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Walter Czarnecki
Abington, PA

Walter Czarnecki

Hometown: Abington, PA

Education: Bucknell University

Before Wharton: Lehman Brothers, University of Maryland, China Renaissance Partners

After Wharton: clean energy investment

Sol Anitua
Madrid, Spain

Sol Anitua

WG/Lauder '08

Hometown: Madrid, Spain

Education: JD in Law and BS in Business Administration at ICADE in Madrid, with periods in Tuebingen (Germany) and ESSEC (Paris)

Before Wharton: McKinsey Company for two years and then Fundacin Codespa, a non-profit

After Wharton: Sales and Trading in London

Naomi Goldstein
Minneapolis, MN

Naomi Goldstein

Hometown: Minneapolis, MN

Education: Wellesley College, English Major

Before Wharton: CNN (Producer, “Nancy Grace”), Court TV (Associate Producer); newspaper reporter in Manchester, CT

After Wharton: Marketing Strategy

Rooh Chatterji
New Delhi, India

Rooh Chatterji

Hometown: New Delhi, India

Education: BSc.(Hons) Electronics, University of Delhi, India; M.A. (Mass Communication), Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi.

Before Wharton: Broadcast Reporter for NDTV, Independent film maker, Prime Time News Anchor and Bureau Chief, Mumbai for CNN

After Wharton: Working as an associate in a consulting firm

Alison Graham
East Brunswick, NJ

Alison Graham

Hometown: East Brunswick, NJ

Education: University of Pennsylvania

Before Wharton: General Mills and Procter & Gamble

After Wharton: Consumer Packaged Goods Marketing

Akihisa (Shockyou) Shiozaki

Hometown: Tokyo, Japan

Education: University of Tokyo

Before Wharton: Lawyer, Government

After Wharton: Lawyer

Tyler Stoops
Seattle, WA

Tyler Stoops

Hometown: Seattle, WA

Education: Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, Whitman College

Before Wharton: Artistic planning and casting at The Santa Fe Opera and new media initiatives at The Metropolitan Opera.

After Wharton: Entertainment - New Media

Wassim Moukahhal
Beirut, Lebanon

Wassim Moukahhal

Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon

Education: McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Before Wharton: Investment Banking and Private Equity in Dubai, UAE

After Wharton: Financial Services Industry, London, UK

Chloe Thompson
Washington, DC

Chloe Thompson

Hometown: Washington, DC

Education: BA, Brown University, dual concentration in Political Science and American Civilization

Before Wharton: Sales & Marketing, Liz Claiborne corporate and a mid-sized fashion start-up; own consultancy, helping emerging designers with distribution and strategy.

After Wharton: General Management

Joop Varaphos
Bangkok, Thailand

Joop Varaphos

Hometown: Bangkok, Thailand

Education: BSE Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania; MEng Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Cornell University

Before Wharton: Management Associate, Citi Global Consumer Group; Engineer, Johnson & Johnson, Thailand

After Wharton: Short term, strategy consulting long term, public/international development in Southeast Asia

Julia Cohen
Bainbridge Island, WA

Julia Cohen

Hometown: Bainbridge Island, WA

Education: BA, Government and Psychological & Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College

Before Wharton: The Advisory Board Company

After Wharton: Strategy Consulting

AJ Washington
Woodstown, NJ

AJ Washington

WG '09

Hometown: Woodstown, NJ

Education: US Naval Academy, BS Systems Engineering

Before Wharton: US Navy, Nuclear Engineer

After Wharton: PIMCO Account Manager

Anita Choi
Toronto, Canada

Anita Choi

Hometown: Toronto, Canada

Education: Caltech (BSc Chemistry)

Before Wharton: Pfizer (as a chemist making drugs) and Morrison & Foerster (law firm)

After Wharton: Starting career as attorney in Patent and Corporate law

Jorge Cruz
Santiago, Chile

Jorge Cruz

Hometown: Santiago, Chile

Education: BS Industrial Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile.

Before Wharton: 6 yrs total in Corporate Finance in Manufacturing company (producer of steel castings for the mining industry).

After Wharton: An exciting job in Corporate Finance in the US, UK or Spain. Particularly interested in Technology or Energy industries.

