Members
Justin Lee
President
Justin is a senior from Korea majoring in Business Administration. Before coming to Berkeley, he went to a British international school in Jeju, Korea where he was part of varsity rugby and fencing. Justin enjoys powerlifting, fine dining, and going to concerts. After graduation, Justin will join J.P. Morgan’s M&A group in San Francisco.
Contact: justin02@berkeley.edu
JJ Sandhu
Professional Director
JJ is a junior from Virginia studying Computer Science. He will be joining Goldman Sachs next summer in their TMT investment banking group. He has most recently spent his time working at K1 Investment Management, a $20bn AUM Private Equity fund, and Makers Fund, a $1.2bn AUM global interactive entertainment VC. Previous experiences include computer vision research at the Berkeley AI Research Lab, PWM at Morgan Stanley, and strategy at a software unicorn (Inxeption).
Contact: jjsandhu@berkeley.edu
Caitlyn Wang
Senior Vice President
Caitlyn is a senior from Scottsdale, Arizona, majoring in Molecular Cellular Biology. She interned at Elevance Health as a finance intern this past summer and has previously worked at 4D Molecular Therapeutics as a Technology Innovation intern. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, skincare, and thrifting around Berkeley.
Contact: caitlynwang@berkeley.edu
Alson Chan
Alson is a senior from Palo Alto, California, studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. This past summer, he interned at Bank of America on their Technology M&A team. In the past, he has interned in product management and software engineering at Tesla, Lockheed Martin, and Google. In his free time, he enjoys producing music (rap, house), cheering on the Celtics, and writing on substack.
Contact: alson@berkeley.edu
Alp Cirnaz
Alp is a senior from Istanbul, Turkey, majoring in economics. In the past, he has worked at Visa on their product management team and most recently interned in strategy/operations at SellScale, a venture backed startup. Alp has also previously engaged in economic research and various consulting projects. In his free time, he enjoys watching and playing soccer, traveling to new destinations, and graphic designing.
Contact: alpcirnaz@berkeley.edu
Ellie Glantz
Ellie Glantz is a student at the University of California Berkeley majoring in Business Administration at the Haas School of Business. She will be joining Morgan Stanley in New York City working with their investment banking division in the Financial Sponsors Group as a full-time Analyst.
Contact: ellieglantz@berkeley.edu
Naren Varyani
Naren is a senior from Accra, Ghana. At Cal, he majors in Economics and minors in Politics, Philosophy, and Law. He spent his junior summer working at Lazard in New York, and will be returning there full-time. In his free time you can find him listening to investing podcasts, hiking with his friends, or playing soccer.
Contact: naren.varyani@berkeley.edu
Ishita Shah
Ishita is a senior majoring in Business Administration and Political Science and minoring in Spanish. She has lived in both Allen, Texas and the Washington, D.C. area. Ishita spent her summer working in Morgan Stanley’s consumer/retail investment banking group in New York and she will be returning full time after graduation. She also makes plenty of time for writing poetry, playing the piano, and exploring fashion trends.
Contact: shahishita@berkeley.edu
Alexander Schubert
Alex is a senior from Dubai, originally German and Lebanese. He worked at GI Partners, a $40 Bn private equity fund, and Lazard most recently in their New York office. He will be returning to Lazard full time in 2025. Some of his interests include soccer, house music, and wine-tasting.
Contact: schubert2003@berkeley.edu
Satyam Sharma
Satyam is a senior from San Diego, California studying Computer Science and ORMS. He most recently spent his junior summer at Moelis & Company and has previous experience across secondaries, political consultancy and government agencies including the Department of State. On campus, Satyam is a AI policy researcher with Berkeley's APEC Study Center and previously course coordinated with SCET. In his free time, he enjoys playing guitar, watching Modern Family, and listening to podcasts.
Contact: satyam_sharma@berkeley.edu
Joy Katzburg
Joy is a senior from South Carolina studying Applied Math and Economics. She spent the past summer working as an investment banking intern at Goldman Sachs in the TMT group and will be returning full time after graduation. For fun, Joy enjoys visiting art museums and hanging out by the beach.
Contact: joykat8@berkeley.edu
Dhilan Nagaraju
Dhilan is a senior from Michigan studying Business and Data Science. His personal interests are tennis, basketball, fashion (mainly sneakers), gym, and EDM/house & hip-hop. This past summer, Dhilan interned at Ares in real estate private equity, and next summer, he will be pursuing investment banking within Goldman Sachs’ SF TMT group.
