People

Matisse Rogers
President

Matisse is a third-year law student at Harvard Law School. She graduated from the University of Michigan in 2019 with a B.A. from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Matisse began her career in public affairs consulting at Penta Group (formerly Hamilton Place Strategies) in Washington, D.C., where she worked in the corporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy space. She spent her 2L summer at Kirkland & Ellis in New York City and Chicago and her 1L summer at Kirkland & Ellis and Warburg Pincus in New York City.

Sean Wynn
President

Sean is a third-year law student at Harvard Law School. Prior to HLS, he worked at Live Nation and Endeavor in addition to founding a startup and 501(c)(3) nonprofit. He spent his 2L summer at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and split his 1L summer between Weil Gotshal & Manges in New York City and Yorn Levine et al. in Los Angeles.

Danielle Mikaelian
Chief of Staff

Danielle is a third-year student at Harvard Law School. She graduated from Columbia University in 2021 with a BA in English Literature. As a college student, she occupied roles on over ten Columbia University executive boards and was named Columbia’s 2021 Student of the Year in recognition of her impact on campus. Before starting law school, Danielle worked as a consultant for a data-driven technology startup and in Government Affairs for the Armenian National Committee of America. She spent her 2L summer at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York City and her 1L summer at Schulte, Roth & Zabel in New York City.

Swati Vipperla
Chief Communications Officer

Swati is a second-year law student at Harvard Law School. She graduated summa cum laude from Penn State University in 2021 with a B.S. in Finance and minors in the Legal Environment of Business and Information, Sciences & Technology. Prior to law school, she was an Investment Banking Analyst at Deutsche Bank in its Global Industrials Group, where she focused on the automotive and transportation verticals. She spent her 1L Summer at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York City.

Toibat Ayankunbi
Chief Development Officer

Toibat is a second-year law student at Harvard Law School. She graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Rutgers University in 2022 with a B.A. in Political Science and Economics. Before law school, Toibat worked in entertainment law at Condé Nast and was an SEO Law Fellow at Kirkland & Ellis in New York City. She spent her 1L summer at Kirkland & Ellis in New York City.

Derek Wu
Chief Financial Officer

Derek is a second-year law student at Harvard Law School. He graduated cum laude with high honors from Harvard College in 2021, concentrating in Economics with a secondary in Government. Prior to law school, Derek worked as an investment banking analyst at Citi in the Mergers and Acquisitions group. He spent his 1L summer on the investment team at Stagwell in New York City.

Reva Bardhi
Chief Operations Officer

Reva is a third-year law student at Harvard Law School. She graduated summa cum laude from Boston University in 2022 with a degree in Business Administration, concentrating in finance and law. She spent her 1L summer at Vinson & Elkins and her 2L summer at Cravath, Swaine & Moore. Reva is also involved in the Harvard International Law Journal and the Harvard European Law Association.

Lia Kapani
Director, Communications

Lia is a second-year law student at Harvard Law School. She graduated cum laude from The University of Chicago in 2020 with a B.A. in Economics and graduated from UChicago’s Booth School of Business with an M.B.A. in Finance in 2021. Prior to law school, she led the Public Sector Investment Strategy team for the Chicago Mayor’s Office, which focused on attracting research funding for the private sector, investing in commercial development across the city, and aiding in post-COVID small business recovery. She spent her 1L summer at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.

Jorge Mejia
Director, Communications

Jorge is a first-year law student at Harvard Law School. He graduated magna cum laude from Boston College in 2019 with a degree in Political Science. Prior to law school, Jorge worked in investment banking and regulatory compliance at UBS. He spent his 1L summer at Cleary Gottlieb, coupled with an in-house secondment at Warburg Pincus in New York City. On campus, he is involved in First Class, In Vino Veritas, and is a research assistant to Professor Howell Jackson. 

