmen Hockey, JAMBA – Jewish Association of MBAs, PE/VC, Food Club
Priya Bhaidaswala
Hometown: Newark, Delaware
Undergraduate: Georgetown University
Career Before Wharton: Retail strategy & operations for Gap
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Deloitte Consulting
After Wharton: Real estate with a focus on travel & hospitality
Clubs & Activities: Dance Studio (Co-President), Travel & Hospitality, Real Estate, Innovation & Design, Storytellers, Food Club, Boxing Club
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Jessica Elliott
Hometown: Paris, France
Undergraduate: University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Career Before Wharton: Salesforce
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Consulting
After Wharton: Consulting at BCG Chicago
Clubs & Activities: Leadership Fellow, Co-Chair of DMAC, Out4Business, Storytellers, Food Club, Consulting Club
Taylor Clarke
Hometown: Greenville, SC
Undergraduate: University of South Carolina
Career Before Wharton: Guidehouse and I was a Peace Corps Volunteer
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Boston Consulting Group
After Wharton: Management Consulting at BCG
Clubs & Activities: Weightlifting Club, Wharton Rugby, WAAAM, WASA
Vanessa Zhang
Hometown: Shenzhen, China
Undergraduate: Brown University
Career Before Wharton: Investment Banking at Barclays in New York City
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: HarbourView Equity Partners
After Wharton: Media investing
Clubs & Activities: PE/VC Club (CMO), Media & Entertainment Club (Board), Dance Studio (Board), Art Club, Fashion Club, Tennis Club, Squash Club, WAAAM
Dan Abraham
Hometown: South Brunswick, NJ
Undergraduate: Rice University
Career Before Wharton: Polymath Ventures, Acumen, Oliver Wyman
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Ford Next Ventures
After Wharton: TBD
Clubs & Activities: Dance Studio, Food Club, WCF, PennSEM, WAAAM, Storytellers
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Sharina Woo
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Undergraduate: Honors Business Administration, Ivey Business School – Western University
Career Before Wharton: Bain & Company
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Wharton Global Youth Program
After Wharton: Management Consulting
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Follies (Cast Director), Wildmen Hockey (DEI Board Member), Wharton Asian American Association of MBAs (Partnerships Board Member), Pan-Asian Graduate Association (Executive Vice President), Leadership Fellow, Alumni Fellow, Teaching Assistant (LGST, WHCP)
EriOluwa Oni
Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Undergraduate: University of Ibadan
Career Before Wharton: Investment Banking
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: BCG
After Wharton: Consulting
Clubs & Activities: Clubs – Wharton Africa Student Association (VP, External Outreach), Wharton Christian Fellowship (Women’s Fellowship Lead), Wharton Women in Business, Wharton Youth Mentors Club, Conferences – Wharton Africa Business Forum (VP, Content & Panels), Wharton PE-VC Conference (Co-Chair), Others – GAPSA Director of Financial Reporting, MGMT 1010 TA
Kevin Yu
Hometown: Beijing, China
Undergraduate: University of Southern California
Career Before Wharton: Cephei Capital Management
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Wasatch Global Investors
After Wharton: Public Markets Investing
Clubs & Activities: Investment Management Club, Volleyball Club, Food Club
Cara Jacobson
Hometown: Long Island, New York
Undergraduate: Harvard
Career Before Wharton: Salesforce
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Business Strategy at Global Macro Hedge Fund
After Wharton: Business Strategy
Clubs & Activities: Boxing Club President, Wharton Impact Investing Partners, Women in Investing
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Sammy Woodforde
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Undergraduate: The Australian National University
Career Before Wharton: Boston Consulting Group
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Cargill (Food and Agribusiness)
After Wharton: TBD – likely return to BCG
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Hockey League (‘WHL’); Wharton Agribusiness, Food and Beverage Club (‘WAFAB’); Sustainable Business Coalition (‘SBC’); Graduate Retailing Club; Food Club; Follies; Pub; Ski and Snowboard Club
