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Meet the 2024 Tartans on the Rise

Tartans on the Rise celebrates recent alumni who are making an impact in their organizations and in their communities, across the nation and around the world through leadership, innovation and career achievements.

Tomas Aftalion

Tomas Aftalion

Co-founder and Head of X, Pachama (HNZ 2012, 2015)

Elizabeth Agyemang

Elizabeth Agyemang

Author, Illustrator and Editor (CFA 2017)

Sarika Bajaj

Sarika Bajaj

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Refiberd (ENG 2018, 2019; CMU 2020)

Nate Bertone

Nate Bertone

Theatrical Storyteller (CFA 2016)

Sabih Bin Wasi

Sabih Bin Wasi

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Stellic (CMU 2015)

Blake Chasen

Blake Chasen

Co-founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Tally Labs (TPR 2016)

Hao-Wei Chen

Hao-Wei Chen

Director of Information Security, Audible (ENG 2013)

Nick Cotter

Nick Cotter

Data Analyst, Allegheny County Department of Human Services (HNZ 2018) 

Harishma Dayanidhi

Harishma Dayanidhi

Co-founder and Vice President of Engineering for AI, Voxel (SCS 2016)

Kyle Eberly

Kyle Eberly

Founder, Sitreps2Steercos.com; Engineering Program Manager, Google Wide Trust Governance (TPR 2018)

Tushita Gupta

Tushita Gupta

Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Refiberd (ENG 2018, 2018)

Zain Islam-Hashmi

Zain Islam-Hashmi

Design Strategist (CFA 2019)

Torrell Jackson

Torrell Jackson

Senior Director, Business Manufacturing & Operations, Orthodontics, Envista Holdings Corporation (HNZ 2017; TPR 2017)

Anurag Kanungo

Anurag Kanungo

Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Voxel (SCS 2016)

Ananya Kapur

Ananya Kapur

Chief Executive Officer, Type Beauty (MCS 2021)

Shinjini Kundu

Shinjini Kundu

Fellow Physician and Research Scientist, The Johns Hopkins Hospital (ENG 2016)

Michelle J. Li

Michelle J. Li

Costume Designer (CFA 2019)

Xi Liu

Xi Liu

Founder, Ferne Health (CMU 2015)

Raven McMillon

Raven McMillon

Soprano Opera Singer (CFA 2017) 

Camille Moore

Camille Moore

Senior Vice President, External Affairs, American Association of Blacks in Energy (HNZ 2018)

Emily Newman

Emily Newman

Software Engineer and Rover Planner, NASA Jet Propulsion Lab (SCS 2019)

Rukhsar Beyaz

Rukhsar Neyaz

Co-founder, Stellic (CMU 2015)

Musab Popatia

Musab Popatia

Co-founder and Head of Engineering, Stellic (CMU 2016)

Darren Riley

Darren Riley

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, JustAir Solutions (DC 2014)

Meredith Schmehl

Meredith Schmehl

Neuroscientist and Science Communicator (DC 2018; MCS 2018)

Carter Sharer

Carter Sharer

Creator, Innovator and Entrepreneur (MCS 2016)

Arsema Thomas

Arsema Thomas

Actor; Founder, Enki (MCS 2016)

Göksu Uğur

Göksu Uğur

Lead AI and Progression Systems Programmer, Santa Monica Studios (CMU 2015)

Anna Walsh

Anna Walsh

Director of Editorial Operations, Texas Monthly (DC 2013)

Michelle Wolf

Michelle Wolf

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, New Wave Foods (ENG 2014, 2015)