Leadership Fellows Class of 2027

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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Nate Gallatin

Hometown: Seattle, Washington
Undergraduate: Pomona College
Career Before Wharton: Boston Consulting Group, Goldman Sachs
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
After Wharton: Exploration Pending
Clubs & Activities: Healthcare Club, Digital Health Club, Entrepreneurship Club, Wildmen Hockey, Wine Club, Outdoors Club

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Adrienne Travis

Hometown: Scarsdale, New York
Undergraduate: University of Chicago
Career Before Wharton: Boston Consulting Group
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Under Armour Strategy
After Wharton: Boston Consulting Group
Clubs & Activities: African American MBA Association (AAMBAA), Wharton Graduate Retail and Consumer Goods Club, Cluster 3, Wharton Storytellers

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Derek DaSilva

Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Undergraduate: Harvard University
Career Before Wharton: Bain & Company, City of Boston
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area:  BJs Wholesale Club
After Wharton: Bain & Company
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Coffee Club, AAMBAA, Wharton Run & Triathlon Club, Wharton Art Club

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Lucienne Chiabra

Hometown: Lima, Peru
Undergraduate: Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (UPC)
Career Before Wharton: McKinsey & Company
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: GenAI at Uber
After Wharton: Consulting or Tech
Clubs & Activities: Lauder Institute MA Program (Italian Track), Wharton Tech Club (Board Member), WHALASA (WHALIP Executive Board), Wharton Women in Business (WWIB), Dance Studio, Tennis Club

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Phillip Brown

Hometown: Snellville, Georgia
Undergraduate: Kennesaw State University
Career Before Wharton: Truist Securities
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area:  Jefferies, Investment Banking
After Wharton: Exploration Pending
Clubs & Activities: McNulty Leadership Fellow, Finance Club – Director of Community, Basketball Club President, Whitney M. Young Conference – VP, Private Equity & Venture Capital Club, AAMBAA

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Lakshmi Jayakumar

Hometown: Kerala
Undergraduate: TKM College of Engineering
Career Before Wharton: Goldman Sachs
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Consulting
After Wharton: Consulting
Clubs & Activities: Dance Studio, Consulting club, India club, LF, Career Fellow

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Sophie Wang

Hometown: Waterford, Connecticut
Undergraduate: Dartmouth College
Career Before Wharton: Boston Consulting Group
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Union Square Hospitality Group: restaurant rotational program
After Wharton: Boston Consulting Group
Clubs & Activities: WAAAM board, volleyball club, food club, boxing club

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Iris Wang

Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Undergraduate: University of College London
Career Before Wharton: Boston Consulting Group
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Tech
After Wharton: Tech
Clubs & Activities: Lauder Institute (Global Track), Wharton Golf Club, Yoga & Wellness Club, Education Club

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Crystalina Guo

Hometown: Montgomery, New Jersey
Undergraduate: Wellesley College
Career Before Wharton: Fintech, Chief of Staff
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Investment Banking
After Wharton: Investment Banking
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Finance Club, Wharton Asian American Association of MBAs (WAAAM), O4B, WIIP, Turner MIINT

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Alexis Holder

Hometown: New York, NY
Undergraduate: Lehigh University
Career Before Wharton: Unilever, Dove
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area:  Nike, Marketing
After Wharton: Social Impact Consulting
Clubs & Activities: Leadership Fellow

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Simrin Bhargava

Hometown: Cupertino, California
Undergraduate: UC Berkeley
Career Before Wharton: McKinsey & Company
After Wharton: McKinsey & Company
Clubs & Activities:Follies, Cluster Board, Beauty Club, Sports & Business Club, Media & Entertainment Club, Food Club, Golf Club

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Eddie Wu

Hometown: Nanjing, China / Christchurch, New Zealand
Undergraduate: Swarthmore College
Career Before Wharton: Boston Consulting Group
After Wharton: Exploration Pending
Clubs & Activities:Wharton Squash Club, Badminton Club, Dance Studio, ANZ Club, WAAAM, GCC, Tech Club, Sports Business Club