Jamilah Middlebrooks
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Undergraduate: Georgia Institute of Technology
Career Before Wharton: Nalaverse
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Private Equity
After Wharton: Investing
Clubs & Activities: Wharton CEO
Max Kneis
Hometown: West Chester, PA
Undergraduate: University of Pittsburgh
Career Before Wharton: Consulting at BCG
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Strategic planning at Pitt
After Wharton: Returning to BCG
Clubs & Activities: MBA Pub (Co-President); Wildmen Hockey (Social VP), Admissions Fellow, German Club, Beer Club, Ski & Snowboard Club, Retail Club, Wharton Travel & Hospitality Club
Jenny Chen
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Career Before Wharton: Digital Commerce & Software Investing @ Great Hill Partners
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Daasity (Data Startup), Willow Growth (Consumer VC)
After Wharton: Investing or Startups
Clubs & Activities: Follies (Band Director), PE/VC Club (Board), Hockey, GUIDE Mentor
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Macaela Seward Schumacher
Hometown: Fairfax, Virginia
Undergraduate: Wake Forest University
Career Before Wharton: U.S. Army
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Anheuser-Busch (High End Division)
After Wharton: CPG Industry
Clubs & Activities: McNulty Leadership Fellow, Admissions Fellow, Career Fellow, Sustainable Business Club (Co-President), Wharton Veterans Club, Wharton Hispanic-American MBA Association (WHAMBAA), Wharton Agribusiness Food and Beverage Club (WAFAB), Wharton Marketing Club
Alison Lee
Hometown: Potomac, MD
Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis
Career Before Wharton: P&G
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: BCG
After Wharton: BCG
Clubs & Activities: WGA Exec Board, WAAAM, Digital Health Club, Boxing Club, Tennis Club, Yoga & Wellness Club
Henrik Hartmann
Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Undergraduate: Yale University
Career Before Wharton: Arsenal Capital Partners, Citi
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Progeny Coffee
After Wharton: Private Equity
Clubs & Activities: Leadership Fellow, Wharton Impact Investing Partners (WIIP), Wharton Hockey League, Coffee Club, WHALASA, PE/VC, Ski & Snowboard Club
Caroline Michelman
Hometown: Oakland, California
Undergraduate: Duke University
Career Before Wharton: Group SJR
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: American Express
After Wharton: Marketing
Clubs & Activities: Marketing Club; Food Club; Wine Club; Wharton Agribusiness, Food & Beverage Club (WAFAB); Wildmen Hockey League, Wharton Women in Business (WWIB)
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Jessica Berry
Hometown: Fort Mill, South Carolina
Undergraduate: Princeton University
Career Before Wharton: Startups (Samsara, Jet.com)
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: TMV (venture capital)
After Wharton: Venture Capital focused on Future of Work
Clubs & Activities: People Analytics Conference, Human Capital Club, Education Club, WWIB, Food Club
Simone Hinson
Hometown: New York, NY
Undergraduate: Amherst College
Career Before Wharton: ZS Associates (Healthcare Consulting)
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Google
After Wharton: Tech
Clubs & Activities: AAMBAA, Tech Club, Boxing Club, Food Club, Cocktail Club, P3
Najib Zgheib
Hometown: Kfardebian, Lebanon
Undergraduate: Lebanese American University
Career Before Wharton: Strategy&
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Alchemist Ventures
After Wharton: Strategy&
Clubs & Activities: Wharton FC (VP of Social), Outdoors (Trek Leader), MENA, Ski & Snowboard, PE/VC
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Harjas S. Gulati
Hometown: Delhi, India
Undergraduate: College of Business Studies, University of Delhi
Career Before Wharton: Bain & Co and Accel Partners
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Affinity.co (Growth stage tech startup)
After Wharton: Tinker between tech and investing
Clubs & Activities: Wharton FinTech Club, Tech Club, India Club, Cocktail Club, Food Club
Sara Ganz
Hometown: Miami, Florida
Undergraduate: Harvard College
Career Before Wharton: Estee Lauder Companies, Capital Rx
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Co-Founder @ Startup
After Wharton: Figuring it out!
