Applications for the 2025 Summit STEM Fellowship (SSF) are now open! Admissions are rolling, and there are limited spots. Apply here.
Applications for the 2025 Summit STEM Fellowship (SSF) are now open! Apply here.
Summer 2025 applications open! Apply here.
SUMMER 2025
SUMMER 2025
Summit STEM Mentors
Summit STEM Mentors
The Summit STEM Fellowship (SSF) brings together accomplished young professionals at the forefront of STEM as mentors and speakers. As recent college graduates or undergraduates, mentors can share relevant, practical guidance tailored to younger students. The fellowship aims to inspire students by showing them what they can achieve in the next five to ten years while equipping them with the tools and resources needed to excel in their own paths. Over the summer, students have the opportunity to learn from a network of 50+ mentors.
The Summit STEM Fellowship (SSF) brings together accomplished young professionals at the forefront of STEM as mentors and speakers. As recent college graduates or undergraduates, mentors can share relevant, practical guidance tailored to younger students. The fellowship aims to inspire students by showing them what they can achieve in the next five to ten years while equipping them with the tools and resources needed to excel in their own paths. Over the summer, students have the opportunity to learn from a network of 50+ mentors.
SUMMER 2025
Program Mentors
The Summit STEM Fellowship (SSF) brings together accomplished young professionals at the forefront of STEM as mentors and speakers. As recent college graduates or undergraduates, mentors can share relevant, practical guidance tailored to younger students. The fellowship aims to inspire students by showing them what they can achieve in the next five to ten years while equipping them with the tools and resources needed to excel in their own paths. Over the summer, students have the opportunity to learn from a network of 50+ mentors.
Jiwoo Lee
Harvard Medical School
Jiwoo is an MD candidate in the Harvard-MIT HST Program at Harvard Medical School. Prior, Jiwoo studied Computational Biology and Biomedical Informatics at Stanford. In high school, Jiwoo attended the Research Science Institute (RSI) and was awarded Best in Category at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) for her computational biology research on CRISPR-Cas9.
Dhruvik Parikh
Stanford University
Dhruvik studied Computer Science at Stanford. In high school, Dhruvik won the Young Scientist Award (top 3 overall; $50,000 scholarship) at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). He also attended the Research Science Institute (RSI) and was named a Forbes 30 Under 30 Recipient for his research. Currently, Dhruvik works as a software engineer at Foundry, an AI startup.
Anne Lee
Stanford University
Anne studied Computer Science at Stanford, completing her degree in 8 academic quarters (~2.5 years). She received seven scholarships, including the Cameron Impact Scholarship (merit-based, full-tuition) and the National Merit Scholarship. In high school, Anne attended the Research Science Institute (RSI) and received a likely letter to Harvard (top 100 academic applicants).
Albert Wang
Princeton University
Albert studied Operations Research Financial Engineering at Princeton and currently works as an investor at Marshall Wace. Albert was previously the youngest-ever Assistant Director of the Research Science Institute (RSI) and now serves as an advisor on the alumni committee. Albert also serves as a Board Member of Tiger Capital Management, a student-run investment group at Princeton.
Amber Yang
Stanford University
Amber studied Computer Science (AI Track) at Stanford and previously worked as an investor at Bloomberg Beta. In high school, Amber won the International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) and founded SeerTracking, a space startup, from her research. For her work, Amber has been named to Business Insider’s Rising Stars in Venture Capital and the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
Ben Zhang
Harvard Medical School
Ben is a MD/MBA candidate at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Business School. He received his A.B. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Harvard and worked at the Broad Institute. In high school, Ben received a gold medal at the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) and a bronze medal at the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO). He is now a high performance STEM tutor.
Amanda Kossoff
University of Pennsylvania
Amanda is an undergraduate studying Biology & Business Analytics at the University of Pennsylvania through the Life Sciences & Management Program. In high school, Amanda founded Pop for a Cause, a non-profit that has raised over $36,000 to support 20+ charitable organizations. Her work has been featured on CBS, Fox-5 News, and ABC World News Tonight with David Muir!
Michael Chen
Harvard University
Michael studied Applied Math and Economics at Harvard. In college, Michael founded Evera, a healthcare startup, and grew the company to a $3.5M run rate. In high school, Michael volunteered at the Summer Learning Collaborative and raised over $100,000 for the organization. Michael currently works at Scale AI, where he co-founded the International Public Sector business unit.
Jessika Baral
Harvard Medical School
Jessika is an MD/PhD candidate studying Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School. Prior, Jessika studied Genomics and Computational Biology at Washington University in St. Louis through the Florence Moog Fellowship (full-tuition scholarship). In high school, Jessika conducted research at the Stanford School of Medicine and was named a Science Talent Search (STS) Finalist.