Phillip Champagne
Director, Professional Development

Phillip is a third-year student at Harvard Law School. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Brown University, where he majored in International Comparative Politics. Prior to law school, Phillip worked as a strategy analyst at Deloitte Consulting where he supported international data privacy compliance at FAANG companies. He spent his 2L summer at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York City and his 1L summer at a White Wolf Capital, a private equity fund in Miami. 

Andrew Steen
Director, Professional Development

Andrew is a fourth-year JD/MBA student at Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School. He graduated from Vanderbilt University with a B.A. in Mathematics. Prior to law school, Andrew was an Army Ranger for five years where he led teams through complex challenges around the globe. He spent his 1L summer on the Brady United litigation team where he focused on reducing gun violence in the U.S. Andrew is currently building Laptis, which is a tech-enabled startup streamlining access to effective substance use treatment for lawyers, clinicians, and care navigators on behalf of their clients.

Chandler Rankin
Director, Conferences

Chandler is a second-year student at Harvard Law School. Chandler graduated summa cum laude from the University of Cincinnati where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science. Prior to law school, he was an SEO Law Fellow at Kirkland & Ellis in San Francisco, CA, and worked on Facebook and Instagram features as a product manager at Meta for two years. He spent his 1L summer at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and Susman Godfrey LLP in New York City.

Michael Farber
Director, Professional Development

Michael Farber is currently a fourth year JD/MBA student at Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School. He graduated from Harvard College magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics. Prior to graduate school, Michael worked as Chief of Staff at Hero Health, a health-tech startup in New York City and as an analyst at Cornerstone Research. 

Noah Wintman
Director, Operations

Noah is a second-year law student at Harvard Law School. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Chicago with a B.A. in Public Policy Studies. Prior to law school, he worked as a management consultant at the international consultancy, Kearney. He spent his 1L summer at Martin Kenney & Co, a boutique firm specializing in cross-border multi-jurisdiction fraud investigations and asset recovery.

Abraham Shalizi
Director, Operations

Abraham is a second-year student at Harvard Law School. He graduated summa cum laude from UCLA in 2021 with a degree in Political Science. Prior to law school, Abraham worked in real estate private equity and venture capital. He split his 1L summer between the private equity firm Housatonic Partners, where he was on the software team, and Goodwin Proctor.

Jamie Corbett
Director, Operations

Jamie is a third-year law student at Harvard Law School. She graduated magna cum laude from Brigham Young University in 2019 with a B.S. in Nursing. Prior to law school, Jamie worked as a registered nurse for three years in the operating room at NYU Langone Medical Center. She spent her 1L summer in the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington D.C. and her 2L summer at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen, & Katz in New York.

Nina Cubero
Director, Conferences

Nina is a second-year law student at Harvard Law School. She graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Economics and a B.A. in Psychology. Prior to law school, Nina spent three years at Bain & Company as a Consultant primarily serving clients in healthcare, consumer products and private equity. She spent her 1L summer at Kirkland & Ellis in Miami.

Robert Pedersen
Director, Conferences

Bobby is a JD / MBA Candidate at Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School. He graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown with majors in Finance and International Political Economy & Business. Prior to law school, Bobby worked as an investment banking analyst at Evercore in the Industrials M&A group. He spent his 1L summer at the Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court.

Noah Spicer
Director, Conferences

Noah is a third-year law student at Harvard Law School. He graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Morehouse College, where he majored in Political Science. Prior to law school, he was a Compliance Analyst at Goldman Sachs. He spent his 1L summer at Gunderson Dettmer and Google Ventures in Northern California and his 2L summer at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York City. On campus, Noah is also involved in the Harvard Black Law Student Association and Harvard Business Law Review.

Chris Pettit
Director, Sponsorship

Chris is a third-year law student at Harvard Law School. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with honors from the University of California, Davis. Prior to law school, he worked as an M&A Research Analyst at Harvey & Company in Newport Beach. He spent his 2L summer at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York City.