Clubs & Activities: Wine, Food, Entrepreneurship, Dance Studio, Boxing, Ski, Retail, Innovation & Design
Katie Shen
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Undergraduate: University of Chicago
Career Before Wharton: Hall Capital Partners
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Mindshift Capital
After Wharton: TBD
Clubs & Activities: Admissions Fellow, Wildmen Hockey, Cluster 3 Board, Wharton Impact Investing Partners, Social Impact Club, Wildebeest Rugby, Food Club, PE/VC, Ski and Snowboard, and Storytellers
Megan Mirabella
Hometown: Montgomeryville, PA
Undergraduate: Princeton University
Career Before Wharton: Trinity Life Sciences
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: BCG
After Wharton: Consulting in NYC
Clubs & Activities: Wharton People Analytics, Wine Club, Yoga Club, Consulting Club
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Michael Krone
Hometown: Lafayette Hill, PA
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Career Before Wharton: McKinsey & Company
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Morgan Lewis (Law)
After Wharton: Attorney at Morgan Lewis
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Follies Cast Member, Wharton MBA Dean’s Advisory Council, Storytellers Speaker, GAPSA
Kat Dyakova
Hometown: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Career Before Wharton: McKinsey & Company
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Amazon
After Wharton: Consulting / Tech
Clubs & Activities: Wildmen Hockey, WAAAM, Food Club, Wharton Tech Club
Lisa Yang
Hometown: Boston, MA
Undergraduate: Hamilton College
Career Before Wharton: Citi
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Investment Banking
After Wharton: Finance
Clubs & Activities: Wine Club (VP of Trips and Experiences), PE/VC Club (Head of Alumni Engagement), Squash Club, Golf Club, Tennis Club, Food Club, Retail Club, Beauty Club, WWiB, and WAAAM
Chhavi P Gupta
Hometown: Bangalore, India
Undergraduate: Delhi Technological University
Career Before Wharton: Google
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Boston Consulting Group
After Wharton: TBD! Interning at BCG, Washington DC
Clubs & Activities: Leadership Fellow, VP of Clubs and Conferences in WGA, Social Impact, Badminton, Rugby, Strategy and Board Games Club
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Mimi Pham
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Undergraduate: Yale University
Career Before Wharton: Corporate Strategy at Capital One and Political Organizing on Federal Campaigns
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: M13 (VC)
After Wharton: Consulting / People Ops
Clubs & Activities: Wharton People Analytics Applied Insights Team (Co-Lead), First Gen Club/1Gen (Co-President), Food Club, WWIB, WAAAM, Storytellers
Dhivesh Dadlani
Hometown: Singapore
Undergraduate: Yale-NUS College
Career Before Wharton: Consulting, FinTech Startup
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Cruise
After Wharton: Work in the Future Mobility space
Clubs & Activities: Future Mobility Club, Squash Club, Southeast Asia Club, Wharton PE / VC Conference
Bukola Oshunmakinde
Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Undergraduate: Covenant University, Nigeria
Career Before Wharton: Go2Solve (A Microsoft Implementation Partner)
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Bain & Company, Consulting
After Wharton: Management Consulting
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Africa Student Association, Wharton Africa Investment Partners, Squash Club
Gracie Gallagher
Hometown: South Bend, IN
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame
Career Before Wharton: Strategy and operations at the University of Notre Dame
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Corporate strategy at DICK’S Sporting Goods
After Wharton: Still figuring it out but likely strategy and general management in sports or higher education!
