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The Meng Impact Investment Fund provides Yale graduate students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience operating an impact fund. We are thoughtful leaders who enjoy reimagining the venture ecosystem and designing creative solutions that balance profit and purpose.

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Investment Committee Members
Advisory Committee Members
Fund Management
Deal Team Leads
Deal Team Members

Investment Committee

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Leon Meng
Founding Managing Partner and Chairman, Ascendent Capital Partners
Yale MBA
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Namrita Kapur
Lecturer in the Practice of Management, Yale School of Management
Yale MBA + MEM
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Nancy Pfund
Founder and Managing Partner, DBL Partners
Yale MBA
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Advisory Committee

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Rahul Bhide
Vice President, Impact Engine
SOM '22
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Jenn Burka 
Principal, FTW Ventures
SOM ‘21
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Susannah Burrage
Head of Portfolio Management, Zeal Capital Partners
SOM ‘19
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Vincent Caruso
Principal, DBL Partners
SOM ‘20
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Alex Chen
Impact Investor
SOM '20
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Norbert Cichon
Associate Director of Investing, Good Chaos
SOM ‘21
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Joey Griffith
Project Manager, Shah Family Foundation
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Dilara Kanca
Associate, Barclays
SOM ‘21
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Peter Metz
Analyst, Mission Driven Finance
SOM ‘23
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Omar Edward Njie, MD MPH
Principal, AlleyCorp
YC ‘13, YSPH ‘14
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Malik Okoro
Senior Associate, Connecticut Innovations
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Nathaniel Schorr 
EIR, The LegalTech Fund
SOM '20
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Renee Wasko
Associate, Connecticut Innovations
GSAS (MCDB) ‘22
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Fund Management

Grace Aranow

Grace Aranow 
Director of Platform
MBA + MEM 2025
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Monica Charletta

Monica Charletta 
Chief People Officer
MBA + MEM 2025
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Emily Harwell

Emily Harwell
Chief of Staff
MBA 2025
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Ramil Ibrahim

Ramil Ibrahim
Chief Investment Officer
MBA 2025
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Delia Reyes

Delia Reyes
Chief Operating Officer
MBA 2025
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Benjamin Ringel

Benjamin Ringel
Chief Investment Officer
MBA 2025
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Deal Team Leads

David Kilroy

David Kilroy
Climate Team
MBA 2025
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Saskia Rohde

Saskia Rohde
Climate Team
MBA 2025
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Alejandro Esquivel

Alejandro Esquivel
Education & Workforce Development Team
MBA 2025
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Camila Novo-Viano

Camila Novo-Viano
Education & Workforce Development Team
MBA 2025
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Eskay Khanal

Eskay Khanal
Financial Inclusion Team
MBA 2025
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Scott Ngan

Scott Ngan
Financial Inclusion Team
MBA 2025
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Victor Agbafe

Victor Agbafe
Healthcare Team
JD 2026 / MD 2027
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Christina Liu

Christina Liu
Healthcare Team
MD 2025
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Deal Team Members

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Joseph Dobson
Portfolio Team
SOM 2026
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Emily Nagler
Portfolio Team
SOM 2026
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Dylan Safyer
Portfolio Team
SOM 2026
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Kate Zolner
Portfolio Team
SOM 2026
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Spencer Burget
Climate Team
SOM/YSE 2027
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Qianyi Huang

Qianyi Huang
Climate Team
SOM 2025
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Derek Nong

Derek Nong
Climate Team
SOM 2025
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Ambica Shalvi

Ambica Shalvi
Climate Team
MEM 2025
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Lindsey Weilminster

Lindsey Weilminster
Climate Team
SOM 2026
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Brennan Wong

Brennan Wong
Climate Team
SOM 2025
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Martha Camacho

Martha Camacho
Education & Workforce Development Team
SOM 2026
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Gabriel Falk

Gabriel Falk
Education & Workforce Development Team
SOM 2026
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Prajval Jhunjhunwala

Prajval Jhunjhunwala
Education & Workforce Development Team
SOM + Jackson 2026
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Ryan Kelley

Ryan Kelley
Education & Workforce Development Team
SOM 2026
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Seidy Pacheco

Seidy Pacheco
Education & Workforce Development Team
SOM 2026
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Kavi Saxena

Kavi Saxena
Education & Workforce Development Team
SOM 2026
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Tanmay Gupta
Financial Inclusion Team
SOM 2026
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Michael Henry
Financial Inclusion Team
SOM + Jackson 2027
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Gigi Hsu

Gigi Hsu
Financial Inclusion Team
SOM 2026
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Chloe Kidder

Chloe Kidder
Financial Inclusion Team
SOM 2025
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Caroline Petro

Caroline Petro
Financial Inclusion Team
SOM 2026
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Linda Zhou

Linda Zhou
Financial Inclusion Team
SOM 2026
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Gauri Binoy

Gauri Binoy
Healthcare Team
SOM + YSPH 2026
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Anger Dok

Anger Dok
Healthcare Team
YSPH 2026
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Chanseo Lee

Chanseo Lee
Healthcare Team
MD 2027
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Vishal Patel

Vishal Patel
Healthcare Team
SOM 2026
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Wendy Wenqian Sun

Wendy Wenqian Sun MD
Healthcare Team
SOM 2025
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Michael Yanagisawa

Michael Yanagisawa
Healthcare Team
SOM 2025
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