Conference co-chairs

Camille Scheyer (Co-chair): 2Y. Passionate about strengthening U.S. national security through innovation. Previously worked for Booz Allen Hamilton supporting the U.S. Joint Staff on a range of irregular warfare and global strategic competition initiatives, which sparked interest in bridging the gap between the military and emerging technology. Completed Venture Lab with Squadra Ventures, and interned with Booz Allen Ventures during summer 2025.

João Amá (Co-chair): MBAi. Spent four years in Finance at Google, primarily supporting GTM strategy for the cybersecurity business. Continued working part-time on Google’s AI team from Sept 2024-March 2025. Looking to leverage tech experience to build a career in tech-focused Private Equity. Currently a part-time intern at Ponte Partners, a secondaries firm based in SF (PE Lab). Joining Excolere Equity for summer 2025.

marketing

Arun Timmaraju (VP): E&W. Passionate about forging and funding the intersection of healthcare and technology. #1 employee, now managing R&D at Interpace Diagnostics, developing cancer detection tests. Looking to leverage technical and operational skills to build a career in healthcare Private Equity.

Hira Munir (VP): 2Y. Passionate about bringing patient-centered technologies to market. Previously worked in healthcare strategy consulting at Health Care Service Corporation and 11TEN Innovation Partners, identifying high-impact partnership opportunities between industry leaders and emerging startups. Completed Spring internship at MATTER, an early-stage startup incubator and currently interning at Sprig Equity, a late-stage VC focused on med devices.

Madhurya Taneja (Director): 1Y. Ex-Bain & Company private equity consultant with extensive experience driving commercial due diligence, growth strategy, and value creation initiatives for leading global PE firms and sovereign wealth funds.

finance & sponsorships

Bambo Kujimiyo (VP): 2Y, Previously worked in M&A Advisory, Healthcare, VC, Technology & Corporate Finance. 3+ years at KPMG, 2+ years in VC, 1+ year in Technology Corporate VC & Corporate Finance. Spring part-time intern at Ponte Partners & Summer intern at Baird Capital.

Stephen McCaffery (VP): 2Y. Previously worked in real estate development and investments – 3 years pursuing hotel acquisitions for a family office; 2 years focused on capital solutions for emerging developers of work-force oriented multifamily and single-family rental communities. Pivoting into Venture Capital / Growth Equity – joining Nine Four Ventures for summer 2025.

Eddy Ciobanu (Director): E&W. Previously worked as an education professional in college admissions (Williams & Yale) and high school college counseling. Currently working at an EdTech company lowering the cost of student loans and passionate about equity and access in education and mission-driven startups. Looking to leverage my experience to pivot into venture capital. 

alumni engagement

Mason Ezell (VP): 2Y. Formerly in Consulting, then 2 VC-backed startups in fintech and ecomm. Passionate about investing, operations, and technology - pivoting to Venture / Growth Equity post-Kellogg. Currently working for Distributed Ventures investing in early-stage healthtech, fintech, and insurtech. Extending with Distributed into Summer 2025.
Ealie Akiva Elnir (VP): 2Y. Previously worked as an attorney and later as a strategy consultant advising public, private, and social sectors. Passionate about mission-driven innovation and supporting early-stage founders. This summer, joining an early-stage food-tech startup in San Francisco, and interning in the fall at an early-stage VC fund.

Ishaan Misra (Director): E&W. Previously worked as an operator and investor at venture-backed startups in Silicon Valley. Pivoting to PE post-Kellogg; completed off-cycle full-time internship with Digital Alpha, a digital infrastructure private equity firm.

Daniel Felix (Director):2Y. Formerly in FMCG in marketing and revenue growth management. Passionate about growth stage firms and innovation as key drivers of business transformation and impact. This summer, worked in consulting with Strategy& on corporate transformation and AI-enabled growth initiatives.
Richard Song (Director): E&W. Currently working as an operator and entrepreneur. Started and ran two service businesses in the film industry in Chicago. Passionate about financial discipline and operational efficiency. Pivoting to PE Ops post-Kellogg.

speakers & content

Taylor Martin (VP): 2Y. Spent three years on the investment team at Fairview Capital Partners, a leading private equity and venture capital firm. Prior to Fairview, I  began my career at J.P. Morgan in New York City, managing institutional client portfolios. I’m passionate about increasing access to capital and driving equity across the investment landscape.

