Vinay Badami

Position: Director

City: Boston, MA

Employer: L.E.K. Consulting

Undergraduate: Cornell University

Vinay is currently an MBA candidate at The Johnson School at Cornell University. He is the COO of the BR Venture Fund, Cornell’s seed-stage venture capital fund, and serves on the board of GNS Healthcare. Before Johnson, Vinay worked for GreatPoint Ventures, focusing on seed-stage commercialization of new technologies in the clean-tech, biotech, and material science sectors.

Vinay began his career as a consultant for Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, where he focused on evaluating emerging technologies and developing engineering solutions for architects. While at SGH, Vinay served on the board of the U.S. Green Building Council, a non-profit dedicated to environmental and community sustainability.

Prior to joining SGH, Vinay led a Cornell-based team providing clean-tech and strategy consulting for a sustainable development in Hawaii. He received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University.

Kathryn Megna

Position: City Head – Boston

Employer: Accenture

Undergraduate: Cornell University

Kathryn Megna currently works at Accenture as a Analyst where she focuses on helping organizations translate their strategic business agendas into IT initiatives and solutions that measurably improve performance. Previously, Kathryn worked as a Consultant at PowerAdvocate, providing market and cost intelligence to energy companies to optimize financial results. Prior to PowerAdovcate, Kathryn worked as a Consultant for Simpson Gumpertz & Heger where she worked closely with owners and contractors to identify the causes of structural and building enclosure performance problems. Kathryn received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University, magna cum laude in Civil Engineering and her graduate degree from Stanford University in Civil Engineering.

Alex Russell

Position: Co-Founder

City: Boston, MA

Employer: L.E.K. Consulting

Undergraduate: Colby College

Alex Russell is one of the co-founders of Main Street Partners. Alex Russell works full time for L.E.K. Consulting, where he has been since 2008. At L.E.K., Alex focuses on developing strategic solutions for Fortune 500 companies, primarily in the retail industry. Prior to joining L.E.K., Alex worked with Madison Parker Capital, a boutique private equity firm, where Alex focused on evaluating, structuring and executing principal investments in the manufacturing, internet, and retail industries. Alex is also a founding partner of Lazy Mule Laundry, a laundry pickup and delivery service, which he ran during college, prior to its sale in 2008. Alex graduated from Colby College with a major in economics and a minor in business.

Bryan Solar

Position: Co-Founder

City: Boston

Employer: Brookeside Group

Bryan Solar currently works with the Brookeside Group, where he is focused on sales effectiveness and corporate-client development programs. In addition to his functions on external consulting projects, Bryan is involved in marketing and business development for Brookeside, which has been named one of the fastest growing private companies the past three years. Prior to joining Brookeside, Bryan co-founded Lazy Mule Laundry which doubled in revenue every quarter for two years, prior to its sale in 2008. Bryan’s experience also includes work for Shell Limited’s Competitive Intelligence group in Beijing and the US Commercial Service in Madrid. Bryan holds a BA from Colby College, where he concentrated on International Economic Development and Mandarin Chinese.

John Wheelock

Position: City Head – New York City

City: New York City

Employer: Greenwich Associates

Undergraduate: Colby College

John Wheelock is currently a consultant at Greenwich Associates, a market research and consulting firm based in Stamford, CT whose mission is to provide decision-makers in financial services with expert advice for their most critical strategic issues. John’s primary responsibility is running the firm’s Competitive Intelligence capabilities in treasury management and commercial banking. He also provides consulting advice to its commercial and investment banking clients via client satisfaction and brand management studies. John also works with the Travis Roy Foundation to raise money for spinal cord injury research and grants. Prior to joining Greenwich Associates, John graduated from Colby College in 2006 with a BA in History and was captain of the school’s rugby team. He also attended the Bridge Program at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

Rachael Weiker

Position: Director

Employer: Brandeis University

Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Rachael is an MBA/MPP candidate at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. Her previous professional experience focused on the administration of nonprofit entities. Most recently she worked with the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, an organization that provides strategy assistance to inner city businesses. Prior to that she served as the Director of Administration and project manager for special initiatives for Downtown Madison Inc., a downtown advocacy organization. In her native state of Wisconsin she served as an AmeriCorps member with Habitat for Humanity and was awarded the 2006 title of Outstanding Young Philanthropist from the Madison Association of Fundraising Professionals. Rachael graduated in 2006 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a B.A. in Anthropology and Women’s Studies.

