Rishabh Kumar

Co-President (Executive)

Rishabh is a senior from Toronto, Canada double majoring in economics and political science. He spent his last summer interning in the Investment Banking Division at J.P. Morgan and spent his previous two summers working at Unitus Capital, a socially driven investment bank, in India and at the Social Entrepreneur Corps, an economic development focused NGO, in Guatemala. In his spare time Rishabh enjoys supporting Real Madrid, watching Modern Family, and playing racquet sports.

Akul Sharma

Co-President (Investment)

Akul is a senior from New York City pursuing a major in Economics with the Finance Concentration, a Certificate in MMS, and a Minor in Philosophy. He spent the most recent summer interning in the Restructuring and Special Situations Group of PJT Partners. In the past, he has interned with an Indian infrastructure finance company and a Latin-America focused Private Equity Group. Within finance, his main interests involve special situations and event-driven investing. In his free time, he enjoys playing poker, weight training, and relaxing with friends and family.

Courtney DiGia

Executive Vice President

Courtney is a senior from Manhasset, New York, majoring in Economics with a Finance concentration. She spent last summer interning at UBS in their Debt Capital Markets Group on their Corporates desk. Previously, Courtney was also at UBS in their Global Industrials Group. On campus Courtney is the Vice-President of the Women's Club Tennis Team, and in her free time enjoys traveling, skiing, and watching sports.



Matt Mejia-Johnston

VP of Professional Development

Matty is a senior majoring in Economics and minoring in Philosophy from Greenwich, CT. He spent his summer interning at Goldman Sachs in their Investment Banking Division. In the past, he has interned at Alpha4X Asset Management. On campus, he also served as the co-Finance Chair of the Duke Business Society. In his free time, he enjoys reading, working out, and playing Spikeball.

Edward R Torgas

VP of Technology

Eddy is a senior majoring in Computer Science from Miami, FL. He recently worked as a software engineer on BlackRock's Aladdin Product Group and completed Advanced Camp at Ft. Knox as an Army ROTC Cadet. Prior to working at BlackRock he completed two internships at Facebook in software engineering in which he developed a mobile application to showcase Facebook technologies and created a new workflow for the management of media files on Facebook's corporate sites. When not training, he enjoys scuba diving, running, and reading about entrepreneurship.

Brandon Foreman

VP of ITP

Brandon is a junior from Highland Park, Illinois who is double-majoring in Math and Economics and minoring in Computer Science. This will be his second year teaching the Investor Training Program. He spent last summer working on the Strategy team at Magnetar Capital, a hedge fund based near Chicago. The previous summer, he interned at a startup accelerator in San Francisco focused on the Internet of Things and emerging-market technologies. On campus, Brandon also serves on the board of the Interfraternity Council, and in his free time, he enjoys traveling, various sports, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.

Julia Weidman

Treasurer and Secretary

Julia is a sophomore from Tucson, Arizona majoring in Economics with a Finance concentration. She spent her last summer studying abroad at the London School of Economics and in Cusco, Peru as a Duke Engage intern focusing on youth development and leadership. On campus, Julia served on the Student Organization Finance Committee Auditing Committee, as a GANO Spanish-English tutor and is an active member of the dance company Defining Movement. She enjoys traveling, hiking, hip-hop dancing, and spending time with friends and family in her free time.

Austin Liang

Portfolio Manager

Austin is a junior from Palo Alto, California double majoring in economics and computer science with a minor in art history. He spent last summer working at a fashion/tech start-up back home, studying abroad in London, and interning at IDG Capital, a private equity and venture capital firm in Beijing, China. He spent his previous summer in Phang Nga, Thailand as part of the DukeEngage program supporting environmental and educational causes. In his spare time, Austin enjoys watching the Golden State Warriors, cliff diving, traveling, and listening to all types of music.

George Dailey

Portfolio Manager

George is a senior from Rye, New York majoring in Public Policy with an Economics minor. He spent his last summer working at Morgan Stanley in the Research Division on the Autos and Shared Mobility team. Previously, he interned at Broadfin Capital, focusing on biotechnology. In his free time, George enjoys tennis, finding new music, and reading.

Alex Loughnane

Portfolio Manager

Alex is a senior from Quincy, Massachusetts who is majoring in economics with a finance concentration. Alex spent last summer interning at the Audax Group on the Private Equity Deal Team. Previously, he interned in Sales and Trading at both J.P. Morgan and UBS. Alex loves reading, playing basketball and spending time with friends and family.

Chinmay Pandit

Portfolio Manager

Chinmay is a senior from Fort Collins, CO majoring in economics and political science. He spent last summer working at The Blackstone Group in their Real Estate division. Before that, he interned at Oliver Wyman, taught high school economics in rural India, and taught middle school math in Mississippi. In his free time, Chinmay enjoys playing soccer, listening to podcasts, and spending time in the great outdoors.

Jordan Taylor

Portfolio Manager

Jordan is a senior from St. Louis, MO, majoring in economics, with a Spanish minor and an MMS Certificate. This past summer, Jordan was a Business Consultant Intern at Applied Predictive Technologies--a data analytics consulting firm--in Washington, D.C.​ On campus, Jordan co-owns and runs a campus furniture rental company called Bull City Beds. In his free time, he enjoys playing golf, reading, water skiing, and spending time with family and friends.

Cipriano Echavarria

Portfolio Manager

Cipriano is a Junior from Medellin, Colombia majoring in Economics and pursuing certificates in Decision Sciences and Markets & Management Studies. Cipriano spent last summer interning at J.P. Morgan’s Sales and Trading division, working at the Oil Trading and Cross Asset Structuring desks. Outside of school, Cipriano enjoys watching and playing soccer, playing squash, and riding motorcycles.

Esteban E. Juttner

Portfolio Manager

Esteban is a junior from Madrid, Spain pursuing a major in Economics with a finance concentration and a minor in political science. He spent his last summer working for J.P. Morgan in their Markets division. He has also previously worked at Cube Investments, an early stage venture capital firm and WINT TTD, a digital advertising firm. In his spare time, he enjoys skiing, wakesurfing, and traveling with his friends and family.





Courtney Schwartz

Portfolio Manager

Courtney is a junior from Roslyn Heights, NY pursuing a major in Public Policy. She spent this past summer interning at Deutsche Bank in their Investment Banking division and will be returning next summer. In the past, she has interned at Gateway Investments, a boutique asset management firm in New York. On campus, Courtney also serves as the President of Scale and Coin, a business society. She enjoys playing tennis, spinning, writing, and traveling in her free time.