Isaac Robinson
Harvard University
Isaac is a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil). Previously, Isaac studied Mathematics and Computer Science at Harvard, where he was named a Technology Innovation Fellow by Harvard Business School. Isaac has also interned as a data scientist at Meta, a quantitative trader at Jane Street, and a researcher for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
Sahar Mohammadzadeh
Harvard University
Sahar is an investor at Insight Partners. Prior, Sahar studied Government at Harvard as a Cameron Impact Scholar (merit-based, full-tuiton scholarship) and worked with several nonprofit organizations, including the Gates Foundation and National Geographic. In high school, Sahar worked with the Student Voice Team to advocate for Kentucky students facing educational inequities.
Jenny Xu
MIT
Jenny is a long-distance runner, artist, programmer, gamer, fitness instructor, Forbes 30 Under 30: Games recipient, and CEO of Talofa Games. She started making games and running at age 12, and in her 12 years in the gaming industry, she’s shipped 10 titles on the mobile app stores with over 9.2 million downloads. Jenny studied at MIT and graduated with a degree in Computer Science.
Katie Mishra
Stanford University
Katie is an investor at Khosla Ventures, a top venture capital firm in Silicon Valley. She studied Computer Science at Stanford, where she co-founded Kangaroo, raising over $3.3 million to build a celebrity mobile gaming company. Katie has also conducted NLP research at Oculus and was hired as the first Product Manager at Astrocade, an AI gaming platform co-founded by Fei-Fei Li.
Zoya Surani
Duke Medical School
Zoya is an MD candidate at the Duke University School of Medicine in the Primary Care Leadership Track. Prior, Zoya studied Cognitive Neuroscience and Education at Harvard under the Cameron Impact Scholarship, a merit-based, full-tuition scholarship. In high school Zoya founded iConquer: Ubuntu, a non-profit that raised over $200,000 to educate youth about nutrition, health, and wellness.
Dylan Zhou
Harvard University
Dylan is a software engineer at Google focusing on natural language processing. Dylan is currently pursuing his M.S. in Computer Science at Stanford through Stanford's Honors Cooperative Program. He received his B.S. in Computer Science and Physics at Harvard, where he was named a Harvard Undergraduate Technology Innovation Fellow and conducted computer vision research.
Ryan Kim
Harvard University
Ryan studied Bioengineering with a Secondary in History at Harvard and currently works as an investor at Bain Capital Ventures. In high school, Ryan attended the Research Science Institute (RSI) and published his research in Cell Systems and the Research in Computational Molecular Biology (RECOMB) conference. He was also named a 3x USA Math Olympiad (USAMO) qualifier.
Harshal Agarwal
Stanford University
Harshal studied Computer Science at Stanford as a Cameron Impact and Gates Scholar. He is currently founding Ekatree, a startup transforming online service ordering. In high school, Harshal conducted environmental science research and received a special award at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). He is also an alumni of the Research Science Institute (RSI).
Siya Goel
Stanford University
Siya is an undergraduate studying Computer Science at Stanford and previously interned at NVIDIA as an AI software engineer. In high school, Siya conducted research at the Purdue Center for Cancer Research, Tufts Medical Center, and the University of Michigan. She was named a Research Science Institute (RSI) scholar and a 3x International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Finalist.
Isabel Duran
MIT
Isabel is an undergraduate at MIT studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. She loves physics, chemistry, math, and anything to do with magnets! In high school, Isabel researched magnetoelectric nanoparticles at the University of Miami, and started STEM GEM, an organization that introduces girls to science and creates fun labs to get younger students excited about STEM.
Lorena Aguilar
Harvard University
Lorena Aguilar is an undergraduate studying Computer Science at Harvard. This past summer, Lorena interned at Amazon as an Amazon Future Engineer Scholar. In high school, Lorena was recognized as a MITES Semester Scholar, an MIT program for students in STEM, and was also recognized as a recipient of the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing award for her work in computer science and technology.
Lorena is an undergraduate studying Computer Science at Harvard. Her high school did not offer any computer science courses, but she did not let this stop her. Lorena found other opportunities at Google and her community college, and was named a MITES Semester Scholar (MIT program for students in STEM). She was also recognized as a recipient of the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing award.
Shreya Ravi
Stanford University
Shreya is a software engineer at Foundry, an AI compute startup. Previously, Shreya studied Computer Science at Stanford. In high school, Shreya was the co-captain of her robotics team and led a team of 60+ students to win the International Creativity in Design Award in the FIRST Robotics Competitions. She also founded the Roboneers LEGO Robotics Camp to promote early interest in STEM.