Meredith Kuser (VP): MMM. Formerly in corporate finance and strategy at Mr. Cooper Group, leading initiatives spanning workflow redesign, analytics, and operational efficiency. Passionate about solving complex, cross-functional problems with a human-centered lens. Pivoting into venture-backed operating roles. Most recently focused on go-to-market strategy and systems optimization at early-stage startups. 

Mitchell Green (Director): E&W. Institutional allocator investing in public and private markets.  Founding member of a $9 billion public pension fund.  Awarded active mandates from $15 to $880 million. Focused on fixed income, private debt, and all private secondaries. Prior experience at the Illinois State Board of Investment.

Jake Nelson (Director): MMM. Spent seven years at ExxonMobil, primarily focused on reducing downtime at manufacturing, mining and trucking customers. Also led market intelligence and external engagement programs in IR for two years. Passionate about solving complex problems in critical-to-society industries.
Aaron Lewis (Director): 1Y. Spent the last 2 years leading M&A and corporate development for a PE-backed portfolio company. Prior to that, spent 3 years as a private equity investor at Align Capital Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm focused on the lower middle market. I began my career in investment banking at Brown, Gibbons, Lang & Company. I’m passionate about investing in and supporting management teams within the middle market.

Brandon Jodie (Director): 1Y. Formerly a private equity investor at Insight Equity, where he led deal execution and portfolio management across a range of asset-intensive industries in the middle market. Brandon began his career at J.P. Morgan in New York as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Consumer & Retail group, advising on over a dozen M&A and capital markets transactions.

operations

Somil Sanghvi (VP): 2Y. Formerly in strategy consulting, advising on growth and GTM strategy across product, customer, and pricing. Passionate about partnering with founders unlocking human potential through innovation in consumer/retail, fintech, and healthtech. Completed Venture Lab with Bridge Ventures, a seed-stage SaaS and consumer fund. Interned with Conduit Commerce, an e-commerce logistics startup, during summer 2025.

Patrick Passatempo (Director): 1Y. Formerly a Senior Consultant, operating at the intersection of Investment & Wealth Management and Operations & Technology Transformation. Passionate about helping investment managers transform operations and implement innovative financial technologies.

workshops & integrations

Arun Govindaswamy (VP): E&W. Data Scientist & Venture Investor. Passionate about startups and venture capital. Deep experience in AI and Engineering. 1x Founder. Currently, work as a data scientist for HERE Technologies and intern at Alumni Ventures focused on AI and Web3 deals. 

Eddie Hoonjae Lee (VP): 2Y. Private Equity Fundraising from Asian Institutional Investors(Korea). Passionate about startups and VC, PE. Currently focusing my studies on healthcare startups and investment at Kellogg.

Kiana Razi (Director): 1Y. Spent two and a half years at Starbucks in Corporate Development, executing strategic minority investments and enterprise wide partnerships. Prior to that, spent 2.5 years at PwC doing M&A valuation. Currently interning at Capitalize VC. Passionate transforming the way consumers eat, shop, travel and live. 

Mayra Gomez (Director): E&W. Strategy and Operations under Finance at Google for the past 3 years. Worked in finance transformation consulting at KPMG prior to this role. Passionate about improving businesses and implementing strategies to enable their growth. 

Kashish Grover (Director): 1Y. Entrepreneur & Angel Investor. Passionate about startups and Venture Capital. Deep experience in LegalTech and FinTech. Overall 10+ years of work-ex across entrepreneurship and investment banking (PwC and Goldman Sachs). Passionate about zero-to-one journey of startups.

finance & sponsorships

Bambo Kujimiyo (VP): 2Y, Previously worked in M&A Advisory, Healthcare, VC, Technology & Corporate Finance. 3+ years at KPMG, 2+ years in VC, 1+ year in Technology Corporate VC & Corporate Finance. Spring part-time intern at Ponte Partners & Summer intern at Baird Capital.

Stephen McCaffery (VP): 2Y. Previously worked in real estate development and investments – 3 years pursuing hotel acquisitions for a family office; 2 years focused on capital solutions for emerging developers of work-force oriented multifamily and single-family rental communities. Pivoting into Venture Capital / Growth Equity – joining Nine Four Ventures for summer 2025.