Owen Zidar

Position: Director

City: Washington D.C.

Employer: White House

Undergraduate: Dartmouth College

Owen Zidar currently works at the White House as a Staff Economist at the Council of Economic Advisors, where he focuses on housing and macroeconomic policy. Before joining the CEA, he worked on similar issues at the National Economic Council. Prior to working in economic policy, he worked for the venture arm of Bain Capital, interned in finance and management consulting, and assisted with research at National Bureau of Economic Research, Innovations for Poverty Action, and Dartmouth College. Owen graduated summa cum laude with Highest Honors in economics from Dartmouth College. He is currently in the economics Ph.D. program at the University of California, Berkeley.

Bobby Abendroth

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston, MA

Employer: PricewaterhouseCoopers

Undergraduate: Colby College

Bobby Abendroth has spent the last five years at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a global professional services firm working mainly on providing risk assurance and internal control services for clients in the financial services industry. Bobby’s experience is focused on assessing the internal control adequacy of companies looking at both the business process and IT perspectives

Prior to joining PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Bobby obtained a Masters
of Science in Accountancy from Bentley University. Bobby also holds a
BA from Colby College, where double majored in American History and
Human Development.

Caroline Bennett

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston

Undergraduate: The College of the Holy Cross

Caroline is an Associate in the Development Office at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, focusing on the neurosciences. In her role, Caroline supports the work of Brigham physicians and researchers by communicating the importance and promise of the research to donors.

Prior to joining the Brigham, Caroline worked at Public Consulting Group (PCG). At PCG, Caroline worked in the consumer direction practice area, which assists state and local government clients in the administration of programs for the benefit of children with autism, adults with developmental disabilities, and welfare to work participants.

Caroline also worked at The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), an initiative of the Clinton Foundation.

Caroline majored in Biological Psychology at The College of the Holy Cross from which she graduated in 2008.

Jackson Boyar

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston, MA

Employer: Jackson Boyar

Undergraduate: Indiana University

Jackson works full time as an Associate at L.E.K. Consulting, where he provides strategic support to companies in life science, basic industry, retail, aviation, and private equity.

Prior to joining L.E.K., Jackson worked for Pacific Epoch, a leading equity research firm based in Shanghai, China.

Jackson in fluent in Mandarin Chinese, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Indiana University, where he studied Chinese political economics.

Kevin Bromby

Position: Volunteer

City: New York City

Employer: Citi

Undergraduate: Lafayette College

Kevin is currently a 2013 MBA Candidate at The Johnson School at Cornell University. He is working for Citi Investment Banking in New York City. Kevin graduated from Lafayette College, where he majored in Economics.

Laura Brookhiser

Position: Project Leader

City: Boston

Employer: L.E.K. Consulting

Undergraduate: Duke University

Laura is a Consultant with L.E.K. Consulting, a global strategy consulting firm, where she has been since 2008. At L.E.K., Laura specializes in the retail and consumer products practice, where she consults with Fortune 500 companies to address major strategic issues. Laura graduated summa cum laude from Duke University, where she majored in Psychology and minored in Economics.

Cadran Cowansage

Position: Volunteer

City: New York City, NY

Employer: Princeton Consultants

Undergraduate: Colby College

Cadran Cowansage currently works as a software developer for the Department of Biomedical Informatics at Columbia University, where she contributes to the Washington Heights/Inwood Informatics Infrastructure for Community-Centered Comparative Effectiveness Research (WICER) project. Previously, Cadran worked for Princeton Consultants, Inc. developing software for intermodal transportation companies. Prior to joining Princeton Consultants, Inc., Cadran worked as a technology analyst for the New York interest rate derivatives trading desks at Merrill Lynch. Cadran received a B.A. in Computer Science and Biology from Colby College and is currently pursuing her M.A. is Biomedical Informatics at Columbia University.

Jean Choi

Position: Volunteer

City: New York

Employer: Cornell University

Undergraduate: Boston College

Jean is currently an MBA candidate (class of 2014) at the SC Johnson School of Management at Cornell University. She is focusing her studies on Strategic Operations and Consulting, and is a consultant at Big Red Consulting.