Trisha Kulkarni
Stanford University
Trisha is a Master’s student studying Computer Science at Stanford. She is currently a strategic projects intern at Ambience and has previously worked at Microsoft and the Chan Zuckerberg initiative. As a female engineer with a disability, Trisha is passionate about increasing representation in technical fields and has served as the President of the National Association of Blind Students.
Adam Park
Harvard University
Adam studied Philosophy at Harvard and is currently an investor at defy.vc, a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley. In high school, Adam interned at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and published his research in JCI Insight. He also served as the Junior Branch President of the Washington D.C. Chapter of CISV International, representing the chapter in Norway, Canada, Hungary, and Romania.
Lauren Shen
MIT
Lauren is an undergraduate at MIT studying Computer Science and Mathematics. In high school, Lauren was a 3x International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Finalist, Science Talent Search (STS) Scholar, 3x US National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) National Finalist, and Coolidge Senator. Lauren has conducted research at both the Research Science Institute (RSI) and NASA.
Yatin Chandar
MIT
Yatin is a mechanical engineer at Anduril, a defense technology startup. He previously studied Aerospace Engineering at MIT and interned at SpaceX and NASA. In high school, Yatin attended the Research Science Institute (RSI), placed second in his category at the International Science and Engineering (ISEF), and published research in Advanced Biosystems and ACS Applied Nano Materials.
Isabella Delbakhsh
Stanford University
Isabella is an undergraduate studying Human Biology with a concentration in Data Science at Stanford. In high school, Isabella launched a podcast, "Hello World, The Future is Female" that has reached listeners in over 70 countries. She was also named an Amazon best-selling author for her book, “Freedom Speaks," where she delves into the rich history of women in Iran.
Alexa Fein
Harvard University
Alexa is an undergraduate at Harvard studying Physics. In high school, Alexa conducted research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and attended the Research Science Institute (RSI), where she was recognized as a top presenter. She has also served as the President of Tutoring for Tomorrow, a nonprofit that provides academic assistance to support local students and communities.
Alia Abiad
University of Chicago School of Medicine
Alia is a medical student at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Prior, she graduated magna cum laude from Harvard with a B.A. in Comparative Literature, a minor in Molecular and Cellular Biology, and a citation in Spanish. During her time at Harvard, Alia served as the Summer Shelter Director and the Co-Director of Resource Advocacy at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter.
Zeel Patel
Harvard University
Zeel is currently working on a new venture. Previously, Zeel worked at Citadel Securities and Microsoft Research, and studied Computer Science at Harvard. In high school, Zeel represented Team Canada at the International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) and qualified for the World Schools Debating Championship (WSDC). Zeel is interested in markets, technology, and the life sciences.
Kevin Chen
Washington University in St. Louis
Kevin received a full-tuition scholarship to pursue his M.D. at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Previously, Kevin studied Chemistry and Statistics at Harvard, where he served as the President of the Harvard Premedical Society. Kevin conducted research at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and has previously published his work in Nature Communications.
Meimei Weston
Harvard University
Meimei studied the History of Science at Harvard and now serves as a visiting Research Fellow at NORCE, a Norwegian Research Institute, where she studies innovative, sustainable solutions for the global energy transition. Meimei is a passionate outdoorswoman and athlete, having rowed as a varsity athlete for Harvard, played soccer on Ontario's provincial team, and run for Team Canada.
Karen Ge
Stanford University
Karen is a high school math teacher and Knowles Teaching Fellow. She earned her M.A. in Education and B.S. in Mathematics and Symbolic Systems from Stanford University, culminating in a digital humanities honors thesis researching the portrayal of math mindsets in Young Adult literature. In high school, Karen engaged in competitive mathematics, attending MOP and SPARC.
E Jeremijenko-Conley
Princeton University
E graduated from Princeton summa cum laude (in Anthropology) with certificates in creative writing, theater, and journalism. E has completed an MFA at the Iowa Writers Workshop and has been awarded the Louis Sudler Prize, Laura Caldwell Fellowship, and James Patterson Fellowship. E is a college essay specialist at JennyEdu, where she helps students craft college essays.
Meibin Chen
John Hopkins University
Meibin is a Ph.D. candidate in Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, where she focuses on developing mathematical models to address challenges in public health. Previously, Meibin completed her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at Yale and conducted a postgraduate research fellowship in Beijing, China. She has also worked at H1, a global healthcare data technology startup.
Ilona Demler
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Ilona is a Ph.D. student at Caltech, studying Computing and Mathematical Sciences as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow and Caltech EAS Chair Scholar. Previously, Ilona studied Physics at Harvard, where she conducted computer vision and tinyML research for neurological disease diagnostics, and interned at Disney Research in the machine intelligence and data science group.
