Student Reflection by Eric Li (C’28 W’28, Spanish target) 千里之行始于足下。A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. After spending two months as a mainlander in Taiwan, a statement that has the potential to stir up some drama, I can say that I’ve never regretted a single step...Read More

Student Reflection by Renny Huang (C’28 W’28, Mandarin target) This past summer, I took the decision to give my summer to Shanghai. I participated in NYU Shanghai’s 9-week Chinese Language Immersion Program. This program is made up of students from NYU New York, NYU Shanghai, as well as many students...Read More

Student Reflection by Ava Strong (C’27 W’27, Spanish target) This summer, I interned at the Nationalities Service Center (NSC) in Center City, Philadelphia on two different projects: (i) Ready4Life and (ii) Pathways to Success. Both programs fall under the Youth Wellness umbrella at NSC – Ready4Life teaches youth ages 16-24...Read More

Student Reflection by Doer He (C’28 W’28, Russian target) Nearly three years ago, I began learning Russian (my Huntsman target language) through the National Security Language Initiative for Youth. At the time, however, I couldn’t travel to a Russian-speaking community. While I learned about the history, arts, and cuisine of...Read More

Student Reflection by Adi Lankipalle (C’27 W’27, Hindi target) With support from Huntsman Summer Funding, I spent my summer in Mumbai, India’s financial capital and its most cosmopolitan city. There’s a saying here: if you want to do karobar (business), you go to Mumbai. Every morning, the city felt like...Read More

Student Reflection by Rayya Haider (C’27 W’27, Arabic target) This past summer, I spent twelve weeks in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, working at Sustainable Infra Capital (SIC). SIC is a private equity firm headquartered in Dubai that invests in sustainable infrastructure across Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe....Read More

Student Reflection by Tulus Lidia Iasmina (C’28 W’28, French target) This summer, I spent two transformative months in Antibes, France, attending immersive French language courses at the Centre International d’Antibes. My official role? Student. But in reality, I was also an observer of culture, a seeker of hidden stories, and...Read More

Student Reflection by Eesha Bhatia (C’28 W’28, Hindi target) This summer, I interned at CPE Capital, a private equity firm based in Sydney that invests across a range of industries in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. My role was a generalist private equity intern, which meant I worked across both...Read More

Student Reflection by Amy Jia (C’27 W’27, French target)   This summer, I interned on the investments team at HOPU Investments, aprivate equity firm based in Asia, in itsHong Kong office. As a summer analyst, I worked closely with associates on the team and collaborated with the other investment interns...Read More

Student Reflection by Michael Cameron (C’28 W’28, German target) This summer, I had the amazing opportunity of participating in the GRIP: Business Development summer internship program in Singapore. I interned as a Summer Analyst for Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), where I got to explore the impact investing space by working with sustainable finance products. I...Read More

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 is full of twists and turns, with one ...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 most of the resources offered by Huntsman and ...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