Executive Team
Managing Partners
Aveesha Gandhi
Managing Partner
Aveesha is a fourth-year studying Math and Economics. Originally from Delhi, she has interned at Periscope Equity, a private equity firm in Chicago, and as a rotational summer analyst at Baird Investment Banking. After graduation, she will be working in the Industrials Coverage group of an Investment Bank in New York. Outside of school, Aveesha is a certified yoga teacher and enjoys boxing, dancing, and watching sports - mainly cricket and Formula 1!
Gary Huang
Managing Partner
Gary is a fourth-year studying Economics and History. He has interned in private equity with Vistria in Chicago and in investment banking with Citi in San Francisco. After graduation, he will be returning to Citibank's Tech IB Group. Outside of school, Gary enjoys playing all racket sports and traveling.
William Tsai
Managing Partner
William is a fourth-year studying Economics and Stats. Originally from Taiwan, he has interned at Andra Capital and 3Capital Partners. After graduation, he will be returning to Andra Capital as a Private Equity Analyst. Outside of school, Will enjoys playing basketball and skiing.
Cindy Zhang
Managing Partner
​Cindy is a fourth-year studying Economics, English, and Creative Writing. Originally from Vancouver, Canada and Chengdu, she interned at Bank of America as a sophomore investment banking summer analyst and in private equity for her junior summer. After graduation, she will be returning to PE at Blackstone in NYC. Outside of school, Cindy likes to read, do pilates, play pickleball, and explore restaurants.
Terry Yuan
Managing Partner
Terry is a fourth-year studying Economics and Data Science. Originally from Guangzhou, China, where the dim sum was invented, he has interned at BlackRock and in Series A VC. After graduation, he will be in NYC working as a nail in the massive JP Morgan machine. Outside of school, Terry's Interests include private equity (of course), investing in general, skiing, basketball, trying out new restaurants, and gaming.
Josh Erched
Managing Partner
Josh is a fourth-year studying Economics and Engineering. Originally from South Florida, he interned at JPMorgan in their Investment Banking Division (Structured Products) and has operational experience at multiple Fortune 500 companies. After graduation, he will be working at an Investment Bank in NYC. Outside of school, Josh loves to read anthropological theories, try coffee shops, and is into calisthenics.
Stephanie Sung
Managing Partner
Stephanie is a fourth year studying Economics. She has worked as an Investment Research Analyst at Pilot Growth Equity, Summer VC Intern at Paramark Ventures, and recently worked as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst at Lazard in New York. After graduation, she will be returning to Lazard as an Investment Banking Analyst. Outside of UCPE, she has also participated in the Private Markets Program and Carlyle Collegiate Series. Stephanie’s interests include painting, cat sitting, and exploring different shops in the city.
Vice Presidents
Hugo Berman
VP, Education
Hugo is a third-year studying Economics. Originally from London, he has strong interests in early-stage businesses, private markets investing, and technology. He interned in private equity at Investindustrial and has worked for three seed-stage tech startups. In his free time, Hugo has a passion for photography and enjoys playing tennis and basketball.
Noah Bhuta
VP, Education
Noah is a third-year studying Economics and Data Science. He has gained internship experience across AI startups, private equity, and growth equity firms, including Netomi, Cyprium Partners, and Peakspan Capital. Outside of school, he is involved with Scholars of Finance and participates in the Polsky New Venture Challenge. He also punts for the football team. In his free time, Noah enjoys playing soccer, traveling, tutoring, and coaching.
Jack Flintoft
VP, Operations/Outreach
Jack is a second-year studying Economics and Philosophy. Originally from Australia, he spent last summer in London working at a long/short fundamental equity hedge fund and in NYC with Techstars. He is currently helping the Techstars team in Chicago with sourcing and screening startups. In his free time, Jack is passionate about perfecting his coffee setup.
Angela Joo,
VP, Social/Operations
Angela is a second-year planning to study Economics with a minor in Philosophy. She interned at the Cook County Treasurer's Office, working on policies regarding Illinois property tax sales, and as an investment analyst for Driftwood Heritage Holdings. She is interested in pursuing a career in investment banking and potentially corporate law in the future. In her free time, Angela
Arhan Sarma
VP, Outreach
Arhan Sarma is a third-year studying Economics and Statistics. Originally from the US but currently living in London, UK, this past summer, he worked as an analyst at the Inspired Education Group, focusing on global acquisitions of premium K-12 schools. In his free time, Arhan enjoys playing tennis, golf, and recreational poker.
Isaias Vilato
VP, Outreach
Isaias is a third-year studying Business Economics and Global Studies. Originally from Long Island, New York, he aspires to write a thesis on the Economics of Space. Previously, he has interned at a search fund and a university foundation. Next summer, he will be joining Vista Equity Partners as a private equity intern. In his free time, Isaias enjoys reading, working out, and making candles.
Cohort Members, 2023
Cindy Zhang
Gary Huang
Hugo Berman
Isabella Wu
JD Todd
Josh Erched
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Luke Dougherty
Sophia Stefanakis
Stephanie Sung
Terry Yuan
William Tsai
Winter Bell
Allison Hu
Anika Bansal
Ansh Bhandari
Arya Agrawal
Aveesha Gandhi
Ben Chasin
Cohort Members, 2022
Jackson Lee
Jason Chen
Jonathan Zhang
Khalid Goraish
Liam Pak
Madison Heller
Mark O'Shea
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Martina Insulla
Tamami Tamura
Rohan Varkey
Ryan Glasser
Sophie Rydzewski
Sabrina Cai
Zachary Quinn
Zane Khader
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Abhay Adury
Ben Shpetner
Caleb Chan
Curran Chopra
Dennis Lu
Grace Yu
Howard Shi
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