Rayan Krishnan
Stanford University
Rayan studied Computer Science at Stanford with minors in Mathematics and Philosophy. Rayan is currently founding Vals AI, an LLM evaluation startup based in San Francisco. Previously, Rayan conducted research and worked at the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL), Palantir, and Valar Labs. While he was in school, Rayan interned at Microsoft as a software engineer.
Kayla Sohn
Yale University
Kayla is an undergraduate at Yale studying Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology passionate about public health and environmental justice. In high school, Kayla received the International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) Grand Award for her water research, and in college, she continued investigating water insecurity through the World Food Prize.
Sophia Sun
Harvard University
Sophia is a Product Manager at Spotify focusing on personalization data and machine learning infrastructure. Previously, Sophia was a Product Manager at Microsoft and graduated with a B.A. in Statistics from Harvard. In college, Sophia was a Teaching Assistant at the Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Vice Director of Operations of the Harvard College Consulting Group.
Thomas Chen
Columbia University
Thomas is an undergraduate studying Computer Science at Columbia as an Egleston Scholar. Thomas is interested in the intersection of machine learning and quantitative finance and has previously interned at Two Sigma, Chicago Trading Company, and DV Trading. In high school, Thomas published his research in NeurIPS 2020 (Workshop on Climate Change AI), a leading AI conference.
Ariann Jones
Harvard University
Ariann is a test engineer for the U.S. Space Force. Prior, she studied Mechanics and Bioengineering at Harvard, where she was a ROTC Cadet for the U.S. Air Force and a member of the Harvard College Engineering Society. In college, Ariann also led her senior capstone project at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, conducted biorobotics research at Harvard, and taught for Harvard Student Agencies.
Ethan Weber
University of California, Berkeley
Ethan is a PhD student at Berkeley in the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (BAIR) lab with a focus on computer vision with applications in robotics and augmented reality. Previously, Ethan received his M.E. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT and conducted research at the MIT Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Google, and Meta.
Isabel Diersen
MIT
Isabel is a Ph.D. candidate at MIT studying Materials Science and Engineering. Previously, Isabel studied Chemistry and Physics at Harvard with a Secondary in Computer Science. She also conducted research with Harvard University’s Materials Intelligence Research Group. Isabel was named a Fulbright Scholar and worked on research projects at the University of the Philippines Diliman.
Mandy Lai
University of California San Diego
Mandy is a Product Designer at SoFi and previously received her B.S. in Cognitive Science, Interaction Design, at UC San Diego. Mandy founded an art business, Littlemandyart, in high school. Since then, Mandy has grown her brand to the #1-rank in her category on Redbubble.com and top 100 on the iOS iMessage App Store, and established an official collaboration with SHEIN.
Katie Andresen
Princeton University
Katie studied Politics at Princeton and is now a community first program manager and VC platform professional. She uses her background in public policy and conflict resolution to guide organizations to product decisions that display empathy. Katie currently serves as the Head of Platform for Better Ventures and has previously served as a Facilitator for Women in Management (WIM) at Stanford.
Kasha Akrami
Stanford University
Kasha studied Management Science and Engineering at Stanford and is currently a Business Development Manager at Industrialex Manufacturing. Previously, Kasha worked as a Product Manager at Federato and founded Bardo. In high school, Kasha founded the Sierra Project Foundation, a global non-profit dedicated to educating youth on health-related topics through comics and the arts.
Nicole Zhang
Harvard University
Nicole is a Product Marketing Manager at Hex, a startup building an AI-powered workspace for collaborative analytics. Prior, Nicole founded Polairis and worked as the first PMM at Bubble. She studied Economics and Integrative Biology at Harvard, where she founded a health-tech startup at the Harvard Innovation Labs and served as the President of the Harvard Women’s Club Soccer team.
Jean Yu
MIT
Jean is an undergraduate at MIT studying Biological Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. In high school, Jean was recognized as an International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) Grand Award Winner and Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) Scholar, and she is now working at the Lourido Lab where she studies Toxoplasma gondii using both wetlab and computational methods.
Cierra Beck
Cornell University
Cierra is a technologist and entrepreneur. She co-founded the Instant Noodle Factory and is passionate about leveraging her background in technology to optimize restaurant operations. Previously, Cierra worked as a technology product manager at Bloomberg and as a technology analyst at Goldman Sachs. Cierra studied Operations Research Engineering at Cornell.
Matthew Tan
Stanford University
Matthew studied Aero/Astro Engineering at Stanford and now works as a management consultant. Matthew has worked on many engineering projects for startups and the military, from autonomous aircraft to speech recognition for aviation systems. In high school, he received the NASA Special Award at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) and attended the Research Science Institute (RSI).