Before Johnson, Jean worked as an audit specialist at State Street Corporation conducting internal audits for ETFs and mutual funds. Prior to joining State Street, she spent two years as an assistant manager at Bank of America. Outside of work, Jean enjoys volunteering and has dedicated her time to the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) Convention team as the Associate Director of Career Fair.

Jean received her Master of Science in Finance from Boston College and her B.S. in Management Science from the University of California, San Diego.

Kate Delaney

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston, MA

Employer: Accenture

Undergraduate: Clarkson University

Kate Delaney currently works as a business analyst at Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company. In Kate’s current role, she focuses on helping organizations translate their strategic business agendas into IT initiatives which optimize performance. Kate has worked with multinational companies such as Time Warner, Proctor & Gamble, and General Electric implementing human capital management solutions.

She has experience in LEAN six sigma, supply chain management, program management, and systems integration.

She earned a B.S. in Engineering and Management from Clarkson University.

Leila Decker

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston, MA

Employer: L.E.K. Consulting

Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania

Leila is an Associate at L.E.K. Consulting, a global strategy consulting firm, where she has worked on a variety of projects supporting clients in industries such as life sciences, retail, and private equity. Leila has been with L.E.K. since September 2011. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in May 2011, where she majored in Economics and minored in Mathematics.

Sue Doucet

Position: MSP Operations Advisor

City: Boston, MA

Employer: Brandeis University

Undergraduate: Brandeis University

Sue Doucet is a Senior Researcher for the office of Development and Alumni Relations at Brandeis University where she is also an MBA candidate at the Heller School for Management and Social Policy. Sue has spent her career working primarily in project management and fundraising in the non-profit sector, and successfully ran a small business for three years. As a volunteer, Sue has raised thousands of dollars on behalf of the Susan G. Komen foundation, Autism Speaks, The Jimmy Fund and other local charities. Sue graduated from Brandeis University with a double major in English Literature and American Studies.

Andrew Elliott

Position: Volunteer

City: Washington D.C.

Employer: Education Pioneers

Undergraduate: Washington and Lee University

Andrew is currently a 2013 MBA Candidate at The Johnson School at Cornell University. He is currently working with Education Pioneers in Washington DC. Andrew graduated from Washington and Lee University with a degree in Business Administration.

Steve Fenty

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston

Employer: State Street Corporation

Undergraduate: Cornell University

Steve Fenty is Assistant Vice President and Head of Strategy for State Street Global Markets’ Portfolio Solutions group. Steve is responsible for implementation research, strategy, and product development across the Currency Management, Transition Management and Exposure Solutions businesses. In this capacity, Steve collaborates with State Street’s institutional clients to design and implement custom risk-management and alpha generation strategies.

Prior to his current role, Steve was Head of Research for the Currency Management team. Steve began his career at State Street in the Professional Development Program (PDP) in 2008.

Mr. Fenty holds a BS in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University and has completed all 3 levels of the CFA program.

Abe Gore

Position: MSP Operations Advisor

City: Boston, MA

Employer: Brandeis University

Undergraduate: Lewis and Clark College

Abe Gore is a MBA candidate at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management.
Before coming to Heller, Abe was a Sales Executive for Konica Minolta Business
Solutions USA where he focused on information management for the High-Tech
and Biotech industries. He is a graduate of Lewis and Clark College with a major in
English.

Joseph Germanese

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston, MA

Employer: Great Hill Partners

Undergraduate: Duke University

Joe is an associate at Great Hill Partners, where he has worked since 2011.

Prior to joining Great Hill Partners, Joe worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Global Healthcare Group where he focused on a variety of transactions including M&A and debt and equity financings. Before joining Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Joe played professional soccer with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer.

Joe graduated from Duke University, cum laude, with a B.S. in Economics. He is also currently a Level III candidate in the CFA program.

John Goscha

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston, MA

Employer: IdeaPaint

Undergraduate: Babson College

John Goscha is the founder of IdeaPaint, Inc. and has served in this role since the product’s inception in 2003. John lead the company through product development, launch and two rounds of financing totaling $10 million dollars. IdeaPaint is now distributed in over 100 countries and has been deployed by 50,000 organizations worldwide.

John was named to Inc Magazine’s 30 Under 30 and BusinessWeek’s list of 25, 25 and Under in October 2009.

