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About Alyssa: Born and raised in New Jersey, Alyssa spent time living in NYC, Florida, and North Carolina before coming to Anderson. With a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from Rutgers University, Alyssa worked across functions from front-end development to product management, to technical sales and marketing, most recently, at…

About Nicole: Nicole Martin is a Full-Time MBA student at UCLA Anderson and Co-President of the Black Business Students Association. Before Anderson, she worked in management consulting at Accenture and held customer facing roles at Nike and Levi’s. At Anderson, Nicole is focused on building community and preparing for a…

About Will: Will is from Montclair, New Jersey, and began his career in data consulting before pivoting into the music and media industry, where he worked at iHeartRadio in New York City managing partnerships between music festivals and streaming platforms. At UCLA Anderson, Will is exploring the intersection of consulting…

About Sydney: A Southern girl from Houston, Texas, Sydney has called Los Angeles home for the past five years. She began her career in corporate finance and accounting within the entertainment industry at Creative Artists Agency, where she gained exposure to both business operations and creative ecosystems. At Anderson, Sydney…

About Nimit: Nimit grew up in India and studied law, but was quickly drawn toward roles centered on problem-solving and execution. He went on to work in management consulting and later in product roles at early-stage startups, where he gained exposure to building, scaling, and operating at the intersection of…