Clubs & Activities: Co-Chair of Dean’s MBA Advisory Council, Co-President of Sports Business Club, VP of Leadership for Cluster 1, Communications Fellow, General Management Club, Wine Club, Food Club, and MKTG 2770 TA
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Thomas Aiken
Hometown: Whitefish Bay, WI
Undergraduate: Harvard
Career Before Wharton: Bain & Company
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Zeta Charter Schools
After Wharton: Bain & Company
Clubs & Activities: Social Impact Club, Impact Investing Partners, Leadership Fellows, Communication Fellows, Hockey
Chandrima Shrivastava
Hometown: Mumbai, India
Undergraduate: Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
Career Before Wharton: Researcher at Empa, Switzerland
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: NYC restaurant industry
After Wharton: Agriculture and food tech
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Agribusiness, Food and Beverage Club, Wine Club, Venture Foragers, Storytellers, Food Club
Kingsley Nguyen
Hometown: Australia & Vietnam
Undergraduate: University of Western Australia
Career Before Wharton: Boston Consulting Group (AU, UK, NL)
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Sustainability at Amazon Studios
After Wharton: TBD – Either coming back to Consulting, or working in Sustainability or Tech
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Graduate Association (VP DEI), First-Gen, O4B, WAAAM, Food Club, Storytellers, TA for Business, Social Responsibility & Environment
Faye Teng
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley
Career Before Wharton: Private Equity
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Technology Private Equity
After Wharton: Private Equity
Clubs & Activities: Co-President of PE/VC, Wharton Women in Investing Board, Venture Initiation Program Fellow, Entrepreneurship Club, French Club
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Kartik Shastri
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Undergraduate: University of Sydney
Career Before Wharton: Boston Consulting Group
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Tishman Speyer
After Wharton: Real Estate
Clubs & Activities: Real Estate Club (Co-President), Out4Business (Board), Roadrunners & Triathletes Club
Julia Xiong
Hometown: Albany, NY
Undergraduate: Columbia University
Career Before Wharton: Silicon Valley Bank
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: CREW Carbon (ClimateTech- Carbon Removal)
After Wharton: Early-stage Climatetech Startup
Clubs & Activities: Co-president of Sustainable Business Club, Co-Chair of Wharton Energy & Climate Conference, 2Y Board member of Wharton Energy & Climate Club, Member of Wharton Ag, Food, and Beverage Club; Tennis Club; and Outdoor Club
Diandra Bolton
Hometown: Altamonte Springs, FL
Undergraduate: Howard University
Career Before Wharton: TURNER Public Relations
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: PepsiCo
After Wharton: CPG/Retail Marketing
Clubs & Activities: Fashion Club, Sustainable Business Coalition, AAMBAA, Caribiz, Marketing Club, Retail Club, Food Club
Rainbow (Laan) Yeung
Hometown: Hong Kong, China / West Lafayette, IN
Undergraduate: Harvard College
Career Before Wharton: McKinsey & Company / CPG Startup
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Health Care Venture Capital
After Wharton: McKinsey & Company / Advanced Degree
Clubs & Activities: PE/VC Club, Wharton Global Health Volunteers, The MBA Fund, Health Care Club, Food Club
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Nina Bondre
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Undergraduate: Duke University
Career Before Wharton: Patient Care Provider and Clinical Educator in Prosthetics & Orthotics
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Medtronic
After Wharton: Health Care
Clubs & Activities: Health Care Club (Co-President), Innovation & Design, Scotch & Whiskey
Danny Wen
Hometown: New York, NY
Undergraduate: NYU
Career Before Wharton: Citi
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Tech
After Wharton: TBD
Clubs & Activities: Soccer Club, WAAAM, Wine Club, Cocktail Club, Tech Club, FinTech Club
Uwa Abuah
Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Undergraduate: University of Benin
Career Before Wharton: Shell
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: McKinsey & Company
After Wharton: Strategy
Clubs & Activities: ‘- Wharton Global Impact Consultants (WGIC), WASA, AAMBAA, Energy & Climate club, GUIDE mentor, Tennis club, Photography club
Ashley Wu
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate: Yale
Career Before Wharton: Thoma Bravo (Tech Investing)
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Adobe
After Wharton: Tech Strategy and Operations
Clubs & Activities: Fight Night Committee, Wildmen Hockey, Food Club, Tech Club, Whiskey Club, WAAAM