Leon Yang
Director, Sponsorship

Leon is a third-year law student at Harvard Law School. He graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College, where he majored in Applied Mathematics and Economics and minored in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Prior to law school, Leon worked as an investment banking analyst at Bank of America in the Healthcare group, where he focused on acquisitions and financings across the life sciences and healthcare services verticals. He spent his 1L summer at Mintz in Boston and his 2L summer at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York.

Justin Abbey
Director, Sponsorship

Justin is a second-year law student at Harvard Law School. He graduated magna cum laude from Columbia College in 2022, where he majored in Political Science and concentrated in Business Management. Prior to law school, Justin worked as a private equity associate at Janel Corporation in New York City. He spent his 1L summer at Kirkland & Ellis in Miami.

Nina Selipsky
Director, Social & Social Good

Nina is a third-year law student at Harvard Law School. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020 with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in French. Prior to law school, Nina worked as a public policy analyst at Amazon in Washington, D.C. She spent her 2L summer at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York City and her 1L summer at Warner Bros. Discovery in New York City. On campus, Nina is also involved with the Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law and In Vino Veritas.

Zach Springer
Director, Social & Social Good

Zach is a second-year student at Harvard Law School. He graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Iowa, with a B.A. in Economics, a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Philosophy. He spent his 1L summer at Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago.

Charlotte Watts
Director, Social & Social Good

Charlotte is a third-year law student at Harvard Law School. She graduated magna cum laude with highest honors from Harvard College in 2020, concentrating in History with a secondary in Computer Science. Prior to law school, Charlotte worked as an Investment Banking Legal Analyst at Goldman Sachs. She spent her 2L summer at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and her 1L summer in the Investor Protection Bureau of the New York Attorney General.

Nivedha Soundappan
Director, Diversity & Inclusion

Nivedha is a second-year law student at Harvard Law School. She graduated Tau Beta Pi and was awarded the Stanford Award of Excellence from Stanford University where she earned a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering. Prior to law school, she was an investor at The D. E. Shaw Group where she focused on trading and research in quantitative equities in the Americas. She spent her 1L summer at Cleary Gottlieb in New York City.

Angie Cui
Director, Diversity & Inclusion

Angie is a third-year law student at Harvard Law School originally from New York City. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with a joint degree in East Asian Studies and Government. Prior to law school, she was a Business Analyst at McKinsey. She spent her 1L summer at the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and her 2L summer at Cravath, Swaine & Moore.

Ehime Ohue
Director, Diversity & Inclusion

Ehime is a second-year law student at Harvard Law School. She graduated from Duke University in 2020 with a B.A. in Public Policy Studies and an Innovation and Entrepreneurship certificate. Before law school, Ehime worked as a Customer Success Associate at a healthcare tech startup, EngagedMD, and as a Litigation Paralegal at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in their Washington, D.C. office. She spent her 1L summer at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and Warburg Pincus in New York City.

Tony Kim
Director, Treks

Tony is a second-year law student at Harvard Law School. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University, where he got his B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science. Prior to law school, Tony worked as a machine learning engineer in SambaNova Systems, where he researched and trained state-of-the-art AI large language models. He spent his 1L summer at Kirkland & Ellis in Washington, D.C.

Anna Albuquerque
Director, Treks

Anna is a second-year law student at Harvard Law School. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in finance from Florida International University. Prior to law school, she spent two years at a boutique business law firm. She spent her 1L summer at EPGD Business Law. On campus, she is also the Director of Business Development for Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project and Treasurer for HLS Student Government.

Henry Lu
Director, Treks

Henry is a JD/MBA candidate at Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School. He graduated from Princeton University with an engineering degree in Computer Science and a minor in Finance. Prior to law school, Henry was Senior Manager of Strategy for COVAX, the international alliance to provide COVID-19 vaccines to 100+ countries. Before that, he led teams at BCG as a Project Leader concentrating on policy, technology, and supply chain projects. While in school, he has interned with Gigascale Capital, New Approach Capital, and Orion Infrastructure Capital – all funds focused on sustainable infrastructure and climate-related industrial technologies.

