Alumni Archives

Sean Rickter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jason Yeh

Jason Yeh Class Year: 2006 Target Language: Chinese Study Abroad: Peking University (Beijing, China) Wharton Concentrations: Finance & Entrepreneurial Management Tell me about yourself. I grew up on the East Coast in Princeton, and I attended the Huntsman Program as a Mandarin Chinese target. I studied abroad at Peking University,…Read More

James McPhail

James McPhail Class Year: 2018 Target Language: Chinese Study Abroad: Peking University (Beijing, China) Wharton Concentrations: Finance Tell me about yourself. I grew up in Rye, New York, the suburbs of New York City. I had always had an interest in China, and started studying Mandarin in sixth grade. After…Read More

Derek Wong

Derek Wong Class Year: 2003 Target Language: Chinese Study Abroad: Tsinghua University (Beijing, China) Wharton Concentrations: Finance & Public Policy Tell me about yourself. My name is Derek Wong, and I’m currently the Senior Director for Planning and Government Relations at a firm called Excelerate Energy that's based out of…Read More

Christine Luo

Christine Luo Class Year: 2012 Target Language: German Study Abroad: Frankfurt, Germany Wharton Concentrations: Finance What is your current professional role? I am a product director at a real estate technology start-up. We’re about 220 people, and I’ve been here since October 2020. What does a normal workday look like for…Read More

Steven Androphy

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Steven Androphy Class Year: 2019 Target Language: Portuguese Study Abroad: São Paulo, Brazil Wharton Concentrations: Finance and Multinational Management What is your current professional role? Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company Tell me about yourself. I graduated from Huntsman in 2019, which feels so long ago, even though it’s only been…Read More

Zuhaib H. Badami

Zuhaib H. Badami Class Year: 2019 Target Language: Arabic Study Abroad: SOAS (London, UK), and CET University of Jordan (Amman, Jordan) Wharton Concentration: Healthcare Management What is your current professional role? I’m currently a strategy consultant focussed on healthcare, but I will be switching into a health-tech startup next month.…Read More

Peixin Mo

Alumni Peixin Mo Class Year: 2015 Target Language: Arabic Study Abroad: Beirut, Lebanon Wharton Concentration: Finance What is your current professional role? Senior Consultant, Deloitte Consulting When you think back on your time at Penn and in the Huntsman Program, how did your experience as a student in the Program…Read More

Carlos Alonso Torras

Alumni Carlos Alonso Torras Class Year: 2014 Target Language: Portuguese Study Abroad: Rio de Janeiro Wharton Concentration: Finance College Minor: Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations What is your current professional role? MBA/MPA Candidate Wharton & Harvard Kennedy School When you think back on your time at Penn and in the…Read More

Jantira Raftery

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Alumni Jantira Raftery Class Year: 2005 Target Language: French Study Abroad: Paris (Sciences Po) Wharton Concentration: Business & Public Policy College Second Major: French What is your current professional role? Competition Counsel at Facebook When you think back on your time at Penn and in the Huntsman Program, how did your…Read More

Julio Germán Arias Castillo

Alumni Julio Germán Arias Castillo Class Year: 2014 Target Language: Portuguese Study Abroad: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Wharton Concentration: Operations and Information Management What is your current professional role? Associate at McKinsey & Company When you think back on your time at Penn and in the Huntsman Program, how did…Read More

Matthew Asada

Alumni Matthew Asada Class Year: 2002 Target Language: German Study Abroad: Berlin, Germany College Second Major: German Wharton Concentration: Finance What is your current professional role? Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State When you think back on your time at Penn and in the Huntsman Program, how did your…Read More

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