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Matthew McShane

Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland
Undergraduate: Amherst College
Career Before Wharton: Bain & Company
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Braven
After Wharton: Bain & Company
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Hockey League, Wharton 1GEN Graduate Club

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Caroline Smith

Hometown: Long Beach, CA
Undergraduate: Dartmouth College
Career Before Wharton: EY-Parthenon
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Elevance Health
After Wharton: Healthcare Consulting
Clubs & Activities: African American MBA Association (AAMBAA), Digital Health Club (VP of Careers), Wharton Follies, Whitney M. Young Conference (VP of Partnerships)

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Thera Boonyamarn

Hometown: Songkhla, Thailand
Undergraduate:University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Career Before Wharton: PIMCO
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: McKinsey & Company
After Wharton: McKinsey & Company
Clubs & Activities: Family Business Club, Wharton Real Estate Club, Lauder Institute (Global Track), Thailand GMC TA

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Brian O’Sullivan

Hometown: Norfolk, Massachusetts
Undergraduate: Columbia University
Career Before Wharton: Boston Consulting Group, Guild
After Wharton: Exploration Pending
Clubs & Activities: Alumni Fellows, Dean’s MBA Advisory Council, Wharton Global Youth Teaching Fellows, Wharton Hockey League, Wine Club, Entrepreneurship Club, AI & Analytics Club

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Connor Bailo

Hometown: Trumbull, Connecticut
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Career Before Wharton: EY-Parthenon
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area:  Fidelity Memorial Group; PE Operations
After Wharton: EY-Parthenon
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Hockey League, Ski & Snowboard Club, Golf Club, ETA Club, PEVC Club, Sports Business Club, Wine Club

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Ishi Tripathi

Hometown: Allen, TX / Bangalore, India
Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin
Career Before Wharton: Boston Consulting Group
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area:Tech GTM & Product Strategy @Palo Alto Networks
After Wharton: Exploration Pending
Clubs & Activities: President Digital Health Club, Co-Founder Wharton Women in Tech Community, Community Board WAAAM

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Jorge Rada Chau

Hometown: Monterrey, Mexico
Undergraduate: ITESM
Career Before Wharton: Fintech PM
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Fintech
After Wharton: Tech
Clubs & Activities: Tech Club, Fintech Club, Art Club, Food Club

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Rameen Rana

Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Undergraduate: Harvard College
Career Before Wharton: Samsung Next (VC)
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: NBA Investments
After Wharton: Healthcare VC/Startups
Clubs & Activities: Healthcare Club, Volleyball Club, MBA Fund, WAAAM

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Amanda Zhang

Hometown: Westfield, NJ
Undergraduate: Brown University
Career Before Wharton: Bain (NY Office) and Youtube (Externship)
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: ArtsFund (Art Non-Profit) in Seattle, Le Cordon Bleu Madrid (Spanish Cuisine Diploma) in Madrid
After Wharton: Return to Bain on Sponsorship
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Asian American Association of MBAs – Co-President, Wildmen Hockey League – Co-Captain of the Shooting Blanks, Wharton Outdoors Club, Dance Studio, Wharton Food Club, Yoga & Wellness Club

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Julie Nguyen

Hometown: Durham, North Carolina
Undergraduate: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Career Before Wharton: EY, Guidehouse
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: F-Prime Capital
After Wharton: Health Care
Clubs & Activities: Digital Health Club, Health Care Club, Southeast Asia Club, Wine Club

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Myles Winston

Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Undergraduate: Carnegie Mellon University
Career Before Wharton: Boston Consulting Group
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Westinghouse, Nuclear Energy
After Wharton: Boston Consulting Group
Clubs & Activities: AAMBAA, Tennis, Wine club, Energy & Climate Club, Social Impact Club, Storytellers, Cocktail Club

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Faraaz Mallick

Hometown: Kolkata, India
Undergraduate: IIT Kharagpur
Career Before Wharton: The Carlyle Group, McKinsey & Co.
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Digital Alpha, Private Equity
After Wharton: Exploring Investing
Clubs & Activities: Private Equity and Venture Capital Club, Techno and House Club, SAAMBA, Volleyball Club, and Career Fellow.