Contact: dnagaraju25@berkeley.edu
Alyson Lee
Aly is a senior from San Diego majoring in Business Administration and Political Economy. Her professional interests lie in the intersections of strategy, tech, and social impact. She most recently spent her summer at Amazon Web Services, with prior internship experience at tech startups and government consulting firms. In her free time, Aly enjoys writing for the DailyCal, striving to reach her Goodreads goal, and playing soccer pickup games with her family.
Contact: alylee@berkeley.edu
Oliver Guo
Oliver is a senior from Beijing, China, majoring in Business Administration. He has experience in private equity and investment banking. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, spending time with his dog, and hooping.
Contact: oguo@berkeley.edu
Nayha Kshirsagar
Nayha is a junior studying Economics and Public Health. She is originally from Minnesota, but spent a few years living in China and Singapore. Previous experiences include internal consulting at Kaiser Permanente, PWM at Morgan Stanley, URAP research, investment analytics and M&A research. She is interested in pursuing healthcare consulting. In her free time, Nayha enjoys painting and rock climbing, and is currently training for a half-marathon.
Contact: nayha@berkeley.edu
Karan Ratra
Karan is a junior majoring in Economics. His past experiences include financial advisory at Deloitte and investment banking at a TMT-focused bank in New York. Next summer, he will be joining Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking Division in San Francisco. Karan enjoys playing guitar and listening to music (Classic Rock, Jazz, House, Afropop), training Muay Thai, and reading about military history. He is originally from India and grew up in Dubai.
Contact: karanratra@berkeley.edu
Jessica Nguyen
Jessica is a junior from Orange County, California majoring in Business Administration through the Global Management Program. She will be joining Centerview Partners in New York next summer. In her free time, Jessica enjoys traveling to new destinations, hiking, and eating sushi.
Contact: jessica-nguyen@berkeley.edu
Partha Puli
Partha is a junior from Pleasanton, CA studying Toxicology and Business. He will be joining Morgan Stanley next summer as part of their Healthcare investment banking group in San Francisco. Most recently, he interned in healthcare private equity in NY at Altaris. In the past, he has interned at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Ziteo Medical, and Jamba Juice. In his free time, he enjoys shooting hoops, trying new restaurants, and traveling.
Contact: ppulmamidi@berkeley.edu
Jennifer Feng
Jennifer is a junior from mainland China, who’s been to 12 different schools so far, with Berkeley being her latest stop. She will be joining Bank of America as part of their healthcare investment banking group in San Francisco next summer. She recently interned at EY-Parthenon as a healthcare consultant and has also worked as an equity research intern in the past. In her free time she is a pro mahjong player and enjoys water sports.
Contact: jfeng0204@berkeley.edu
Ariya Savla
Ariya is a junior from the Bay Area studying Public Health and Economics. This past summer she interned at Intrepid Investment Bankers in Los Angeles. Next summer, she will be joining Bank of America in their healthcare investment banking group in San Francisco. In her free time, she enjoys trying new foods, skiing, going to concerts, and traveling internationally.
Contact: asavla@berkeley.edu
Ameer Mustafa
Ameer is a junior from Lahore, Pakistan majoring in Business Administration and Economics. He spent his past summer interning at The House Fund’s AI Accelerator and previously worked in consulting at KPMG. Ameer plans to pursue a career in the venture capital and startup space upon graduation. An avid musician with singles across all music platforms, Ameer enjoys cricket, soccer, political discussions, and eating sushi.
Contact: syedameer.mustafa22@berkeley.edu
Claire Ching
Claire is a junior from Seattle double majoring in Economics and Architecture. She has previous work experience in real estate, design, and finance for Fortune 50 companies and will be joining KKR in their New York office next summer. In her free time, she enjoys traveling to new places, reviewing local restaurants, oil-painting landscapes, and hosting dinner parties.
Contact: clairech@berkeley.edu
Maya Stern
Maya is a Data Science student from the Bay Area Peninsula. Next summer, she will be joining Goldman Sachs in their TMT investment banking group. Maya spent her past summer at PeakSpan Capital, a growth equity firm that specializes in B2B software. In her free time, she enjoys going to concerts, trying Japanese restaurants, and spending time with friends and family.
Contact: mayastern@berkeley.edu
Ashwin Kodibagkar
Ashwin is a junior from Dallas studying Computer Science. Growing up in Texas, Ashwin is a huge fan of the Dallas Mavs, as he grew up playing the sport. He’s a big A$AP Rocky and Carti fan, and loves traveling to new places. He has previously worked at AWS as a Generative AI Solutions Architect intern and Wells Fargo as a software engineer.