Nilofar Vakili
Director, Alumni Relations

Nilofar is a third-year law student at Harvard Law School. She graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the George Washington University in 2020, where she majored in International Relations and minored in Political Science. Prior to law school, Nilofar worked as a consultant for Deloitte’s Government and Public Services division. She spent her 1L Summer at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York City and her 2L Summer at Cravath, Swaine & Moore.

Christine Scott
Director, Alumni Relations

Christine is a third-year law student at Harvard Law School. She graduated from Cornell University in 2020, where she majored in Near Eastern Studies. Prior to law school, Christine worked as a Legal Analyst for the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs. She spent her 1L summer at Kirkland & Ellis in New York City and her 2L summer at Cravath, Swaine & Moore.

Jonathan Hirschfeld
Director, Alumni Relations

Jonathan is a third-year student at Harvard Law School. He graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University with a degree in Financial Economics. Jonathan was also inducted into Phi Beta Kappa through the Junior Early Election – Columbia’s highest academic honor, awarded to the top 2% of the class. Prior to law school, Jonathan worked in real estate investment and development in Manhattan. He spent his 2L summer at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York.

2023-24

Presidents: Nicholas Gonzalez, Lauren Pansegrau
  • Kareem Stanley
  • Farrah Kalach
  • Olivia VanBennekom
  • Jenna Pedranti
  • Jessie Lin
  • Saeed Ahmad
  • Armin Aghaei
  • Anand Balaji
  • Beau Bayh
  • John Quin
  • Jessica Early
  • Beatriz Garcia Quiroga

2022-23

Presidents: Shawn Burrows, Mary Cao
  • Max Dowden
  • Yehuda Maes
  • Cindy Yuan
  • Itay Kazaz
  • Andy Law
  • Asiya Jaffer
  • Aaron Mashian
  • Steve Hess
  • Daniel Sweeney
  • Millen Trujillo
  • Jee Young Kim
  • William Yao
  • Cameron Thariani
  • Jack Blaisdell
  • Giovanna Traiman Coji

2021-22

Presidents: Elisabeth Lopez, Sophia Premji

 

  • Christian Hodges
  • Eric Zilber
  • Kimberly Guo
  • Kaholi Kiyonami
  • Mazelle Etessami
  • Joseph Langkilde
  • Meera Midha
  • Tayo Awoyinfa
  • Madelyn Chen
  • David Dapaah-Afriyie
  • Jun Yoon
  • Genevieve Antono
  • Ata Nalbantoglu
  • Clara Carvalho e Silva
  • Maria Alicia Fernandez Garcia
  • Laureano Genin
  • Maayan Amiel

2020-21

President: Trevor Lutzow

 

  • Joey Tsang
  • Victor Roh
  • Daniel Wynbrandt
  • Caroline Zhang
  • Jessica Ljustina
  • Nika Shahery
  • Florene Frenot
  • Saem Kim
  • Ray Wang
  • David Brown
  • Mo Zia
  • Parker Davis
  • Irene Muthoni
  • Facundo Nazur

2019-20

Presidents: Amy Zhang, Nancy Zhu

 

  • Leo Ding
  • Joseph Yim
  • Grace Zhu
  • Ross Evans
  • David Friedman
  • Jake Cruz
  • Zac Dearing
  • Joe Kurtenbach
  • Vincent Yang
  • Coleman Saunders
  • Madeline Salinas
  • Alex Kamath
  • Chrysonthia Horne
  • Caroline Shinkle
  • Pedro de Elizalde
  • Daiva Sindaraviciute
  • Alessandra Corona
  • Maria Geigel
  • Zanudeen Makorie
  • Bruno Sciannaca

