Muhammed Mekki (C’05 W’05) Alumni Spotlight by Jeslyn Li (C’26 W’26) Huntsman alum Muhammed Mekki studied Arabic as his target language, concentrated in Management in Wharton, and also pursued an additional major in Political Science in the College (through which he met Professor Sil in his senior year). Muhammed’s career…Read More
Przem Macholak (C’19 W’19) Alumni Spotlight by Jeslyn Li (C’26 W’26) Przem Macholak is from Poland and was a part of the Huntsman Class of 2019, where he was a German target and concentrated in Business Economics and Public Policy (BEPP). During his time in the program, Przem made the…Read More
Sean Rickter Class Year: 2016 Target Language: Japanese Current Role: MBA Candidate at Harvard Business School A Conversation with Sean Rickter (Huntsman 2016) By: Jeslyn Li '26 What did you study at Huntsman and when did you graduate? Hi, I’m Sean, a 2016 grad from Los Angeles. I was a Japanese…Read More 
Daniel Cruz-Rosso Class Year: 2018 Target Language: Portuguese Current Role: Product Marketing Manager at Google A Conversation with Daniel Cruz-Rosso (Huntsman 2018) By: Iana Mitchev '25 Tell me about yourself and what you studied at the Huntsman Program. I was born and raised in Puerto Rico and lived there for 18…Read More 
Coral Chung Class Year: 2006 Target Language: Mandarin Current Role: Founder and CEO of Senreve A Conversation with Coral Chung (Huntsman 2006) By: Jeslyn Li '26 Quick intro: What did you study at Huntsman and when did you graduate? I’m Coral. I focused on Mandarin in Huntsman and I graduated in…Read More 
Esha Bansal Class Year: 2019 Target Language: Spanish Current Role: Completing MD/MPH degree at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Joining as a resident physician in Internal Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. A Conversation with Esha Bansal (Huntsman 2019) By: Nikita Manoj '26 What did…Read More 
Jay Vaingankar Class Year: 2020 Target Language: Spanish Current Role: Office of Policy, Supporting Department of Energy in the White House A Conversation with Jay Vaingankar (Huntsman 2020) By: Defne Onguc '23 What did you study at Huntsman (Target Language and any minors if they had them) and when did…Read More 
Fernando Szew Class Year: 1998 Target Language: Spanish Current Role: CEO, Fox Entertainment Global A Conversation with Fernando Szew (Huntsman 1998)* By: Jeslyn Li '26 Tell me about yourself. What did you study at Huntsman and when did you graduate? I’m Fernando Szew, I graduated from Huntsman in 1998. On…Read More 
Annie Wasserman Class Year: 2017 Target Language: French Current Role: Partner, Pareto Holdings A Conversation with Annie Wasserman By: Defne Onguc '23 What did you study at Huntsman (Target Language and any minors if they had them) and when did you graduate? My name is Annie Wasserman and I graduated…Read More 
Julia Luscombe Class Year: 2010 Target Language: French Current Role: VP Strategic Planning & Portfolio Management at Feeding America A Conversation with Julia Luscombe: The Journey from Social Impact at Huntsman to Addressing Hunger in the United States By: Shriya Shah '25 Tell me about yourself. My name is Julia…Read More 
Leslie Hicks Class Year: 2019 Target Language: French Wharton Concentrations: BEPP A Conversation with Leslie Hicks: Building Community At & After Huntsman By: Shriya Shah '25 Tell me about yourself. My name is Leslie Hicks, I graduated from the Huntsman Program in 2019 targeting French and concentrating in BEPP at…Read More 
By Angela Shen Tell me a bit about yourself. I’m Becca, I’m originally from Arlington, Virginia. I’m a senior in Huntsman targeting Spanish. I’m also minoring in Spanish and Urban Studies and concentrating in Management and Social Impact. Why minor in Spanish and Urban Studies? It was an interesting road…Read More
By Mariana Velasco Who is Victoria? I am a senior at the Huntsman Program targeting German, originally from Vienna, Austria. My Wharton concentrations are Management and Business Economics & Public Policy, and I am also a Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Wharton Scholar. At Penn, I conducted research, worked as a…Read More
By Victoria Mayer In this piece, Victoria Mayer C´21, reflects on the culmination of her Penn education and her experience conducting research with fellow Huntsman students S. Davidson, M. Edgar, L. Matsumiya, and G. Seeley, as part of MGMT 409: Huntsman Capstone Study. The objective of this capstone study in…Read More
By Connie Lin Why did you choose Huntsman? I found out about Huntsman by scrolling through the Penn website a year before I applied and thought I loved it. I was a MUN kid in high school who loved international relations, so I knew that I wanted to do international…Read More
By Mariana Velasco Tell me about yourself. My name is Kelly, and I am a sophomore targeting French. I’m from Cupertino, California, and I’ve lived there my whole life. It’s in the heart of the Silicon Valley, and growing up, I definitely feel like I was pushed in the direction…Read More
By Mariana Velasco What is your target language and where are you from? I am a current freshman from New Jersey targeting Spanish. My family is from somewhere around Eastern Europe, so I have always wanted to go there – my dream trip is to hit Russia and Ukraine with…Read More
By Mariana Velasco Who is Angela? What are some words that describe you? I am a freshman from the Philly suburbs – which is also where I am staying during the semester – and I am targeting Mandarin. I’m very creative, and I have an artistic side – I especially…Read More
By Connie Lin Who is Allison? I’m a senior in Huntsman with my target language in Russian. I’m doing a concentration in strategic management in Wharton and an additional major in Russian and Eastern European studies in the College. I grew up in Los Angeles, but my family is from…Read More
Interviewed by Emily Despinoy I feel like life is a constant struggle to reach certain higher goals. The ones that I want to work toward are freedom, loyalty, and diligence. The Basics: Couloir is currently a Senior targeting and minoring in German, and concentrating in Statistics and Finance. In addition,…Read More