Kevin Hou
Princeton University
Kevin is the Head of Product Engineering at Codeium, where he builds AI-powered developer tools. He has spent much of his career in AI, previously working as a tech lead manager at the Nuro, an autonomous vehicle startup, as well as other companies like Airbnb & Salesforce. Kevin received his B.S. in Computer Science and studied machine learning at Princeton University.
Isha Agarwal
MIT
Isha is an undergraduate studying Computer Science and Mathematics at MIT passionate about the intersection of technology and social impact. Isha has researched AI biases in healthcare as a SERC Scholar at the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and served as the co-program director of GirlsxMRO. In high school, Isha studied higher-level math as part of the MIT PRIMES Reading program.
Erin Smith
Stanford University
Erin is a technologist and social entrepreneur. Previously, she was the founder of FacePrint, an artificial intelligence startup building tools to detect and monitor Parkinson’s disease. She was named a Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient and Thiel Fellow for her work. Prior, she worked at Schmidt Futures and studied Symbolic Systems at Stanford, and began her research journey back in high school.
Jiwoo Lee
Harvard Medical School
Jiwoo is an MD candidate in the Harvard-MIT HST Program at Harvard Medical School. Prior, Jiwoo studied Computational Biology and Biomedical Informatics at Stanford. In high school, Jiwoo attended the Research Science Institute (RSI) and was awarded Best in Category at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) for her computational biology research on CRISPR-Cas9.
Dhruvik Parikh
Stanford University
Dhruvik studied Computer Science at Stanford. In high school, Dhruvik won the Young Scientist Award (top 3 overall; $50,000 scholarship) at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). He also attended the Research Science Institute (RSI) and was named a Forbes 30 Under 30 Recipient for his research. Currently, Dhruvik works as a software engineer at Foundry, an AI startup.
Anne Lee
Stanford University
Anne studied Computer Science at Stanford, completing her degree in 8 academic quarters (~2.5 years). She received seven scholarships, including the Cameron Impact Scholarship (merit-based, full-tuition) and the National Merit Scholarship. In high school, Anne attended the Research Science Institute (RSI) and received a likely letter to Harvard (top 100 academic applicants).
Albert Wang
Princeton University
Albert studied Operations Research Financial Engineering at Princeton and currently works as an investor at Marshall Wace. Albert was previously the youngest-ever Assistant Director of the Research Science Institute (RSI) and now serves as an advisor on the alumni committee. Albert also serves as a Board Member of Tiger Capital Management, a student-run investment group at Princeton.
Amber Yang
Stanford University
Amber studied Computer Science (AI Track) at Stanford and previously worked as an investor at Bloomberg Beta. In high school, Amber won the International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) and founded SeerTracking, a space startup, from her research. For her work, Amber has been named to Business Insider’s Rising Stars in Venture Capital and the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
Ben Zhang
Harvard Medical School
Ben is a MD/MBA candidate at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Business School. He received his A.B. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Harvard and worked at the Broad Institute. In high school, Ben received a gold medal at the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) and a bronze medal at the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO). He is now a high performance STEM tutor.
Amanda Kossoff
University of Pennsylvania
Amanda is an undergraduate studying Biology & Business Analytics at the University of Pennsylvania through the Life Sciences & Management Program. In high school, Amanda founded Pop for a Cause, a non-profit that has raised over $36,000 to support 20+ charitable organizations. Her work has been featured on CBS, Fox-5 News, and ABC World News Tonight with David Muir!
Michael Chen
Harvard University
Michael studied Applied Math and Economics at Harvard. In college, Michael founded Evera, a healthcare startup, and grew the company to a $3.5M run rate. In high school, Michael volunteered at the Summer Learning Collaborative and raised over $100,000 for the organization. Michael currently works at Scale AI, where he co-founded the International Public Sector business unit.
Jessika Baral
Harvard Medical School
Jessika is an MD/PhD candidate studying Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School. Prior, Jessika studied Genomics and Computational Biology at Washington University in St. Louis through the Florence Moog Fellowship (full-tuition scholarship). In high school, Jessika conducted research at the Stanford School of Medicine and was named a Science Talent Search (STS) Finalist.
Isaac Robinson
Harvard University
Isaac is a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil). Previously, Isaac studied Mathematics and Computer Science at Harvard, where he was named a Technology Innovation Fellow by Harvard Business School. Isaac has also interned as a data scientist at Meta, a quantitative trader at Jane Street, and a researcher for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
Sahar Mohammadzadeh
Harvard University
Sahar is an investor at Insight Partners. Prior, Sahar studied Government at Harvard as a Cameron Impact Scholar (merit-based, full-tuiton scholarship) and worked with several nonprofit organizations, including the Gates Foundation and National Geographic. In high school, Sahar worked with the Student Voice Team to advocate for Kentucky students facing educational inequities.