Prior to IdeaPaint, John worked at KRG Capital Partners LLC as a private equality analyst. He was also the founder of Goscha Golf from 1997 to 2001. Goscha Golf created custom golf clubs, and most notably a club design that is currently utilized by Taylor Made Golf Company. John’s design became the #1 selling club in the United States and Europe from 2006 – 2008.

John holds a B.S. in Economics and Entrepreneurship from Babson College.

Lilai Guo

Position: Project Leader

City: Boston, MA

Employer: L.E.K. Consulting

Undergraduate: Dartmouth College

Lilai Guo is an associate at L.E.K. Consulting, where she has been since 2011. At L.E.K., Lilai works with companies in the life science, retail, aviation, and financial services industries to provide solutions addressing key strategic issues. Outside of L.E.K., Lilai is actively involved in the Boston community as a Saturday tutor at Excel Academy and a mentor with the Posse Foundation. Prior to joing L.E.K., Lilai worked with North Bridge Growth Equity, a growth equity firm which invests in technology and technology-enabled companies, and Gridley & Co., a boutique technology-focused investment bank. Lilai holds a BA in Economics and Govenment from Dartmouth College.

Maxime Guillaume

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston, MA

Employer: The Parthenon Group

Undergraduate: Colby College

Maxime is a senior associate at The Parthenon Group, a global strategy consulting firm. Maxime works in both the corporate strategy and private equity practices, focusing on cases for clients in the healthcare industry.

Prior to joining Parthenon, Maxime was a senior consultant with the strategy consulting firm The Beacon Group working primarily for Aerospace & Defense clients.

Maxime received his B.A. from Colby College with a double major in Government and History.

Robert Gallagher

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston, MA

Employer: Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

Undergraduate: Tufts University

Rob Gallagher is currently a MBA candidate at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Prior to attending Tuck, Rob was a consultant at Cornerstone Research, where he worked on economic and litigation consulting projects for pharmaceuticals, financial institutions, and various other Fortune 500 firms. While at Cornerstone Research, Rob was actively involved with Minds Matter, a program for local high-achieving, low-income high school students.

Rob holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and Quantitative Economics from Tufts University and is an avid marathoner.

Sarah Hu

Position: Volunteer

City: New York

Employer: Cornell University

Undergraduate: NYU Stern School of Business

Sarah is currently an MBA candidate at the SC Johnson School of Management at Cornell University, expecting to graduate in 2014. She is concentrating her studies on Strategic Operations and Consulting.

Prior to Johnson, Sarah received her B.S. from New York University’s Stern School of Business, graduating with a dual major in marketing and international business; a minor in psychology; and a concentration in entertainment, media, and technology. This led her to start her career in digital advertising working on search marketing campaigns for clients in the hotel and beverage industries. The client interaction and problem solving nature of her campaigns piqued her natural curiosity to learn.

Stephanie Hu

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston, MA

Employer: Putnam Investments

Undergraduate: Dartmouth College

Stephanie is an equity investment associate at Putnam Investments, where she has been since 2011. At Putnam, Stephanie covers the healthcare sector, including domestic pharmaceutical, biotechnology and services companies. Outside of Putnam, Stephanie helped found and currently serves as Director of Finance for Nourish Boston, a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting healthy eating. In addition, Stephanie is an active Big Sister with the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston and a volunteer with the Power Lunch program through Boston Partners in Education. Prior to joining Putnam, Stephanie worked at MKM partners in equity research, covering specialty apparel retail. Stephanie graduated with a major in Sociology and minor in English from Dartmouth College.

Zachary Hughes

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston, MA

Employer: IBM

Undergraduate: Princeton University

Zachary is currently a student at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, where he is receiving his MPP in Public Policy. After graduation in 2012, Zachary will be joining IBM Global Business Services in Washington D.C.

Prior to enrolling at Harvard, Zachary worked for several management consulting firms, including the Parthenon Group and L.E.K. Consulting, and served as the Foreign Media Adviser to the President of Israel.

Zachary received his AB from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.

Ben Jabbawy

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston, MA

Employer: Privvy

Undergraduate: Cornell University

Ben is the founder and CEO of Privy, which has been featured in the Next Web, Street Fight Mag, Amex Open Forum, PC World and has been accepted into 500 Startups.

Prior to founding Privy, Ben was a founding member at Oasys Water, which creates disruptive desalination technology to address the growing, global water crisis.

Ben earned his B.Sc, in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University.