Eddy Ciobanu (Director): E&W. Previously worked as an education professional in college admissions (Williams & Yale) and high school college counseling. Currently working at an EdTech company lowering the cost of student loans and passionate about equity and access in education and mission-driven startups. Looking to leverage my experience to pivot into venture capital. 

alumni engagement

Mason Ezell (VP): 2Y. Formerly in Consulting, then 2 VC-backed startups in fintech and ecomm. Passionate about investing, operations, and technology - pivoting to Venture / Growth Equity post-Kellogg. Currently working for Distributed Ventures investing in early-stage healthtech, fintech, and insurtech. Extending with Distributed into Summer 2025.
Ealie Akiva Elnir (VP): 2Y. Previously worked as an attorney and later as a strategy consultant advising public, private, and social sectors. Passionate about mission-driven innovation and supporting early-stage founders. This summer, joining an early-stage food-tech startup in San Francisco, and interning in the fall at an early-stage VC fund.

speakers & content

Taylor Martin (VP): 2Y. Spent three years on the investment team at Fairview Capital Partners, a leading private equity and venture capital firm. Prior to Fairview, I  began my career at J.P. Morgan in New York City, managing institutional client portfolios. I’m passionate about increasing access to capital and driving equity across the investment landscape.

Meredith Kuser (VP): MMM. Formerly in corporate finance and strategy at Mr. Cooper Group, leading initiatives spanning workflow redesign, analytics, and operational efficiency. Passionate about solving complex, cross-functional problems with a human-centered lens. Pivoting into venture-backed operating roles. Most recently focused on go-to-market strategy and systems optimization at early-stage startups. 

Mitchell Green (Director): E&W. Institutional allocator investing in public and private markets.  Founding member of a $9 billion public pension fund.  Awarded active mandates from $15 to $880 million. Focused on fixed income, private debt, and all private secondaries. Prior experience at the Illinois State Board of Investment.

Jake Nelson (Director): MMM. Spent seven years at ExxonMobil, primarily focused on reducing downtime at manufacturing, mining and trucking customers. Also led market intelligence and external engagement programs in IR for two years. Passionate about solving complex problems in critical-to-society industries.
Aaron Lewis (Director): 1Y. Spent the last 2 years leading M&A and corporate development for a PE-backed portfolio company. Prior to that, spent 3 years as a private equity investor at Align Capital Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm focused on the lower middle market. I began my career in investment banking at Brown, Gibbons, Lang & Company. I’m passionate about investing in and supporting management teams within the middle market.

operations

Somil Sanghvi (VP): 2Y. Formerly in strategy consulting, advising on growth and GTM strategy across product, customer, and pricing. Passionate about partnering with founders unlocking human potential through innovation in consumer/retail, fintech, and healthtech. Completed Venture Lab with Bridge Ventures, a seed-stage SaaS and consumer fund. Interned with Conduit Commerce, an e-commerce logistics startup, during summer 2025.

Patrick Passatempo (Director): 1Y. Formerly a Senior Consultant, operating at the intersection of Investment & Wealth Management and Operations & Technology Transformation. Passionate about helping investment managers transform operations and implement innovative financial technologies.

workshops & integrations

Arun Govindaswamy (VP): E&W. Data Scientist & Venture Investor. Passionate about startups and venture capital. Deep experience in AI and Engineering. 1x Founder. Currently, work as a data scientist for HERE Technologies and intern at Alumni Ventures focused on AI and Web3 deals. 

Eddie Hoonjae Lee (VP): 2Y. Private Equity Fundraising from Asian Institutional Investors(Korea). Passionate about startups and VC, PE. Currently focusing my studies on healthcare startups and investment at Kellogg.

Kiana Razi (Director): 1Y. Spent two and a half years at Starbucks in Corporate Development, executing strategic minority investments and enterprise wide partnerships. Prior to that, spent 2.5 years at PwC doing M&A valuation. Currently interning at Capitalize VC. Passionate transforming the way consumers eat, shop, travel and live. 

Mayra Gomez (Director): E&W. Strategy and Operations under Finance at Google for the past 3 years. Worked in finance transformation consulting at KPMG prior to this role. Passionate about improving businesses and implementing strategies to enable their growth.