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D’Nasia Thompson

Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Undergraduate: University of Nevada Las Vegas
Career Before Wharton: L’Oreal
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Consulting
After Wharton: Consulting and/or CPG
Clubs & Activities: African American MBA Association, Whitney M. Young Conference (2027 Co-chair), Beauty club, Retail and consumer club, 2027 Alumni Fellow

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Maria Casanova Tallada

Hometown: Madrid, Spain
Undergraduate: Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Career Before Wharton: Monitor Deloitte
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: JP Morgan, Investment Banking
After Wharton: Finance
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Hockey League, WHALASA, Padel Club, Social Impact Club, Finance Club, Wharton Women in Business

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Parmvir Chahal

Hometown: Alexandria, Virginia
Undergraduate: The George Washington University
Career Before Wharton: Deloitte
After Wharton: Deloitte
Clubs & Activities: Fight Night Committee (Co-Chair), Storytellers Club (Co-President)

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Michael Boden

Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Undergraduate: Stanford University
Career Before Wharton: Private Equity
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Independent Sponsor Thesis Development
After Wharton: Exploration Pending
Clubs & Activities: Wharton PE/VC, Wharton Wildmen Hockey League, Wharton Golf Club, Wharton Scotch & Whiskey Club

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Ward “Bubba” Scott

Hometown: Plymouth, New Hampshire
Undergraduate: United States Naval Academy
Career Before Wharton: United States Marine Corps
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Defense Technology
After Wharton: Exploration Pending
Clubs & Activities: Veterans Club, Follies, Rugby

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Eryn Cohen

Hometown: Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
Undergraduate: University of Virginia
Career Before Wharton: BCG Philadelphia
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Founder in FoodTech / Research Assistant for Henning Piezunka
After Wharton: Start-Up / FoodTech
Clubs & Activities: Yoga & Wellness Club, Entrepreneurship Club, Travel & Hospitality Club, Teaching Assistant for Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship Launchpad classes

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Varun Bhatnagar

Hometown: Austin, Texas
Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin
Career Before Wharton: Bain & Company
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Barry’s
After Wharton: Consumer & Retail
Clubs & Activities:Out for Business (Co-President), Wharton Graduate Retail & Consumer Club, One for the World, Dance Studio, Wharton Asian American Association, South Asians in America Association of MBAs, Entrepreneurship Club, Marketing Club, AI & Analytics Club

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Devyani Goel

Hometown: Delhi, India
Undergraduate: Columbia University
Career Before Wharton: McKinsey
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: McKinsey
After Wharton: McKinsey
Clubs & Activities: Out for Business, Women in Business, Wine Club, Follies

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Rutwik Shah

Hometown: Mumbai / Bangalore, India
Undergraduate: SRCC, Delhi University
Career Before Wharton: Bain Capital
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Bai Capital Tech Opps
After Wharton: Bain Capital
Clubs & Activities: Basketball, squash, PE/VC, IM, WIEF

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Adi Kohli

Hometown: Mumbai
Undergraduate: Princeton University
Career Before Wharton: Product Manager at Xbox
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Climate Tech
After Wharton: Climate Tech
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Follies Writing, Climate Fellows @ Penn, Wharton Youth Mentors, WAAAM

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Sommer Hogan

Hometown: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Undergraduate: Cornell University
Career Before Wharton: McKinsey – Philadelphia
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: McKinsey, Consulting
After Wharton: McKinsey, Consulting
Clubs & Activities: Travel & Hospitality Club, Wharton Youth Mentors Program, Beer Club

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Sophia Metzger

Hometown: Zionsville, Indiana
Undergraduate: Indiana University
Career Before Wharton: Strategy&
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Strategy&
After Wharton: Strategy&
Clubs & Activities: Resilience Education | Wharton WORKS, Wharton Women in Business, Retail & Consumer Club