Danyal Kothari

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston, MA

Employer: L.E.K. Consulting

Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania

Danyal is an Associate at L.E.K. Consulting, a global strategy consulting firm, where he has worked on projects in a variety of industries, ranging from retail and consumer goods to pharmaceuticals. At L.E.K. since 2011, Danyal has worked with clients to evaluate new market opportunities, assess competitive positioning and gather consumer insights.

He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in Chemistry and minoring in History and Political Science.

Jennifer Kwan

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston

Employer: Spinnaker Capital

Undergraduate: Northeastern

Jennifer Kwan is currently an analyst at Spinnaker Capital LLC, where she manages and monitors funds and companies across various industries. She also assists senior members at Spinnaker with structure transactions on new and follow-on investments. Prior to Spinnaker, Jennifer worked as an intern in the safety and soundness department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, where she assisted bank examiners in preparing financial analysis reports to evaluate the capital, asset quality, profitability, and liquidity of banks. Jennifer also has had professional experience through her internships at large financial institutions such as Merrill Lynch and John Hancock.

Jennifer Kwan graduated summa cum laude from Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Finance and Accounting.

Armand Lauzon

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston

Employer: Fisher Lynch Capital

Undergraduate: Boston College

Armand is currently an associate with Fisher Lynch Capital, a boutique private equity firm in Boston. Prior to joining Fisher Lynch, Armand was a Senior Associate Consultant with L.E.K. Consulting, where he focused on providing strategic recommendations to clients across a wide variety of industries, including life sciences, retail and energy. Armand received his B.S. in Finance and Marketing from Boston College.

Dana Lampert

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston, MA

Employer: Wiggio

Undergraduate: Cornell University

Dana Lampert, 27, graduated from Cornell University in 2008 with concentrations in finance and entrepreneurship. Dana got experience working for Goldman Sachs and Bain & Company before starting an education software company, Wiggio. Dana raised venture financing and grew Wiggio into a national brand serving over 900 colleges and thousands of K-12 schools. Wiggio was acquired in 2013 by Desire2Learn. Outside of work, Dana is an avid Celtics and Patriots fan, and enjoys music, movies, tennis, and everything Boston-related.

Aru Murthy

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston, MA

Employer: L.E.K. Consulting

Undergraduate: Emory University

Aru is a second-year associate with L.E.K. Consulting, a global strategy consulting firm, where she has been since July 2011. At L.E.K., Aru has worked primarily in the healthcare, life sciences and pharmaceuticals industries. Aru graduated summa cum laude from Emory University, where she majored in Economics and minored in Mathematics. In her spare time, Aru likes to read books about American and European history.

Katie Rae Mulvey

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston, MA

Employer: Strategic Grant Partners

Undergraduate: Davidson College

Katie Rae is the Portfolio Analyst for Education for Strategic Grant Partners, helping to build the capacity of game-changing K-12 grantees. She comes to SGP through the Education Pioneers Analyst Fellowship, a program designed to place early career professionals into leading education organizations to manage strategic, data-based projects.

Prior to joining SGP, Ms. Mulvey was a Senior Consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton, where she worked primarily with clients in the aerospace market on strategic planning, performance management, and stakeholder engagement.

Ms. Mulvey holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Davidson College.

Mallory Martino

Position: Volunteer

City: New York

Employer: Cornell University

Undergraduate: Northwestern University

Mallory is currently a student at the SC Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, where she is pursuing an MBA focused on sustainability and strategy.

Prior to Johnson, Mallory spent four years at McLagan (an AonHewitt company) in human capital consulting focused specifically on the financial services industry. While working, she volunteered as a mentor for the Stamford Public Education Foundation and worked with the Business Council for Peace.

Mallory received her B.A. in Economics from Northwestern in 2008.

Marc Morelli

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston, MA

Employer: Bain & Company

Undergraduate: Vassar College

Marc is Senior Coordinator for Online Editorial Content at Bain & Company, Inc. He supports the development, production and posting of Bain editorial content online, focusing on new digital and multimedia formats. Marc also tracks the performance of Bain online content and promotes Bain’s insights internally and to clients and targets through regular updates, customized email newsletters and social media.

Prior to joining Bain, Marc worked for a startup venture capital firm where he conducted market analyses and focused on customer relationship management in support of projects in both real estate and international HR marketing.

