Meet the 2020 Orientation Leaders
Get to know the members of the MBA Class of 2021 who recently served as orientation leaders, helping new students get acquainted with each other and the Yale SOM community, introducing them to the hybrid learning format, and answering questions about COVID-19 guidelines.
Anshula ’21
Home country
India
Activities
Yale Philanthropy Conference co-chair and Human Capital & Organizational Behaviour Club co-leader
Loves
Basketball, abstract conversations, all things food, and is a regular at the Yale Cabaret and Yale Rep
Orientation Leader
Gold Cohort
Clare ’21
HomeTown
Chicago, Illinois
Activities
Design + Innovation Club, club leader
Internship
Hugo & Hoby, a B-corp custom furniture company
favorite new haven restaurant
Sherkaan, Basta, and September in Bangkok
Hobby
Cooking: currently exploring eggplant-based recipes
Orientation Leader
Purple Cohort
Ezra ’21
Hometown
Indianapolios, Indiana
internship
Robin Hood Foundation
Listen to Ezra discuss his internship on the Career Conversations podcast
Orientation Leader
Silver Cohort
James ’21
Hometown
Plano, Texas
Activities
Veterans Club co-leader
Future plans
Return to West Point to teach in the Systems Engineering Department
Orientation Leader
Purple Cohort
Jennifer ’21
Hometown
Seoul, Korea
Activities
Hockey Club co-captain and member of the Women in Management and Data Analytics clubs
Enjoys
Ice skating, attending sports games and musicals, and planning my next trip!
Orientation Leader
Purple Cohort
Joe ’21
HomeTown
Indianapolis, Indiana
Activities
Consulting Club leader, member of Student Government, Admissions Fellow
Before SOM
Bachelor’s degrees in finance and economics from Indiana University and a master’s degree in education leadership from the Broad Center
Orientation Leader
Red Cohort
Jonathan ’21
HomeTown
Hyde Park, Utah
Before SOM
Taught high school math for low-income schools as part of Teach For America’s Connecticut Corps
Passionate about
Helping people, learning, family
Orientation Leader
Orange Cohort
Lina ’21
Hometowns
Yaoundé, Cameroon, and State College, Pennsylvania
Activities
President of Africa Business & Society Club, Black Business Alliance club leader, and the 2Y Blue cohort rep. Passionate about funding female and people of color entrepreneurs
Internship
Global Ventures, focusing on deals in the MEA region
Orientation Leader
Blue Cohort
Naomi ’21
Hometown
Palo Alto, California
Before SOM
Spent seven years working with Reading Partners, a literacy nonprofit
internship
Rural Opportunity Institute, an SOM alum-founded social innovation lab
Orientation Leader
Green Cohort