2018-19

Presidents: Elizabeth Ferrie, Heather Lee

  • Jarrod Hall
  • Liz Fillman
  • Carol Lin
  • Helena Buitrago
  • Panna Balla
  • Tammuz Huberman
  • Tracy Cui
  • Jennifer Klein
  • Richad Hirani
  • Stephanie Mazursky
  • Abdulaziz Almoosa
  • Kike Aluko
  • Phil Caruso
  • Joseph Diaz
  • Memme Onwudiwe
  • Riley Hawkins
  • Ethan Ross
  • Li Pan
  • Shams Haidari
  • Joanna Cornell

2017-18

Presidents: David Kafafian, Jianjian Ye
EVPs: Heather Lee, Elizabeth Ferrie

  • Aviv Lazar
  • Alejandro Bascoy
  • Stephanie Mazursky
  • Jane Jeong
  • Tracy Cui
  • Richad Hirani
  • Carol Lin
  • Jennifer Klein
  • Phil Caruso
  • Andrei Ignat
  • Arjun Adusumilli
  • Helena Buitrago
  • Li Pan
  • Bobby Lindsey
  • Eric Goodwin
  • Jerry Ting
  • Charles Zhong
  • Madison McGreal
  • Jake Sussman
  • Jason Ethridge
  • Rick Houghton
  • Ndu Okereke
  • Tony Ji
  • Taro Tan
  • Pranav Mittao
  • Zac Dearing
  • Ross Evans
  • Sarah Greene
  • Akua Abu
  • Vincent Yang
  • King Xia
  • Parker Davis
  • Grace Zhu
  • Nancy Zhu

2016-17

Presidents: Dan Wertman, Kisho Watanabe
EVPs: Jianjian Ye, David Kafafian

 

  • Brooke Stanley
  • John Abraham
  • Alejandro Bascoy
  • Melissa Verrilli
  • Renée Gagné
  • Loren Shokes
  • Jason Ethridge
  • Lawrence Slusky
  • Aviv Lazar
  • Michael Pascual
  • Jeff Cui
  • David White
  • Arjun Adusumilli
  • Christina Care
  • Diane Mokoro
  • Peter Arnaboldi
  • Jonathan Conrad
  • Jerry Ting
  • Jillian Simons
  • Madison McGreal
  • Bala Sekaran
  • Natalie Vesti
  • Ndu Okereke
  • Philip Caruso
  • Monica Kwok
  • Alex Kamath
  • Rob Holowka

2015-16

Presidents: Camden Nunery, Alexander Rienzie
EVPs: Jessica Cohen, Dan Wertman

 

  • Kathleen Iannone
  • Robert Holowka
  • Bala Sekaran
  • Brooke Stanley
  • Kisho Watanabe
  • Lawrence Slusky
  • Brad Tarrash
  • Joseph Costa
  • Alice Nofzinger
  • Jason Wasser
  • Kal Blassberger
  • Aaron Rizkalla
  • Valerie Wood
  • Sandeep Chhabra
  • Lauren Anstey
  • Eric Zepp
  • Varun Aggarwal
  • John Abraham
  • Rohan Taneja
  • Samuel Chang
  • Amy Dreisiger
  • Corey Jones
  • Mike Contillo
  • Goetz Lingenthal

2014-15

Presidents: Ian Kessler, Romeen Sheth
EVPs: Ashley Cheung, Camden Nunery

 

  • Samuel Krawiecz
  • Alex Rienzie
  • Samuel Chang
  • Nidhi Chappidi
  • Soobin Kim
  • Emily Lichtenheld
  • Aaron Rizkalla
  • Ruotao Wang
  • Sandeep Chhabra
  • Albert Chen
  • Corey Jones
  • Lea Malewitz
  • Tiffany Quach
  • Brad Tarrash
  • Joe Costa
  • Jess Cohen
  • Robert Holowaka

2013-14

Presidents: Ben Arfa, Michael Delgado
EVPs: Ashley Cheung, Ian Kessler

 