Marc holds a BA from Vassar College in History and Italian.

Max Pazdan

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston, MA

Employer: The Brookeside Group

Undergraduate: Sacred Heart University

Max is an Associate Consultant with The Brookeside Group, a management consulting firm. At The Brookeside Group, Max works with companies to improve their customer loyalty and client service effectiveness. Prior to working at The Brookeside Group, Max spent three years working at Thomson Reuters in their Corporate Communication Department. Max graduated from the John F. Welch School of Business at Sacred Heart University in 2007, where he majored in Business Administration with a concentration in Management.

Raul Perez

Position: Volunteer

City: New York

Employer: Cornell University

Undergraduate: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Raul is currently a 2014 MBA Candidate at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.

Prior to enrolling at Cornell, Raul was head of finance in eShopex and CEO of Lollapalooza Chile. Raul graduated from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile with a Professional Degree on Industries and Civil Engineering.

Michael Rossiter

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston

Undergraduate: Dartmouth College

Michael is currently an Associate at Treacy & Company, a Needham-based management consulting and venturing firm. In a management consulting capacity, Michael works with clients to develop growth strategies and build innovation capabilities. Within Treacy & Company Ventures, Michael serves as a new venture leader with responsibility to develop and launch new “Stage 0” business concepts.

Prior to joining Treacy & Company, Michael was as an Analyst with Wyman Worldwide Health Partners in Ruhengeri, Rwanda. There he assessed the root causes for low health insurance enrollment among the rural poor and tested a series of strategies to overcome those challenges.

Michael graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College in 2008 where he double majored in Economics and Government.

Meagan Robinson

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston, MA

Employer: Gordon Brothers Group

Undergraduate: Northeastern University

Meagan is a Project Manager at Gordon Brothers Group, where she works on retail and consumer product appraisals as well as intellectual property and business valuations.

Prior to joining Gordon Brothers Group, Meagan completed internships at Wellington Management Company LLC and Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Meagan graduated from Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with concentrations in Finance and Marketing.

Aaron Stein

Position: Volunteer

City: New York City, NY

Employer: HowAboutWe.com

Undergraduate: UCLA

Aaron Stein currently works at HowAboutWe.com, a Series B funded technology startup, where he focuses on direct marketing and analytics. Previously, Aaron managed a U.S. equity portfolio at Chimera Securities, a proprietary trading firm. Aaron graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from UCLA with a degree in psychology.

Jon Scherr

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston, MA

Employer: Blueprint Schools Network

Undergraduate: Dartmouth College

Jon is the Founding Director of Operations of Blueprint Schools Network, a Massachusetts-registered nonprofit organization that works directly with government organizations to implement a research-based framework to transform the lowest performing schools across the country. Currently Blueprint’s portfolio of schools serves more than 20,000 students in low-income communities across the United States.

Prior to launching Blueprint, Jonathan was a Program Manager for the Education Innovation Laboratory at Harvard University (EdLabs) where he developed and implemented new innovations in education reform across the country, including the start up of The Griffin Early Childhood Center, a $10 million privately funded school start-up in Chicago’s south suburbs and a $10 million 30-school pilot of computerized learning systems in New York City.

Prior to joining EdLabs, Jonathan worked with Monitor Clipper Partners (MCP), a $2.3 billion private equity fund where he developed strategies for the acquisition and operational improvement of multi-million dollar companies in education, consumer products, retail, software, and logistics industries.

John received his A.B. summa cum laude in economics from Dartmouth College.

Neil-Brian Samen

Position: Volunteer

City: New York City

Undergraduate: University of Maryland

Neil Samen is an Associate at Deutsche Bank within the Global Rates Transaction Management Group, where he is a Trading Assistant.

Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Neil worked for UBS Investment Bank in Stamford, CT in various trading support roles. He is the Co-Founder of his alma mater’s Smith Alumni Club of New York, and currently serves as the club’s Co-President.

Neil is a Management Leadership for Tomorrow, 2013 MBAPrep Fellow, and he holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Operations Management from the University of Maryland.

Peter Sukits

Position: Volunteer

City: Cincinnati, OH

Employer: Procter & Gamble

Undergraduate: Carnegie Mellon University

Peter is currently a student at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, where he is receiving his MBA, concentrating in Finance & Strategy. This summer he will be interning in corporate finance at Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, OH.

