Profiles

At Yale SOM, we are motivated by the school’s mission to educate leaders for business and society. The community is united by the belief that acting on our mission requires us to address the biggest and most pressing challenges in the world today. Such problems can’t be solved through solitary gestures—it takes teamwork, an ability to leverage human capital, and the building of active connections between people, ideas, and resources.

Mary Ellen Iskenderian ’86

MBA | President and CEO, Women’s World Banking

Luis Chavez-Brumell ’25

MBA for Executives | Sustainability | Deputy Director, New Haven Free Public Library

Vikram Wagh ’04

MBA | Chief Executive Officer, Mahindra Tractors and Gromax Agri Equipment

Gina D’Addario ’24

Master’s Degree in Public Education Management | Executive Director of Recruitment & Staffing, Providence Public Schools

Paula J. Volent ’97

MBA | Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, The Rockefeller University

Jonathan Herrick ’25

MBA for Executives | Asset Management | Assistant Vice President, Capital Markets, Mischler Financial Group

Jasmine Peng ’24

MBA, Master’s in Asset Management | Internship: Private Equity, Alvarez & Marsal Capital Strategic Investments

Evi Lowman ’24

MBA | Internship: Economic Development Fellow, Office of Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont

Krishna Polavarapu ’24

Master’s in Asset Management

Jen Adachi ’24

MBA | Internship: Supply Chain Sustainability at Under Armour

Rich Morales ’99

MBA | Admiral Loy Institute Leader in Residence, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Professor of the Practice of Innovation Management and Design, Brown University