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Evens Esperance

Hometown: Port-au-Prince (Haiti)
Undergraduate: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Career Before Wharton: Amgen & Sanofi (Biopharma Process Engineering)
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area:Analysis Group, Economic Consulting
After Wharton: Consulting
Clubs & Activities:African American MBA Association (VP of Community), Wharton Africa Business Forum (VP of Sponsorships), Consulting Club, AI & Analytics Club, Caribbean Business Club, African Students Association, Wharton Football Club, Food Club

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Amy Liang

Hometown: Westfield, NJ
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
Career Before Wharton: Deloitte Consulting
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Nike
After Wharton: Exploration Pending
Clubs & Activities:WAAAM, Coffee Club, Tennis Club, Retail & Consumer Club, Pub

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Himanvi Kopuri

Hometown: Aurora, Colorado
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Career Before Wharton: Bain & Company
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Spotify, Tech
After Wharton: Bain & Company, Consulting
Clubs & Activities: Wharton Asian American Association of MBAs (WAAAM) – Co-President, Storytellers – Co-President, Wharton Yoga & Wellness Club, Wharton Dance Studio, Wharton Cinema Club, Wharton Women in Business

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Matt Simons

Hometown: Carmel, Indiana
Undergraduate: Columbia University
Career Before Wharton: Boston Consulting Group
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: ServiceNow
After Wharton: Tech/Consulting
Clubs & Activities: Technology Club (VP Community and Marketing), Follies (OneFollies Director), AI & Analytics Club, Entrepreneurship Club, Hockey League, Wine Club, Food Club

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Gloria Li

Hometown: Newton, Massachusetts
Undergraduate: New York University
Career Before Wharton: Google
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Amazon
After Wharton: Exploration Pending
Clubs & Activities: General Management Club

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Nathan Oranga

Hometown: Manila, Philippines
Undergraduate: University of the Philippines – Diliman
Career Before Wharton: Bain & Company
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Actively Finalizing
After Wharton: Manufacturing and Real Estate
Clubs & Activities: Leadership Fellow ’27, Admissions Fellow ’27, Southeast Asia Club (Co-President), Coffee Club (Co-President), Family Business Club

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Zahra Husain

Hometown: Potomac, Maryland
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Career Before Wharton: Partnerships & Strategy in Beauty/wellness
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Building my own skincare brand
After Wharton: Building my own skincare brand
Clubs & Activities: Food Club, Tennis Club, Beauty Club, FemTech Club

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Richard McCant

Hometown: Montgomery, Alabama
Undergraduate: United States Air Force Academy
Career Before Wharton: US Air Force
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Bain & Company
After Wharton: Bain & Company
Clubs & Activities: Veterans Club, Wharton Weightlifting Club, Wharton Hockey League, AAMBA, WAAM

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Alexa Chukwuman

Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Undergraduate: Brown University
Career Before Wharton: Siebert Williams Shank
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Morgan Stanley, Sustainable Investing Fellowship
After Wharton: Exploration Pending
Clubs & Activities: Wharton African Students Association, African American MBA Association, Follies, Wharton Impact Investing Partners, Wine Club, Wharton Christian Fellowship, Wharton Women in Investing

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Rohan Gharekhan

Hometown: Westchester, New York
Undergraduate: Cornell University
Career Before Wharton: Presciant (Brand Consulting), Goldman Sachs (Asset Management)
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Consulting
After Wharton: Consulting
Clubs & Activities:Wharton Hockey League, Wharton Graduate Association, Food Club, Ski & Snowboard Club, Agribusiness, Food & Beverage Club

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Varun Vallabhaneni

Hometown: Columbus
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Career Before Wharton: Bain Capital
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Private Equity
After Wharton: Private Equity
Clubs & Activities: Food Club, O4B, Leadership Fellows

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Aashna Goel

Hometown: Kolkata, India
Undergraduate: Emory University
Career Before Wharton: Consulting at CIL Management Consultants; Strategy at Goel Roadways (family business)
Summer Internship Employer or Industry Area: Meridian AI, AI for Finance, Strategy & Ops
After Wharton: Entrepreneurship
Clubs & Activities: Entrepreneurship Club, Leadership Fellow, Follies (Video Director), Technology Club, WAAAM, AI & Analytics Club, Wine Club