Prior to enrolling at Cornell, Peter served as an officer in the U.S. Army for over 5 years, attaining the rank of Captain. He served in leadership, staff and instructor positions in North Carolina, Afghanistan and Oklahoma.

Peter received his B.S. from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University in 2006.

Sarah Sachse

Position: Volunteer

City: New York City

Employer: American Express

Undergraduate: James Madison University

Sarah is currently a 2013 MBA Candidate at The Johnson School at Cornell University. She works for American Express in New York City, and graduated from James Madison University, where she majored in Quantitative Finance with minors in Mathematics and Economics.

Molly Testwuide

Position: Project Leader

City: Boston, MA

Employer: L.E.K. Consulting

Undergraduate: Boston College

Molly is an Associate at L.E.K. Consulting, a global strategy consulting firm, where she has worked on a variety of projects supporting clients in industries such as life sciences, retail, and private equity. Molly has been with L.E.K. since September 2011. She graduated from Boston College in May 2011 with a B.A. in Economics and a minor in Mathematics.

Sarah Towle

Position: Volunteer

City: Washington DC

Employer: TO Consulting

Undergraduate: Dalhousie University

Sarah Towle currently works for TO Consulting, where she is COO and Director of Marketing for the DC Executive Consulting firm. Prior to joining TO, she was Director of Marketing and Sales at EQ, a Boston based Spa and Wellness center, which acquired 2 additional locations and tripled in size in under two years. She also assisted in the marketing and presale of Tapout, the first MMA location in Boston. After graduating University with triple honors in Psychology and Business, Sarah taught Business and English at Hebei University in Baoding China, where she also studied Mandarin Chinese.

Paul Vogelman

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston, MA

Employer: Bain & Company

Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin – Madison

Paul Vogelman is currently a management consultant at Bain & Company where he has focused on providing growth strategy to large public companies in tech and media.

He holds a JD, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania law school and an MBA from the Wharton school of business where he studied entrepreneurial management.

Paul has worked with a number of local Philadelphia small businesses pro bono through a variety of zoning, tax, and other legal and business issues.

He previously owned and operated a promotional video production company, and holds a B.A. in Communication Arts from UW-Madison.

Adam Weisman

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston

Employer: Analysis Group

Undergraduate: Middlebury

Adam Weisman currently works for Analysis Group LLC., a Boston-based economic consulting firm, primarily focusing on antitrust litigation in the high-tech sector, as well as the valuation of privately held companies, financial instruments, intellectual property, and consumer brands for Fortune 500 companies. Previously, Adam worked at a Boston-based emerging growth investment bank focused on technology, digital media, and clean-tech companies.

David Weatherly

Position: MSP Operations Advisor

City: Boston, MA

Employer: Brandeis University

Undergraduate: University of South Carolina

David Weatherly has spent the last four years serving City Year in South Carolina where he worked with elementary school and middle school students. His last position with City Year was Senior Program Manager, where he coordinated the work of two teams and was responsible for implementing leadership development curriculum and training programs. David received his Bachelor of Arts in History and German from the University of South Carolina.

Kat Waller

Position: MSP Operations Advisor

City: Boston, MA

Employer: Brandeis University

Undergraduate: Tulane University

Kat is currently studying Social Impact Management at Brandeis University, and will graduate in December 2012 with an MBA. Kat’s background is in the visual arts, and she plans to merge that expertise with the skills learned in business school. Kat graduated from Tulane University with a major in Art History and Anthropology

Cathy Wong

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston, MA

Employer: Bain & Company

Undergraduate: Boston University

Cathy currently works Bain and Company, a global management consulting firm, as a Senior Investment Accountant. Prior to joining Bain, she worked as a Senior Tax Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP focusing on partnership tax and served private equity and venture capital clients.

Cathy received her B.S. in Business Administration with a dual concentration in Accounting and Finance from Boston University.

Craig Zevin

Position: Volunteer

City: Boston, MA

Employer: iProspect

Undergraduate: Colby College

Craig Zevin spent the last year working at iProspect, a full-scale digital marketing
agency. Craig’s experience focused on providing organic and paid search strategy and
consulting for B2B and B2C clients.

Prior to working at iProspect, Craig did freelance SEO and PPC while attending Colby
College. Craig holds a BA from Colby College, where he double majored in Government Studies and Russian Language.