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.

Meet the 2025 Tartans on the Rise

Dominic Akerele

Director of Tech Innovation, L’Oréal Groupe (MCS 2015)

Flavia Bleahu

Division Director, Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference 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)