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Kristen Metropoulos Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Flagship Events |
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Bianca Javier Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2017 |
VP Communications An LA native, Bianca graduated from UCLA with a BA in Business Economics. She started off her career working in audit at KPMG and later joined a commercial bank where she worked as a Portfolio Officer in the Leveraged Finance group. She has interned at Sony Music and BRaVe Ventures doing strategy and business development. Outside of class she enjoys live music, exploring new restaurants, and running in Central Park. |
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Ashley Alexander Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2016 |
VP Treks VP NYC Trek Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Ashley began making films when she was 15 and went on to graduate with a degree from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. After a year spent working in policy and political media, she moved to Mongolia to broaden her international experience. Working with nomadic herders was eye-opening, but after over a year, she migrated south to the slightly warmer climes of Beijing, China. During her three years there, she returned to media, first at Caixin Media, then as a film/TV producer at John Woo's Entertainment Experience China. Ashley has traveled all over the world, and has lived in Houston, Washington DC, Paris, London, Ulaanbaatar, Beijing, and New York City. She is particularly interested in international film/TV productions, media in developing and emerging markets, and the impact of new technologies on film/TV. |
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Anh Nguyen Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Corporate Relations |
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Lucy Shaw Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2017 |
President Born and raised in the north of England, Lucy graduated from the University of Oxford with a degree in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History. Deciding that a career in Advertising was more preferable to digging through dirt, she moved to London, working in audience strategy for a series of high-profile media owners. An avid fan of independent film, Lucy has volunteered at the Sundance Film Festival for the last 6 years. Lucy is excited to transition into a Product Management role and Amazon in Summer 2017. |
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Ryan Schwartz Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2017 |
VP Treks VP SF Trek |
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Virginia Wei Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2017 |
Executive Vice President EVP E&M Virginia graduated from George Washington University with a BA in Communications. She originally started in the non-profit sector, but soon followed her passions into the media industry and moved to doing Business Development in a cinema management firm in China. At Stern, Virginia is specializing in Entertainment, Media and Technology, Strategy, and Finance, and spent her summer at Spotify. In her free time, she enjoys discovering new food places, badminton, and eagerly awaiting the next Sherlock installment. |
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Laura Berghoff Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2017 |
VP Alumni Laura Berghoff grew up in sunny and warm Los Angeles where she quickly became a die-hard Los Angeles Lakers and Dodgers fan. She made the move to New York City to attend Columbia University and graduated with a B.A. in Political Science. After graduating from Columbia, Laura kicked off her career in the sports and entertainment industry at ESPN. Knowing that the sports industry was where she belonged, she established a career at ESPN and found a niche developing multi-media marketing sponsorships across many of ESPNÔÇÖs properties. Laura is at NYU Stern to bolster her quantitative skills and to gain a broader business background, and she plans on returning to the sports industry in a senior level marketing capacity. In her free time, she enjoys playing competitive soccer, rooting for LA sports teams, and reading a lot about very random things (like the O.J. Simpson case). |
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Tracy Jacobson Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Flagship Events AVP Tech Flagship Events Tracy is an MBA 1 specializing in Marketing and Entertainment, Media, and Technology. An out-of-the-box thinker, she is passionate about bringing cutting-edge technologies to new markets. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Rice University and was the founder and visionary of WindSync (an ensemble at the vanguard of classical music). Now, she brings a diverse and creative outlook, informed by a musical background, to Technology, by discovering and exploring new pathways to user engagement. |
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Bart Rosenthal Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2017 |
VP Alumni Bart grew up in Monmouth County, NJ and attended NYU Stern, where he majored in Finance and International Business. After graduating from NYU, Bart spent multiple years in the energy trading industry building and optimizing physical natural gas portfolios. Prior to starting his MBA, Bart spent five months spearheading strategy and operations at a travel-tech startup, Jetaport. At Stern, Bart has be focusing on Strategy and Change Management for a career in the tech space. He spent his summer at Facebook working in their Product Operations group. In his spare time, Bart enjoys travel, outdoor adventures, and good food. |
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Tibby Iz Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2017 |
Executive Vice President EVP Tech Tibby graduated from Skidmore College with a B.S. in Business and a minor in Theater. Prior to Stern, Tibby pursued a career in acting, where she (tried to) convince people to cast her. She then worked in digital advertising, where she convinced people to buy things. She used these persuasion skills to get into NYU Stern and convince Google to employ her this summer. Outside of school, Tibby enjoys performing improv comedy, listening to nerdy podcasts and pretending to know things about wine. |
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Jared Kass Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Flagship Events |
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Ria Tobaccowala Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
Tisch Liaison Ria has built her career at the nexus of technology and media exploring new ways to tell stories with the latest technology. She is concurrently receiving her MFA in Filmmaking at Tisch School of the Arts and MBA from the Stern School of Business. Before graduate school, Ria worked at Google where she developed tech partnerships with content creators in politics, media, sports and entertainment. A Chicago native, Ria graduated from Harvard with a BA in Economics. When not in class, she gets an occasional laugh from audiences attending her improv comedy shows. |
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Michal Berezin Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2017 |
