UBS BOARD 2025-26

MEET OUR LEADERS


EXECUTIVE BOARD

Graduation Year: 2026
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Career Interest: Consulting
Hobbies: Hiking, Reading, Cafe Hopping, Making Spicy Cauliflower Tacos

Sara Beniwal
President
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Graduation Year: 2026
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Career Interest: Consulting
Hobbies: Surfing, Hiking, and Watching Padres Baseball

Gavin Rich
Vice President
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Graduation Year: 2026
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Career Interest: Investment Banking
Hobbies: Pick-Up Basketball, Catan, Anime, Avatar the Last Airbender

Isaac Chambers
Vice President
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Graduation Year: 2026
Hometown: Buffalo Grove, IL
Career Interest: Entertainment
Hobbies: Golf, Catan, Reading

Emily Duan
Vice President
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CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Career Development hosts a variety of events including the Fall Business Showcase, the Career Development Workshop, the Careers in Business Fair. The Fall Business Showcase is designed to introduce new business students to the resources, opportunities and organizations that are available to them at UCLA. The Career Development Workshop is a multi-week series of sessions throughout the fall quarter that introduces students to various careers in business and assists with aspects around finding internships. The Careers in Business Fair is held in late January and draws over 50 firms and 500 students every year. The committee handles all aspects of the event in partnership with the UCLA Career Center which includes corporate correspondence, event logistics, and publicity.

Graduation Year: 2026
Hometown: Pacifica, CA
Career Interest: Finance
Hobbies: Volleyball, Pickleball, Golden State Warriors

Mellanie Hu
Director
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Graduation Year: 2027
Hometown: Park City, UT
Career Interest: Investment Banking
Hobbies: Back Country Skiing, WakeSurfing

Zachary Watkins
Director
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Graduation Year: 2028
Hometown: Pleasanton, CA
Career Interest: Financial Services, Consulting, Entrepreneurship
Hobbies: Traveling, Graphic Design, European Soccer, Basketball, Football

Pratham Chhabra
Development Manager
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Graduation Year: 2028
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Career Interest: Investment Banking
Hobbies: Watching Padres Baseball, Flower Bouquet Making, Croissant Tasting

Brianna Busse
Manager
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Graduation Year: 2027
Hometown: Orinda, CA
Career Interest: Investment Banking, Technology, Private Equity, Venture Capital
Hobbies: Poker, Lifting Weights, Traveling, Exploring New Restaurants

Luke Lewis
Manager
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Graduation Year: 2026
Hometown: Laguna Beach, CA
Career Interest: Investment Banking
Hobbies: Hollywood Bowl Concerts, Horticulture, and Portuguese

William Coffey
Manager
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CONSULTING

Consulting coordinates the Consulting Panel, Consulting Night, and other corporate events for firms in the industry, including sponsored consulting case competitions. The committee establishes corporate relations, increases corporate sponsorship, and assists undergraduates in their job search. The committee also hosts a six-week long Consulting Spring Training during the spring quarter that provides an introduction to the consulting recruiting timeline for rising juniors and prepares them for the competitive case interview recruiting process.

Graduation Year: 2026
Hometown: Hong Kong/Orange County, CA
Career Interest: Consulting
Hobbies: LA Matcha Crawls, Solidcore, Hiking in Hong Kong

Ashley Chan
Director
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Graduation Year: 2026
Hometown: Fremont, CA
Career Interest: Consulting
Hobbies: Basketball, Camping, Strategy Games, Piano

Evan Shih
Director
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Graduation Year: 2026
Hometown: Pune, India
Career Interest: Strategy Consulting
Hobbies: Dance, Hiking

Jiya Barman
Manager
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Graduation Year: 2026
Hometown: Park City, UT
Career Interest: Consulting
Hobbies: Wannabe food critic, running to the beach, skiing, crossword puzzles

Casey Maloy
Manager
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Graduation Year: 2026
Hometown: San Carlos, CA
Career Interest: Consulting
Hobbies: Yoga, Pickleball

Sophia Doyle
Manager
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Graduation Year: 2025
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Career Interest: Consulting
Hobbies: Squash, Golf, and MMA

Micah Kim
Manager
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FINANCIAL SERVICES

Financial Services coordinates the annual Financial Services Night as well as other corporate and educational events relating to finance and investing. The committee also hosts a 6-week-long Excel and Financial Modeling Workshop that teaches students the basic skills necessary to secure a job in financial services. The committee is also responsible for establishing and maintaining corporate relations and sponsorship on behalf of UBS.