  • Romeen Sheth
  • Samantha Morin
  • Aaron David
  • Soobin Kim
  • Jacques Anderson
  • John Schoettle
  • Elyka Anvari
  • Derrick Davis
  • Michael Mirochnik
  • Emily Du
  • Ezra Serrur
  • Jordan Weber
  • Michael Ingram
  • Steven Li
  • Ruotao Wang
  • Brendan Liverman
  • Patrick Bassey
  • Joseph Costa
  • Emily Lichtenheld
  • Nidhi Chappidi
  • Michael Klinger
  • Chi Zou
  • Caitlin Wood
  • Tiffany Quach

2012-13

Presidents: Ben Arfa, Katherine Petti

 

  • Kyle Watson
  • Steven Li
  • Jimmie Strong
  • Ross MacConnell
  • Sherry Xie
  • Caitlin Wood
  • Jordan Weber
  • Jacques Anderson
  • Michael Mirochnik
  • Samantha Morin
  • Limore Torbati
  • Brendan Liverman
  • Elyka Anvari

2011-12

Presidents: Peter Krause, Jr., Matthew Schoenfeld

  • Details forthcoming

2010-11

Presidents: Koby Sadan, Matthew Schoenfeld

 

  • Hillyer Jennings
  • David Back
  • Jake Lee
  • Joo-Hee Chung
  • Peter Zuckerman
  • Dion Chu
  • Suneal Bedi
  • Jonathan Allred
  • Peter Krause, Jr.
  • Alex de Richemont

2009-10

Presidents: Will Boothby, Justin Fung

 

  • Nathaniel Fischer
  • Alykhan Shivji
  • Marisa Cruz
  • Max Perkins
  • Kathleen Cui
  • Jacob Robinson
  • Mike Rozensher
  • Tsz Hin Kwok
  • Nicole Thompson

2008-09

Presidents: G.J. Ligelis, Jr., Alex Tai

 

  • Marshall Silver
  • Chris Johnson
  • Adora Asonye
  • Vladimir Bosiljevac
  • Megon Walker
  • Ping Song
  • Ariella Shkolnik
  • Tarek Saghir
  • Stephanie Selmer
  • Sajid Sharif
  • Will Boothby
  • Justin Fung
  • Eugenio Labadie
  • Steve Sorkin

2007-08

President: Ben Wu

 

  • Alex Tai
  • G.J. Ligelis Jr
  • Nicholas Foley
  • Eugenio Labadie
  • Sarah Miller
  • Octavian Timaru
  • Chris Lee

2006-07

President: David Moss

 

  • Andrew Chen
  • Meredith Petrin
  • Oscar Hackett
  • Millie Tadewaldt
  • Sid Shenai
  • Andrew Steinman

2005-06

Founders

  • Bryce Klempner
  • Adam Gerchen
  • Andrew Ellenbogen
  • Anthony Uccellini
  • Sabastian Niles
  • Shaun Mathew

Professors

  • David Wilkins
  • Guhan Subramanian

Alumni

  • Chairs: Mark Gordon, Shaun Mathew
  • Lyle Ayes
  • Phil Bakes
  • Ronit J. Berkovich
  • Jim Brennan
  • Nancy Browne
  • Brackett Denniston
  • Andrew Feldstein
  • Michael Gillespie
  • Niloofar Razi Howe
  • Ian Kessler
  • Sarah Kim
  • Jeff Kindler
  • Alan Klein
  • Peter Krause
  • Peter Krause, Jr.
  • Jody LaNasa
  • Kevin Mohan
  • James Morphy
  • Christopher Ortega
  • Ed Pallesen
  • Alexander Rienzie
  • Adam Rosenberg
  • Nick Sakellariadis
  • Anthony Scaramucci
  • Matthew Schoenfeld
  • Ryan Schwarz
  • Romeen Sheth
  • Damon Silvers
  • Susan Soh
  • Deirdre Stanley
  • Barry Volpert
  • Andrew Woeber
  • Jason P. Young

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