Jenny Xu
MIT
Jenny is a long-distance runner, artist, programmer, gamer, fitness instructor, Forbes 30 Under 30: Games recipient, and CEO of Talofa Games. She started making games and running at age 12, and in her 12 years in the gaming industry, she’s shipped 10 titles on the mobile app stores with over 9.2 million downloads. Jenny studied at MIT and graduated with a degree in Computer Science.
Katie Mishra
Stanford University
Katie is an investor at Khosla Ventures, a top venture capital firm in Silicon Valley. She studied Computer Science at Stanford, where she co-founded Kangaroo, raising over $3.3 million to build a celebrity mobile gaming company. Katie has also conducted NLP research at Oculus and was hired as the first Product Manager at Astrocade, an AI gaming platform co-founded by Fei-Fei Li.
Zoya Surani
Duke Medical School
Zoya is an MD candidate at the Duke University School of Medicine in the Primary Care Leadership Track. Prior, Zoya studied Cognitive Neuroscience and Education at Harvard under the Cameron Impact Scholarship, a merit-based, full-tuition scholarship. In high school Zoya founded iConquer: Ubuntu, a non-profit that raised over $200,000 to educate youth about nutrition, health, and wellness.
Dylan Zhou
Harvard University
Dylan is a software engineer at Google focusing on natural language processing. Dylan is currently pursuing his M.S. in Computer Science at Stanford through Stanford's Honors Cooperative Program. He received his B.S. in Computer Science and Physics at Harvard, where he was named a Harvard Undergraduate Technology Innovation Fellow and conducted computer vision research.
Ryan Kim
Harvard University
Ryan studied Bioengineering with a Secondary in History at Harvard and currently works as an investor at Bain Capital Ventures. In high school, Ryan attended the Research Science Institute (RSI) and published his research in Cell Systems and the Research in Computational Molecular Biology (RECOMB) conference. He was also named a 3x USA Math Olympiad (USAMO) qualifier.
Harshal Agarwal
Stanford University
Harshal studied Computer Science at Stanford as a Cameron Impact and Gates Scholar. He is currently founding Ekatree, a startup transforming online service ordering. In high school, Harshal conducted environmental science research and received a special award at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). He is also an alumni of the Research Science Institute (RSI).
Siya Goel
Stanford University
Siya is an undergraduate studying Computer Science at Stanford and previously interned at NVIDIA as an AI software engineer. In high school, Siya conducted research at the Purdue Center for Cancer Research, Tufts Medical Center, and the University of Michigan. She was named a Research Science Institute (RSI) scholar and a 3x International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Finalist.
Isabel Duran
MIT
Isabel is an undergraduate at MIT studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. She loves physics, chemistry, math, and anything to do with magnets! In high school, Isabel researched magnetoelectric nanoparticles at the University of Miami, and started STEM GEM, an organization that introduces girls to science and creates fun labs to get younger students excited about STEM.
Lorena Aguilar
Harvard University
Lorena Aguilar is an undergraduate studying Computer Science at Harvard. This past summer, Lorena interned at Amazon as an Amazon Future Engineer Scholar. In high school, Lorena was recognized as a MITES Semester Scholar, an MIT program for students in STEM, and was also recognized as a recipient of the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing award for her work in computer science and technology.
Shreya Ravi
Stanford University
Shreya is a software engineer at Foundry, an AI compute startup. Previously, Shreya studied Computer Science at Stanford. In high school, Shreya was the co-captain of her robotics team and led a team of 60+ students to win the International Creativity in Design Award in the FIRST Robotics Competitions. She also founded the Roboneers LEGO Robotics Camp to promote early interest in STEM.
Trisha Kulkarni
Stanford University
Trisha is a Master’s student studying Computer Science at Stanford. She is currently a strategic projects intern at Ambience and has previously worked at Microsoft and the Chan Zuckerberg initiative. As a female engineer with a disability, Trisha is passionate about increasing representation in technical fields and has served as the President of the National Association of Blind Students.
Adam Park
Harvard University
Adam studied Philosophy at Harvard and is currently an investor at defy.vc, a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley. In high school, Adam interned at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and published his research in JCI Insight. He also served as the Junior Branch President of the Washington D.C. Chapter of CISV International, representing the chapter in Norway, Canada, Hungary, and Romania.
Lauren Shen
MIT
Lauren is an undergraduate at MIT studying Computer Science and Mathematics. In high school, Lauren was a 3x International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Finalist, Science Talent Search (STS) Scholar, 3x US National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) National Finalist, and Coolidge Senator. Lauren has conducted research at both the Research Science Institute (RSI) and NASA.