VP Flagship Events Michal graduated from Barnard College with a degree in Art History. She worked in nonprofit development, managing VIP donor groups for a prominent New York City museum. Michal came to Stern to round out her business education and shift her focus to Entertainment Marketing. She also holds a leadership position on the Graduate Marketing Association. In her spare time, Michal plays volleyball and enjoys watching good TV. |
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Matthew Edelman Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Alumni Affairs |
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Zal Bahadurji Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP SF Trek AVP SF Trek |
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Vikrant Bhaskarwar Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2017 |
VP Flagship Events Vikrant grew up in India where he did his undergrad in Computer Science engineering from BITS, Pilani. He moved to US in 2007 to pursue his Masters in Quantitative and Computational Finance from Georgia Tech in Atlanta. He has worked as a product manager in FinTech industry and has spent about 7 years in Markit Group and TIAA in New York. At Stern, Vikrant is specializing in product management and strategy. Over the summer, Vikrant interned as product manager with IBM Extreme Blue. Outside of school, Vikrant enjoys traveling, exploring new cuisines and restaurants, and spending time with his puppy. |
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Dylan Kellachan Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Flagship Events AVP, Flagship Events Dylan is an MBA1 specializing in Business Analytics, Strategy, and Entertainment, Media, and Technology. He holds a BA in Philosophy and English from Boston College and prior to arriving at Stern, he worked in economic consulting at Analysis Group, Inc. for four years. During his time at Analysis Group, he worked with large-scale data on various cases related to antitrust violations, intellectual property disputes, and more. When he is not analyzing data, Dylan enjoys playing soccer and basketball or catching up on his favorite Marvel movies and TV shows. |
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Rebecca Schwartz Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Knowledge Management - Tech |
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Rebecca Messner Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Finance & Operations |
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Elena Giralt Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Flagship Events |
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Celina Pedrosa Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Knowledge Management - EM |
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Scott Shaefitz Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Knowledge Management - EM |
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Luke Galford Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP NYC Trek |
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Ray Conger Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Communications |
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Andrew Jeffs Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Partnerships Andrew graduated from Wake Forest University, where he received his B.A. in Economics and participated in the school's Entrepreneurship & Social Enterprise program. After several years working as an executive search consultant, Andrew decided to combine two things he loves - startups and spirits - by joining an early-stage e-Commerce startup that sells craft spirits online. Outside of school, Andrew can be found playing guitar, eating dumplings or perfecting his backhand on the tennis court. |
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Michael Mochizuki Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2017 |
VP Flagship Events Born in Detroit and raised in Chicago, Mike spent 5 years working in media and marketing before attending Stern. As a former Producer, Mike managed creative projects for clients that ranged from the Girl Scouts to Ne-Yo to Lockheed Martin. After working in Media Production, Mike transitioned to a retail marketing start-up where he led Business and Brand Development, negotiating with entertainment brands including Sesame Street, HBO, and NASCAR. While at Stern, Mike has interned with BRaVe Media Ventures and Hulu, working on strategy and business development projects. Mike received his B.A. from Brown University and enjoys cooking award-winning pies in his spare time. |
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Charles Bittermann Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Social & Cultural Events |
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Hem Chander Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2017 |
VP Knowledge Management and Career Prep Hem grew up in Delhi, India and graduated in Electrical Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering. Before Stern, Hem worked at The Boston Consulting Group where he worked with the Retail, M&A, CPG, and Non-Profit practice. Hem came to Stern to switch career paths, transitioning into Entertainment. He interned with FilmBuff in the spring where he took pleasurable naps. And, he interned with CBS Interactive this summer, in their Business Development and Strategy department. In his free time, Hem likes to cuddle, take long walks on the beach, draw hearts in the sand, and argue on Facebook about politics. |
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Oliver Li Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Flagship Events |
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Kristian King Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Production |
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Hersh Iyer Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2017 |
VP Academics & Experiential Initiatives Hersh grew up in Bangalore, India, where he did his undergrad in Computer Science and Engineering at PESIT, Bangalore. He moved to the U.S in 2009 to pursue a Master's degree in Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. Soon after graduating from GATech in 2010, Hersh worked as a Software Engineer at Intel Corporation in one of its R&D facilities in Phoenix, AZ. He left Intel in 2015 to start his Full-Time MBA at Stern. Hersh is tech savvy and enjoys learning about new technologies and their applications. He enjoys traveling and playing badminton. |
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Mahum Yunus Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Admissions |
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Jennifer Huppe Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2017 |
VP Knowledge Management and Career Prep |
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Ann Liang Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Alumni Affairs |
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Julia Wagner Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP NYC Trek Julia grew up in Arlington, VA and graduated from Barnard College with a major in Anthropology and a minor in English. After a stint working at a ski resort in the Swiss Alps, she returned to New York and began her career as a literary agent, where she represented internationally-bestselling authors and negotiated deals with major publishers around the world. Fascinated by the way technology was changing the publishing and media industries, she came to Stern in order to specialize in Entertainment, Media, and Technology and Strategy. She is thrilled to be AVP of NYC Treks for the 2016-2017 academic year. In her free time, you can find Julia brewing her own beer, reading books in translation, or binge-watching Bojack Horseman. |
