Meet the 2025 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.
Dominic Akerele
Director of Tech Innovation, L’Oréal Groupe (MCS 2015)
Flavia Bleahu
Division Director, Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interence Hub (HNZ 2017)
Shriya Boppana
Anti-sex Trafficking Activist (TPR 2021)
Sheyda Demooei
Co-founder and CTO, ViralMoment (ENG 2016, 2016)
Adewale Desalu
Software Engineering Manager, Nike, and International Nonprofit Founder (ENG 2014)
Karan Dwivedi
Cybersecurity Expert (ENG 2016)
Alison Fierst
Associate Principal Flute, New York Philharmonic (CFA 2018)
Vineet Goel
Co-founder and Chief Product Officer, Parafin (SCS 2014)
Chelsie Hall
Co-founder and CEO, ViralMoment (CMU 2018)
Gregory Houchins
Founder and CEO, Chement (MCS 2017, 2020)
Brent Ifemembi
Co-founder and CEO, Drūl (ENG 2018, 2019)
Meela Imperato
Brand Builder and Head of Marketing, Cofertility (DC 2013, 2015, 2015)
Sasha Cohen Ioannides
Sustainability Advocate and Entrepreneur (DC 2020)
Divyansh Kaushik
Emerging Technologies Adviser (SCS 2019, 2022)
Omar Khattab
Incoming Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT (CMU 2019)
Jasmine Kwasa
Engineer, Neuroscientist and Educator (ENG 2021)
Wasi Mohamed
Chief of Staff for U.S. Rep. Summer Lee (HNZ 2021)
Alex Petti
Composer, Lyricist and Dramaturge (CMU 2015)
Annie Pulsipher
Playwright, Lyricist and Educator (CFA 2017)
Barry Rabkin
Director of Marketing, Near Earth Autonomy (TPR 2014)
Shaun Ranadé
Fulbright Scholar, NIH Public Health Fellow and Medical Student (DC 2014; MCS 2015; ENG 2016)
Ojas Sawant
Staff Engineer, Teragonia (CMU 2015)
Prasun Shrestha
AI/ML Data Scientist, Hala Systems (HNZ 2021)
Huidi Xiang
Sculptor (CFA 2021)