Graduation Year: 2027
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Career Interest: Investing
Hobbies: Volleyball, Weightlifting, Rap Music

Matei Jucan
Director
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Graduation Year: 2027
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Career Interest: Investing, Policymaking
Hobbies: Dance, Taekwondo, Food Touring, Board Games

Neha Kondeti
Director
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Graduation Year: 2027
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Career Interest: Investment Banking
Hobbies: Volleyball, Music, and Fifa

Matei Jucan
Development Manager
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Graduation Year: 2026
Hometown: Newport Beach, CA
Career Interest: Private Equity
Hobbies: Formula One, International Travel, Beli

Austin Pak
Manager
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Graduation Year: 2028
Hometown: Qingdao, China
Career Interest: Markets, Investing
Hobbies: Basketball, Squirrel Photography

Steven Zhang
Manager
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Hometown: Vancouver, Canada
Career Interest: Finance
Hobbies: Singing, Songwriting, Playing Basketball, Baking, Watching the NFL

Victoria Anthony
Manager
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INVESTMENT BANKING

The Investment Banking Committee coordinates the annual Investment Banking Workshop and other corporate and educational events related to corporate finance. The 16-week Investment Banking Workshop during the Winter and Spring Quarter helps prepare sophomores for the competitive interview recruiting process. The committee establishes corporate relations and increases corporate sponsorship with top investment banking firms.

 

Graduation Year: 2027
Hometown: India
Career Interest: Investment Banking, Mathematics Academia
Hobbies: SixFlags, Matcha, True Crime, Hamilton, ATV Riding

 

Drishti (Dea) Arora
Director
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Graduation Year: 2027
Hometown: Oakland, CA
Career Interest: Investment Banking
Hobbies: Basketball, Martial Arts

Damon Choy
Director
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Graduation Year: 2027
Hometown: Cupertino, California
Career Interest: Private Equity
Hobbies: Drinking Lattes, Watching the Niners

Trisha Sreedhar
Manager
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Graduation Year: 2027
Hometown: Kuwait
Career Interest: Investment Banking
Hobbies: Cricket, Tennis, Poker

 

Kavin Balamurali
Manager
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Graduation Year: 2027
Hometown: Cerritos, CA
Career Interest: Investment Banking
Hobbies: Basketball, Golf, Spikeball, Coffee

Jerrick Wu
Manager
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Graduation Year: 2027
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Career Interest: Private Equity & Growth Equity
Hobbies: Basketball, Poker, & Running

Nikhil Mummalaneni
Manager
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Graduation Year: 2027
Hometown: Walnut Creek, CA
Career Interest: Investment Banking
Hobbies: Golf, Basketball, and Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cyrus Gouda
Manager
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Graduation Year: 2027
Hometown: Park City, UT
Career Interest: Investment Banking
Hobbies: Back Country Skiing, WakeSurfing

Zachary Watkins
Manager
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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

The Leadership Development committee coordinates two major mentorship programs; the Anderson Mentorship Program and the cUBS Mentorship Program. The committee works closely with current Anderson students to sign up mentors and coordinate initiatives to facilitate strong mentor-mentee connections. The cUBS program matches current UBS board members with committee members to help develop younger members by guiding them through the business landscape in and out of UCLA. The committee holds various leadership panels throughout the year, highlighting students and alumni in executive leadership roles. They also co-host a 4-week workshop with Anderson that helps students learn public speaking, networking, and general leadership skills.