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Dennis Lazar Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2017 |
VP Corporate Relations |
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Michael Ham Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Academics |
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Moshe Shpringer Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
VP Production Moshe graduated from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2006 with a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Economics, Political Science and Pilosophy. Simultaneously he also attended Sam Spiegel Film School where he majored in Creative Writing. Prior to pursuing a dual degree MBA/MFA at Stern and Tisch, Moshe worked for 9 years as a Creative Director for Israel's national television channel, where he consulted for the creative and markting departments. Moshe also wrote a successful children sitcom which still runs in Israel. In his apare time, Moshe enjoys playing basketball, running, reading a good (paper) book, and explorine restaurants and bars with his wife Dana. |
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Daniel Breslauer Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2017 |
VP Admissions Danny graduated from Rutgers University in 2010 with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Journalism & Media Studies and Psychology. Prior to Stern, the New Jersey native spent six years as the lead play-by-play broadcaster for RVision, the online television network of Rutgers Athletics. He announced hundreds of events across Rutgers' 24 varsity sports, while advising athletic department and media executives on content strategy. Danny also freelanced as a sportscaster for WCTC-AM, Verizon FiOS1 Sports and the Northeast Conference. He was the radio voice of Rutgers womenÔÇÖs basketball on the IMG Sports Network in 2014-2015. During his time at Stern, Danny has completed MBA internships at Wasserman in global consulting and NBCUniversal in TV Everywhere audience development. Danny's favorite movie is the poker cult classic ÔÇ£RoundersÔÇØ and he enjoys playing soccer on different fields around New York CityÔÇÖs boroughs. |
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Alyssa Folickman Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP SF Trek |
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David Wolitzer Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Academics |
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Rachel Vergara Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2019 |
AVP Production |
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Leo Ng Alumni (Langone Part-Time MBA) 2018 |
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Matthew Cowsert Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Knowledge Management - Tech Matt is an MBA1 specializing in Product Management and Entrepreneurship and Innovation. He graduated from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina with a degree in Accounting. Prior to Stern, he worked in the U.S. Army as an Infantry and Finance officer. When he's not at school, he's hanging out with his wife and son, cycling through Prospect Park, or watching football. |
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Daniel Gerstell Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Production |
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Dedae Audi Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2017 |
VP of Partnerships Dedae worked as a Foreign Exchange trader after earning a degree in Finance and minor in International Affairs from Northeastern University, in her hometown of Boston, MA. Seeking to swap a career in currency product management for one in tech product management and strategy, Dedae came to Stern to focus on Strategy and Marketing. Over the summer, Dedae was at Microsoft working in their Global Readiness Group, where she spearheaded business and product initiatives for the OEM division. In her downtime, Dedae enjoys exploring new places, spending time in the outdoors, and trying to pick up soccer. |
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Tiffany Otoya Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP LA Trek |
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Jessica Fong Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Communications Jessica is an MBA1 specializing in Strategy, Entertainment, Media and Technology, and Business Analytics. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a BSE in Industrial & Operations Engineering. Prior to Stern, she worked in Chicago for The Keystone Group, a boutique management consulting firm focusing on strategy & operations improvement, profit improvement, and M&A integration. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, eating at new restaurants, and watching sports (Go Blue!). |
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Angelica Maneykowski Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2017 |
VP Social & Cultural Events |
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Steven Seidel Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2017 |
VP Finance/Treasurer Steven graduated from Duke University in 2011 with a BS in Economics. Prior to attending NYU Stern, Steven worked at NERA Economic Consulting in the Securities and Finance practice. Before NERA, he worked as an investment banking analyst in the M&A group at Gleacher and Company. At Stern, Steven is specializing in Entertainment, Media, and Technology, Corporate Finance, and Strategy. In his free time, Steven enjoys sports, movies, TV, and travel. |
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Shelina Kurwa Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2017 |
VP Treks VP LA Trek Born and raised in Los Angeles, Shelina graduated from Princeton University in 2012, where she specialized in the German DepartmentÔÇÖs Media and Aesthetics Program and earned a certificate in Film Studies from the Visual Arts ProgramÔÇÖs Track in Film and Video. During college, she re-founded the Princeton Student Entertainment Network, a group for students interested in working in the entertainment industry, and received the Mary Cunningham Humphreys Junior German Prize for her junior year independent research. After graduation, Shelina completed the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and TelevisionÔÇÖs 10-Week Professional Program in Producing before enrolling in the dual-degree J.D./M.B.A. program at NYU. She has interned for USA Network at NBCUniversal, Temple Hill Entertainment (producers of the TWILIGHT films), and most recently, in summer 2016, the Television Business Affairs department of Lionsgate. During her second summer of law school, she worked as a summer associate in the Corporate Department at Proskauer Rose LLP, where she plans to return after graduation. |
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Teny Akay Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Corporate Relations |
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Laura Markell Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP Flagship Events |
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Brandon Laventure Alumni (Full-Time MBA) 2018 |
AVP LA Trek |