Yatin Chandar
MIT
Yatin is a mechanical engineer at Anduril, a defense technology startup. He previously studied Aerospace Engineering at MIT and interned at SpaceX and NASA. In high school, Yatin attended the Research Science Institute (RSI), placed second in his category at the International Science and Engineering (ISEF), and published research in Advanced Biosystems and ACS Applied Nano Materials.
Isabella Delbakhsh
Stanford University
Isabella is an undergraduate studying Human Biology with a concentration in Data Science at Stanford. In high school, Isabella launched a podcast, "Hello World, The Future is Female" that has reached listeners in over 70 countries. She was also named an Amazon best-selling author for her book, “Freedom Speaks," where she delves into the rich history of women in Iran.
Alexa Fein
Harvard University
Alexa is an undergraduate at Harvard studying Physics. In high school, Alexa conducted research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and attended the Research Science Institute (RSI), where she was recognized as a top presenter. She has also served as the President of Tutoring for Tomorrow, a nonprofit that provides academic assistance to support local students and communities.
Alia Abiad
University of Chicago School of Medicine
Alia is a medical student at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Prior, she graduated magna cum laude from Harvard with a B.A. in Comparative Literature, a minor in Molecular and Cellular Biology, and a citation in Spanish. During her time at Harvard, Alia served as the Summer Shelter Director and the Co-Director of Resource Advocacy at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter.
Zeel Patel
Harvard University
Zeel is currently working on a new venture. Previously, Zeel worked at Citadel Securities and Microsoft Research, and studied Computer Science at Harvard. In high school, Zeel represented Team Canada at the International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) and qualified for the World Schools Debating Championship (WSDC). Zeel is interested in markets, technology, and the life sciences.
Kevin Chen
Washington University in St. Louis
Kevin received a full-tuition scholarship to pursue his M.D. at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Previously, Kevin studied Chemistry and Statistics at Harvard, where he served as the President of the Harvard Premedical Society. Kevin conducted research at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and has previously published his work in Nature Communications.
Meimei Weston
Harvard University
Meimei studied the History of Science at Harvard and now serves as a visiting Research Fellow at NORCE, a Norwegian Research Institute, where she studies innovative, sustainable solutions for the global energy transition. Meimei is a passionate outdoorswoman and athlete, having rowed as a varsity athlete for Harvard, played soccer on Ontario's provincial team, and run for Team Canada.
Karen Ge
Stanford University
Karen is a high school math teacher and Knowles Teaching Fellow. She earned her M.A. in Education and B.S. in Mathematics and Symbolic Systems from Stanford University, culminating in a digital humanities honors thesis researching the portrayal of math mindsets in Young Adult literature. In high school, Karen engaged in competitive mathematics, attending MOP and SPARC.
E Jeremijenko-Conley
Princeton University
E graduated from Princeton summa cum laude (in Anthropology) with certificates in creative writing, theater, and journalism. E has completed an MFA at the Iowa Writers Workshop and has been awarded the Louis Sudler Prize, Laura Caldwell Fellowship, and James Patterson Fellowship. E is a college essay specialist at JennyEdu, where she helps students craft college essays.
Meibin Chen
John Hopkins University
Meibin is a Ph.D. candidate in Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, where she focuses on developing mathematical models to address challenges in public health. Previously, Meibin completed her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at Yale and conducted a postgraduate research fellowship in Beijing, China. She has also worked at H1, a global healthcare data technology startup.
Ilona Demler
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Ilona is a Ph.D. student at Caltech, studying Computing and Mathematical Sciences as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow and Caltech EAS Chair Scholar. Previously, Ilona studied Physics at Harvard, where she conducted computer vision and tinyML research for neurological disease diagnostics, and interned at Disney Research in the machine intelligence and data science group.
Rayan Krishnan
Stanford University
Rayan studied Computer Science at Stanford with minors in Mathematics and Philosophy. Rayan is currently founding Vals AI, an LLM evaluation startup based in San Francisco. Previously, Rayan conducted research and worked at the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL), Palantir, and Valar Labs. While he was in school, Rayan interned at Microsoft as a software engineer.
Kayla Sohn
Yale University
Kayla is an undergraduate at Yale studying Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology passionate about public health and environmental justice. In high school, Kayla received the International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) Grand Award for her water research, and in college, she continued investigating water insecurity through the World Food Prize.
Sophia Sun
Harvard University
Sophia is a Product Manager at Spotify focusing on personalization data and machine learning infrastructure. Previously, Sophia was a Product Manager at Microsoft and graduated with a B.A. in Statistics from Harvard. In college, Sophia was a Teaching Assistant at the Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Vice Director of Operations of the Harvard College Consulting Group.