Ty Meeks
Rock Hill, SC/Washington, DC

Ty Meeks

Hometown: Rock Hill, SC/Washington, DC

Education: B.S., Clemson University; J.D., Cornell Law School

Before Wharton: Patent litigation attorney at Finnegan Henderson

After Wharton: Intellectual property monetization

Russell Porter
Sydney, Australia

Russell Porter

Hometown: Sydney, Australia

Education: Bachelor of Information Science, University of Newcastle

Before Wharton: IT and Supply Chain project manager in Australia. I also spent a summer in Mozambique with the Clinton Foundation before starting at Wharton.

After Wharton: Consulting or General Management

Erica St. John
Rockville, MD

Erica St. John

Hometown: Rockville, MD

Education: Harvard University, Applied Math

Before Wharton: Vice President, Merrill Lynch

After Wharton: Return to Merrill Lynch / Bank of America

Bertrand O’Neil
Birmingham, AL

Bertrand O’Neil

Hometown: Birmingham, AL

Education: Washington and Lee University – English Major

Before Wharton: College Football Coach

After Wharton: Management Consulting

Poornima Vardhan
New Delhi, India

Poornima Vardhan

Hometown: New Delhi, India

Education: BSc. Mathematics, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University

Before Wharton: Consultant, Risk Advisory Services, Ernst & Young and Principal Consultant, Entrepreneurial Aviation Consulting Venture

After Wharton: Investment Banking

Todd Mortensen
Tempe, AZ

Todd Mortensen

1st year JD/MBA

Hometown: Tempe, AZ

Education: Brigham Young University

Before Wharton: NFL Quarterback , New England Patriots; Investment Manager, Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management

After Wharton: Career in distressed debt investment

Kristen Campolattero
Fairfield, NJ

Kristen Campolattero

Hometown: Fairfield, NJ

Education: Harvard University

Before Wharton: Most recently, MasterCard Worldwide (Director, Regional Marketing Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa), Goldman Sachs & Co. (Analyst, Investment Banking), Ogilvy and Mather (Brand Strategist)

After Wharton: Marketing Strategy/Consulting

Mads Loewe
Copenhagen, Denmark

Mads Loewe

Hometown: Copenhagen, Denmark

Education: University of Copenhagen (BA, MA in Law) and Boston University, JD

Before Wharton: International corporate lawyer in Copenhagen, Moscow and New York

After Wharton: Private equity in emerging markets

Sarah Hershey
Philadelphia, PA

Sarah Hershey

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Education: Princeton

Before Wharton: Consulting at Bain & Company and The Bridgespan Group

After Wharton: Consulting at Bain & Company

Tyler Tuite
Virginia Beach, VA

Tyler Tuite

Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA

Education: Economics and Religious Studies, University of Virginia

Before Wharton: Executive Director of ORPHANetwork, a non-profit that does consulting and financing for children’s programs in Nicaragua

After Wharton: Short-term: consulting; long term: entrepreneurship

Kristen Harris
Ann Arbor, MI

Kristen Harris

WG '09

Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI

Education: University of Michigan

Before Wharton: A few summer research jobs

After Wharton: Improve access to healthcare in urban settings

Alan Yeoh
Sydney, Australia

Alan Yeoh

Hometown: Sydney, Australia

Education: University of New South Wales, Sydney

Before Wharton: Business Consultant (Asia-Pacific region) at Teradata Ltd based in Singapore, Marketing Manager at Telstra Corporation in Australia

After Wharton: Corporate Strategy

Andrea Choquette
Dallas, TX

Andrea Choquette

Hometown: Dallas, TX

Education: The University of Texas at Austin, BBA with majors in Marketing and Business Honors

Before Wharton: Assoc. Consultant at Bain & Co.; Senior Strategist at Rapp Collins Worldwide

After Wharton: Pursue consumer insights position with CPG firm or advertising agency. Summer intership: Marketing Intelligence (consumer insights) department of Clorox.

Efrain Guerrero
Long Beach, CA

Efrain Guerrero

Hometown: Long Beach, CA

Education: Harvard (Sociology major)

Before Wharton: Four years in nonprofit fundraising.

After Wharton: CPG Marketing

Sumit Sinha
Patna, India

Sumit Sinha

WG '08

Hometown: Patna, India

Education: Bachelor of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, India

Before Wharton: 3 years with McKinsey & Co. consulting in India and Hong Kong; 2 years with Temasek Holdings (Private Equity) in India

After Wharton: Joining Permira, a private equity firm in London, UK

Rani Yadav
Princeton Junction, NJ

Rani Yadav

Hometown: Princeton Junction, NJ

Education: BA in Economics from Harvard University

Before Wharton: Bain and Company, Warner Music Group

After Wharton: Marketing and Entrepreneurship