Co-President of the University of Southern California Chapter

Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Zen is a junior at the University of Southern California, where she is majoring in Business Administration and Finance, with a minor in Real Estate Development.This past summer, Zen interned at a SaaS private equity firm, and last spring, she gained experience interning at a growth equity firm.

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In her free time, Zen enjoys working out, cooking, and practicing pottery.

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Email: Phillpot@usc.edu

Co-President of the University of Southern California Chapter

Lucas Richard is from Miami, Florida. He is a current Junior at the University of Southern California studying Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance. Last summer Lucas interned in New York as an Investment Banking Sophomore Summer Analyst within Bank of America’s Natural Resources & Energy Transition group. Next summer Lucas will be returning to New York to work at Evercore in their Investment Banking Generalist M&A Summer Analyst Program.

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In his free time, Lucas enjoys playing pickup soccer, listening to The Smiths, and exploring new restaurants and museums. 

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Email: lmrichar@usc.edu

Co-Vice President of Education

Caden Williams was born in Brooklyn, NYC, and has lived in both West Palm Beach, Florida, and NYC. He is a sophomore at USC's Marshall School of Business, studying both Accounting and Finance. During the past summer, Caden interned with Deloitte in New York City in their Discovery Audit Internship program. 

 

In his free time, Caden enjoys a variety of activities including musical theatre, aviation, and participating in cultural events.

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Email: Cadenwil@usc.edu

Co-Vice President of Education

Xavier Gonzalez was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He is a junior at USC's Marshall School of Business, studying both Accounting and Finance. During the past summer, Xavier interned with KPMG in Silicon Valley in their Embark Scholar Internship program. 

 

In his free time, Xavier enjoys a variety of activities including playing basketball, hiking, and watching sports.

 

Email: Xgonzale@usc.edu

Vice President of Communications

Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, Maya Hermanus is  a Junior studying Economics and Data Science with a minor in Gender and Social Justice. Last year Maya spent 6 months as a Data Science intern at a fintech company in South Africa. 

 

In her free time she likes to cook, travel and read. 

 

Email: hermanus@usc.edu

Vice President of Recruitment

Jordan Jones was born in Houston, Texas. She is a junior at USC's Marshall School of Business, studying Business Administration with a Finance emphasis and a Psychology minor. During this past summer, Jordan interned with the Houston Astros in Houston, Texas in both their Finance and Corporate Partnership divisions. 

 

In her free time, Jordan enjoys a variety of activities including fitness, music theory, and hiking.

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Email: jnjones@usc.edu

Vice President of Public Relations

Kondwani Phiri is a current junior studying Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southern California, born and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. This past summer he was a physics research intern at Georgetown University at his home city of Washington, DC. 

 

In his free time, Kondwani enjoys Movies, Music, Sports and the outdoors with his friends.

 

Email: phiri@usc.edu

Vice President of Marketing

Shalom Abi is a second year studying Health Promotion & Disease Prevention at the University of Southern California. She is from Seattle, WA but originally from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Shalom is currently interning with Baby2Baby as the National Program and Disaster Relief intern and plans to pursue a progressive Master’s degree in Public Health Data Science during her junior year of college. 

 

In her free time, Shalom enjoys playing sports, reading, traveling, and trying new cultural restaurants with her parents.

 

Email: sabi@usc.edu

Vice President of Finance

Zechariahs Tamrat is from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and is a Junior at the University of Southern California studying Economics with a minor in Applied Analytics. Last year, Zechariahs interned with the Ethiopian Capital Market Authority - the organization responsible for setting up Ethiopia’s inaugural capital markets - as an Economic advisor.

 

In his free time, Zechariahs enjoys playing pickup soccer and basketball and has recently picked up an interest in chess.

 

Email: ztamrat@usc.edu