Thomas Chen
Columbia University
Thomas is an undergraduate studying Computer Science at Columbia as an Egleston Scholar. Thomas is interested in the intersection of machine learning and quantitative finance and has previously interned at Two Sigma, Chicago Trading Company, and DV Trading. In high school, Thomas published his research in NeurIPS 2020 (Workshop on Climate Change AI), a leading AI conference.
Ariann Jones
Harvard University
Ariann is a test engineer for the U.S. Space Force. Prior, she studied Mechanics and Bioengineering at Harvard, where she was a ROTC Cadet for the U.S. Air Force and a member of the Harvard College Engineering Society. In college, Ariann also led her senior capstone project at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, conducted biorobotics research at Harvard, and taught for Harvard Student Agencies.
Ethan Weber
University of California, Berkeley
Ethan is a PhD student at Berkeley in the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (BAIR) lab with a focus on computer vision with applications in robotics and augmented reality. Previously, Ethan received his M.E. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT and conducted research at the MIT Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Google, and Meta.
Isabel Diersen
MIT
Isabel is a Ph.D. candidate at MIT studying Materials Science and Engineering. Previously, Isabel studied Chemistry and Physics at Harvard with a Secondary in Computer Science. She also conducted research with Harvard University’s Materials Intelligence Research Group. Isabel was named a Fulbright Scholar and worked on research projects at the University of the Philippines Diliman.
Mandy Lai
University of California San Diego
Mandy is a Product Designer at SoFi and previously received her B.S. in Cognitive Science, Interaction Design, at UC San Diego. Mandy founded an art business, Littlemandyart, in high school. Since then, Mandy has grown her brand to the #1-rank in her category on Redbubble.com and top 100 on the iOS iMessage App Store, and established an official collaboration with SHEIN.
Katie Andresen
Princeton University
Katie studied Politics at Princeton and is now a community first program manager and VC platform professional. She uses her background in public policy and conflict resolution to guide organizations to product decisions that display empathy. Katie currently serves as the Head of Platform for Better Ventures and has previously served as a Facilitator for Women in Management (WIM) at Stanford.
Kasha Akrami
Stanford University
Kasha studied Management Science and Engineering at Stanford and is currently a Business Development Manager at Industrialex Manufacturing. Previously, Kasha worked as a Product Manager at Federato and founded Bardo. In high school, Kasha founded the Sierra Project Foundation, a global non-profit dedicated to educating youth on health-related topics through comics and the arts.
Nicole Zhang
Harvard University
Nicole is a Product Marketing Manager at Hex, a startup building an AI-powered workspace for collaborative analytics. Prior, Nicole founded Polairis and worked as the first PMM at Bubble. She studied Economics and Integrative Biology at Harvard, where she founded a health-tech startup at the Harvard Innovation Labs and served as the President of the Harvard Women’s Club Soccer team.
Jean Yu
MIT
Jean is an undergraduate at MIT studying Biological Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. In high school, Jean was recognized as an International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) Grand Award Winner and Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) Scholar, and she is now working at the Lourido Lab where she studies Toxoplasma gondii using both wetlab and computational methods.
Cierra Beck
Cornell University
Cierra is a technologist and entrepreneur. She co-founded the Instant Noodle Factory and is passionate about leveraging her background in technology to optimize restaurant operations. Previously, Cierra worked as a technology product manager at Bloomberg and as a technology analyst at Goldman Sachs. Cierra studied Operations Research Engineering at Cornell.
Matthew Tan
Stanford University
Matthew studied Aero/Astro Engineering at Stanford and now works as a management consultant. Matthew has worked on many engineering projects for startups and the military, from autonomous aircraft to speech recognition for aviation systems. In high school, he received the NASA Special Award at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) and attended the Research Science Institute (RSI).
Kevin Hou
Princeton University
Kevin is the Head of Product Engineering at Codeium, where he builds AI-powered developer tools. He has spent much of his career in AI, previously working as a tech lead manager at the Nuro, an autonomous vehicle startup, as well as other companies like Airbnb & Salesforce. Kevin received his B.S. in Computer Science and studied machine learning at Princeton University.
Isha Agarwal
MIT
Isha is an undergraduate studying Computer Science and Mathematics at MIT passionate about the intersection of technology and social impact. Isha has researched AI biases in healthcare as a SERC Scholar at the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and served as the co-program director of GirlsxMRO. In high school, Isha studied higher-level math as part of the MIT PRIMES Reading program.
Erin Smith
Stanford University
Erin is a technologist and social entrepreneur. Previously, she was the founder of FacePrint, an artificial intelligence startup building tools to detect and monitor Parkinson’s disease. She was named a Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient and Thiel Fellow for her work. Prior, she worked at Schmidt Futures and studied Symbolic Systems at Stanford, and began her research journey back in high school.
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