Contact: kodibagkar@berkeley.edu
Sarah Liu
Sarah is a Boston native studying Economics. She is deeply interested in exploring the intersection between business and technology. In the past, Sarah has interned in investment banking, VC, audit, and public market investing Her diverse experiences span social impact consulting, sociology research, and investigative journalism. In her free time, Sarah enjoys contemporary art, figure skating, and skiing.
Contact: liusarah04@berkeley.edu
Lucas Baehr
Lucas is a junior from Howard County, Maryland majoring in Data Science and Economics. His prior experiences include working at Rock Springs Capital, a hedge fund in Baltimore; Artkive, a startup in Los Angeles; and Morgan Stanley’s PWM Division in San Francisco. Lucas is a member of the Cal Men’s Lacrosse team, and in his free time, he enjoys watching Billions or House, MD, listening to a wide variety of music, and spending time with friends and family.
Contact: lwbaehr@berkeley.edu
Rebecca Buss
Rebecca is a student from the Bay Area studying Physics and Economics. Professionally, she’s interested in investment banking, venture capital, and entrepreneurship. This past summer, she did an internship at a small bank and studied abroad in Portugal with the Sutardja Center of Entrepreneurship and Technology. Rebecca is on the Cal Triathlon Team and loves it (her favorite part is swimming). One of her other favorite activities is eating out with friends – especially Mexican and Mediterranean food.
Contact: rebecca.buss@berkeley.edu
Adithya Nair
Adi is a Bay Area native intending to double major in Economics and Data Science. His previous experiences span equity research, a fintech startup, and AI research. This past summer, he worked at a tech boutique as an investment banking analyst. In his free time, Adi enjoys playing soccer, trying new restaurants, and spending time with friends and family.
Contact: adithyasn1067@berkeley.edu
Ashley Chen
Ashley is a Business Administration and Data Science student from Hong Kong. Her prior experience includes working at RBC Capital Markets, a boutique technology investment bank, and an AI accelerator. This semester, she will be continuing part-time for RBC as well as a California-based technology private equity fund. In her free time, Ashley loves traveling, hiking, reading, and watching the TV show Suits. Her favorite cities so far are Amsterdam and Osaka.
Contact: ashley.chenn@berkeley.edu
David Kim
David is a sophomore from San Diego intending to double major in Chemical Engineering and EECS. He previously had roles in healthcare venture capital, software engineering, biochemistry research, and fintech/ai startups. Besides academics, he loves to watch movies of all genres, times, and languages. He is interested in banking and software engineering, but his goal is to make a startup of his own. He also loves museum tours, philosophical discussions, reading classics, and cooking.
Contact: davidk7979@berkeley.edu
Angelica Frude
Angelica is a student from Maryland intending to major in Business Administration and Film and Media Studies. She has previously interned at Surge Ventures, a RegTech Venture Studio, and an emerging real estate brokerage and venture investment firm. Next summer, she will be an investment banking analyst at Intrepid Investment Bankers in Los Angeles. Interested in the intersection of entertainment and business, her hobbies include filmmaking, arts and crafts, and concert-going.
Contact: angelica.frude@berkeley.edu
Suyash Lakhmani
Suyash is a sophomore from the Bay Area, studying Business Administration and Data Science through the Global Management Program. He spent his first semester abroad in London, where he traversed 11 new countries spanning Iceland to Morocco. In the summer, Suyash interned at The House Fund, a deep-tech Venture Capital firm, and has previously worked at a boutique M&A firm. In his free time, you can find Suyash hiking, falling off his snowboard, or listening to podcasts.
Contact: suyashlakhmani@berkeley.edu
Jasmine Jeong
Jasmine is an Economics and Legal Studies student from South Korea. Coming from a pre-law background, she interned at a top law firm in South Korea and has branched into finance by working at venture capital and private equity firms over the summer. In her free time, Jasmine enjoys basketball, volleyball, snowboarding, and a good shopping spree with her friends.
Contact: haeunj23@berkeley.edu
Timothy Chow
Tim is a student from Orange County, California studying Economics and Statistics. He has previous experience working in corporate venture capital, finance, and tech startups, and is interested in the intersection of finance and technology. In his free time, he likes to work out, go to concerts, ski, and try new asian food spots.
Contact: tchow05@berkeley.edu