 

Graduation Year: 2026
Hometown: Scottsdale, Arizona Career Interest: Private Markets Investing
Hobbies: Country Music, Golf, Traveling

Neil Patel
Director
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Graduation Year: 2028
Hometown: Tustin, California Career Interest: Investment Banking
Hobbies: Tennis, Golf, Reading, Sightseeing, Iced Vanilla Lattes

Kate Jensen
Director
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Graduation Year: 2028
Hometown: Lafayette, CA
Career Interest: Investment Banking, Entrepreneurship
Hobbies: Traveling, Pick-up Basketball, Tennis, and Poker

Aditya Kapur
Development Manager
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Graduation Year: 2028
Hometown: Sanibel, FL
Career Interest: Finance
Hobbies: Traveling, Skiing, Tennis, Pickleball

Lucy Bashforth
Manager
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Graduation Year: 2026
Hometown: Manhattan Beach, CA
Career Interest: Consulting
Hobbies: Jeremy Lucky Enthusiast, Curling, and Neoproterozoic Era Geology

Parker Kinsey
Manager
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PUBLIC RELATIONS

Public Relations is responsible for maintaining UBS's brand image and relations with firms and students. They expand and strengthen UBS’s professional relationships with current sponsors as well as address all new corporate inquires. The committee works to increase UBS's visibility among the undergraduate student population and grow UBS's membership list. They also develop and implement new and innovative marketing strategies, social media campaigns and curate the bi-weekly newsletter for the many events that UBS hosts. 

 

Graduation Year: 2027
Hometown: Hong Kong
Career Interest: Consulting, Tech, Startups
Hobbies: Boxing, DJ'ing, DJ Khaled, Running

Mirra Sangal
Director
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Graduation Year: 2027
Hometown: Bend, OR
Career Interest: Marketing, Consumer Analytics, Business Intelligence, Consulting
Hobbies: Corepower Yoga, Raving, House Music

Rachel Dalfonsi
Director
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Graduation Year: 2027
Hometown: Bangkok, Thailand
Career Interest: Consulting, Entrepreneurship
Hobbies: Soccer, Formula 1, Traveling, Movies

Aryaman Gupta
Manager
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Graduation Year: 2027
Hometown: Orinda, CA
Career Interest: Consulting
Hobbies: Camping, Snowboarding, Traveling

Logan Haines
Manager
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Graduation Year: 2028
Hometown: Modesto, California
Career Interest: Investment Banking
Hobbies: Basketball, Photography, & Poker

Sumer Pannu
Manager
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Technology

The Technology Committee leads UBS’s events and programs that cover everything in the intersection of technology and business. In the last year, Tech has organized the Startup Founder Panel, Venture Capital 101, and Exploring AI in Business panel. In addition, the committee is responsible for building relations with technology firms to host industry-focused career fairs and aid in the undergraduate recruitment processes for product management and business-focused roles at technology companies.

 

Graduation Year: 2026
Hometown: Saratoga, CA
Career Interest: Product, Technology
Hobbies: Painting & Drawing, Cafe Hopping (& Beli Reviewing), Interior Design

Michelle Liu
Director
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Graduation Year: 2027
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Career Interest: Consulting, Product Management
Hobbies: DJing, Golf, Pickleball, Hiking

Ryan Kleczynski
Director
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Graduation Year: 2027
Hometown: Sacramento, California
Career Interest: Product Management, Product Marketing, Consulting
Hobbies: Pickleball, Cologne, Movies, Traveling around Asia

Harry Hu
Development Manager
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Graduation Year: 2027
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Career Interest: Product, Consulting
Hobbies: Snowboarding, Tennis, Photography, and Hiking Volcanos

Philena Nguyen
Manager
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Graduation Year: 2028
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Career Interest: Finance, Private Equity, Technology
Hobbies: Origami, Watches, Backpacking, Traveling

Erik Iancu
Manager
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