HeadStart Fellowship | Team

OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Oba is an Investment Analyst at Lead Edge Capital, in New York City. He graduated with his BBA from UT Austin and is a deferred MBA admit at Stanford GSB. Prior to joining Lead Edge full time, Oba interned at General Atlantic, Goldman Sachs, Norwest, Uber and Opendoor. Oba enjoys watching Manchester United lose(GGMU), traveling, running and going to concerts.

Founder, Chairman

Carlos is a fourth-year Finance major at UT Austin and is originally from Houston, TX. He has previously interned at Evercore and Blackstone. Carlos enjoys cooking and playing pickup basketball with his roommates, and is a massive Formula 1 fan.

CEO

Carlos Eduardo Ayon

Diya is a fourth-year Computer Science major at Cornell University and is originally from Dubai. She is passionate about using technology to solve problems and has previously interned at Bloomberg and Amazon Robotics as a software engineering intern. Diya's very passionate about building 3D models (origami, LEGO, diorama, you name it) and enjoys spending her free time with friends and family or watching Netflix.

Head of Mentorship

Amita is a third-year Electrical and Computer Engineering and Econ major, pursuing a minor in Philosophy at UT Austin. She has previously interned at Citibank, Tesla, and was at Apple this past summer. In her free time, Amita enjoys reading, traveling, playing the piano, and learning new languages.

Head of Education

Anish is a fourth-year Finance major, originally from Frisco, Texas. He has previously interned with Nvidia, EY-Parthenon, and this past summer interned with D.E. Shaw. Anish enjoys watching anything sports and anime, playing Texas Hold'em with friends, reading, running, and playing intramural sports.

Head Of Internal Operations

Kelly is a first-generation Computer Science major and Education minor at Stanford University. She yearns to leverage her passions for education, technology, and the communities she comes from to render a new generation of accessible, equitable, and inclusive innovations. In her free time, she loves reading, playing video games, and spending time with her family and friends.

Head of Admissions

Kelly Bonilla Guzmán

Eric is a third-year Finance major at Virginia Tech, originally from Richmond, VA. He has spent the past two summers interning with Evercore. Eric enjoys running, video editing, and playing tennis.

Executive Chief of Staff

Levin is a fourth-year Computer Science and Finance student at Northeastern University. He has been a software engineering intern at Salesforce, Datadog, and Asana. Levin enjoys soccer, fashion, and film.

Internal Chief of Staff

Marcello is a rising second-year Finance major at the University of Utah, originally from Irving, Texas, but he has also lived in Mexico and Canada. He spent his summer at Dinan Capital Advisors and will join the University Growth Fund in the fall. Alongside his academic endeavors, he plays for the University of Utah hockey team and has represented Mexico in five world championships. In his free time, Marcello enjoys cooking, reading, and spending time with friends.

External Chief of Staff

Marcello De Antunano

Sadhana is a third year Actuarial Science and Chemistry major at Univeristy of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and is originally from Schaumburg, IL. She is passionate about the debt and credit markets and interned at PwC as a strategy consulting intern this summer. Sadhana enjoys working on her small businesses, loves home makeovers, and splurging money on skincare.

VP, Mentorship

Sadhana Viswanathan

Chigo is a rising sophomore at Northeastern University majoring in Data Science and Business and is originally from Houston, TX. He interned on the Data Analytics team at Slalom Consulting gaining experience in data visualization. Chigo enjoys basketball, music, and movies.

VP, Mentorship

Sydney is a rising sophomore at Howard University majoring in International Business and is originally from Birmingham, Alabama. This summer she interned on the Client Services team at Group Black media company gaining experience in media planning and revenue operations. She spends her time watching football (Roll Tide) and playing tennis.

VP, Marketing; Mentorship

Olivia is a third-year Finance major at UT Austin and is from Allen, TX. This past summer, she interned as a Private Equity Summer Analyst at J.F. Lehman and Company. Next summer, she will be a Private Equity Summer Analyst at Nautic. Some of Olivia's hobbies include drawing, watching F1, reading about Alexander the Great, and watching video game playthroughs of Resident Evil and Silent Hill.

VP, Operations

Allison is a fourth-year Finance major at UT Austin and is from Houston, Texas. This past summer, she interned as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst at Morgan Stanley. She has previously also interned at UTIMCO. Allison enjoys traveling, reading, and trying new activities.

VP, Executive Functions

Shomari is a third-year Political Science major at the University of Michigan and is from Washington, D.C. He has interned at Accolade Partners and is an incoming Investment Banking Summer Analyst at Moelis & Company. Alongside his academic pursuits, Shomari represents the University of Michigan Football Team as a Defensive Back. Shomari enjoys golfing and fishing with his friends.

VP, Partnerships

Shomari Stone II

Pranav is a third-year Finance and Economics major at UT Austin and is originally from India. Last summer, he interned at Bridgeport Partners, a private equity firm in NYC, and he’ll be back in the city next summer doing Real Estate Private Equity at Starwood Capital Group. Pranav’s hobbies include watching the NFL, drinking diet coke, and he is currently in the process of getting a bartender certification. Pranav's hobbies include watching the NFL, drinking diet coke, and he is currently in the process of getting a bartender certification.

VP, General Education

Biying is a rising senior at Syracuse University studying Economics and Information Systems. She spent this summer interning at Deutsche Bank as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst. Biying is an international student from China and enjoys fashion, skiing, and cooking in her free time.

VP, Community

Nam is a rising senior at Colorado College studying Mathematical Economics and also an international student from Vietnam. He spent last summer interning at Galaxy and will be returning full-time. He loves cooking and exploring restaurants.

VP, Fellow Experience

Vero is a second-year Finance major at UMiami and is originally from Colombia. She previously interned at the investment team of a long-only asset manager. Vero enjoys reading non-fiction (Chip War, Going Infinite: SBF, etc.), going to basketball games, and learning French in Duolingo.

VP, Fellow Alumni Engagement

Theo is a senior at UT Austin studying Finance from Houston, Texas. He spent the past two summers interning at Goldman Sachs. In his free time, he enjoys weightlifting, video games, and watching sports, mainly basketball and football.

VP, Professional Development

Theophilus Johnson

OUR PROFESSIONAL PARTNERS

Grain

Recalc Academy

Adverb Ventures

Charles River Ventures

Mia Krishnamurthy

Boston Consulting Group

Rocio Nairi Garza-Gomez

Energy Impact Partners

Ona Yogurt

Anchorage Digital

Uber

Maikal Yamauchi

Vista Equity Partners

JetBlue Ventures

McKinsey & Co.

Constrafor

Neelesh Satpute

Opendoor

McKinsey & Co.

Uber