Executive Team

  • Ryan Samadi, Co-Chief Investment Officer

    Ryan Samadi is a CS student at Stanford on the AI track. Previously, he was an analyst at Citadel’s Global Equities hedge fund, and prior to that he was a fixed income trading analyst at BAML, and a Private Equity Analyst at IIFG in LA. He enjoys value investing across TMT and Healthcare, as well as applying alternative data in the hedge fund space.

  • Albert Zhang, Co-Chief Investment Officer

    Albert Zhang is a senior studying SymSys at Stanford who is interested in consumer and enterprise software, contrarian ideas, and opportunistic value investing. Previously he worked in Investment Banking at Evercore, in Venture Growth at NEA, on the product team at BeReal, and in Growth Equity at Spectrum Equity. After grad he will be starting as a Private Equity Analyst at Vista Equity Partners in San Francisco.

  • William Zhang, Chief Risk Officer

    William is a senior pursuing a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Mathematical and Computational Science and a Master of Science in Computer Science. He is interested in L/S investing and quantitative finance.

  • Abhi Desai, Prof. Dev

    Abhi Desai studies CS and History at Stanford, and previously worked at Matrix Capital Management and Islander Capital Partners. Within finance his interests include TMT and alternative data use within the hedge fund industry, as well as venture capital.

  • Andrew Kelmanson, Prof. Dev

    Andrew Kelmanson is currently a sophomore studying History and Engineering. This summer, he worked in Strategy Consulting for Deloitte in the Middle East, and the previous summer studied Russian language & Geopolitics with the US Government in Almaty, Kazakhstan on the Chinese-Kazakh border. His interest in finance lies in TMT M&A and short-investing. He enjoys learning languages, salsa dancing, and music festivals.

  • Akshath Mahajan, Prof. Dev

    Akshath Mahajan is a junior at Stanford studying Computer Science and Philosophy. In the past he’s done TMT Investment banking at Woodside Capital Partners and has also worked at The Washington Post and at Capital One Financial. This summer, he’ll be an Investment banking summer analyst at Morgan Stanley in New York. His interests in finance lie in media and energy companies and L/S strategy. In addition to finance, Akshath enjoys playing golf, working out, and going to music festivals.

  • Ohm Patel, Prof. Dev

    Ohm studies Computer Science and MS&E at Stanford. He’s previously worked at Pitney Bowes as an AI Intern and at a fintech startup. He’s interested in TMT, Energy, and Consumer companies. Although still improving at the game of golf, he is an enthusiastic trash talker on the links and is the second best golfer in Kudla.

Partners

  • Julia Brand

    Julia is a junior studying Management Science & Economics. She previously worked as a Private Equity Intern at Hudson Hill Capital in New York and as a Venture Capital Intern at Cardumen Capital in Tel Aviv. During the summer of 2024, Julia plans to work as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst at Centerview Partners in New York. Julia is particularly fascinated by the consumer and technology verticals. In addition to finance, she enjoys learning about the Israeli tech ecosystem, skiing, playing tennis, and spending time with friends and family.

  • Amelie Buc

    Amelie is a senior at Stanford majoring in Computer Science on the Artificial Intelligence track and minoring in Art History. She will next year be coterming in MS&E. Over past summers, she worked in capital markets at Bank of America and in early-stage investing at two European venture capital firms. She will next join Goldman Sachs’ Quantitative Investment Strategies group.

  • Chelsea Cho

    Chelsea Cho is a junior studying Symbolic Systems. She previously worked at Canyon Partners in hedgefund credit and real estate, and at Advaita Capital sourcing sustainable global investments. This summer, she will be a private equity analyst at Blackstone in their Strategic Partners group. Chelsea enjoys ballet, amateur boxing, and music festivals.

  • Colby Clark

    Colby is a senior studying Economics and minoring in American History. After graduation, he will work as a junior analyst on the long/short public equity team at Maverick Capital, where he interned for two summers. Previously, Colby also interned at Stanford Management Company, the investment office of Stanford University. Within investing, he is interested in management practices, corporate strategy, and shorting. In his free time, he enjoys playing the piano, exercising, and attending Stanford sports games.

  • Josh Hechtman

    Josh Hechtman is a junior at Stanford studying International Relations. He previously worked at General Atlantic (GA), in their Tel Aviv office, where he focused on frontier technologies including semiconductors, quantum computing, and advanced mobility. Prior to GA, Josh worked at Global Founders Capital, an early-stage VC firm, where he focused on climate tech. Josh is an incoming 2024 Summer Analyst at Bessemer Venture Partners. Within finance, his interests include Energy, Natural Resources, and Defense. In his free time, Josh enjoys cooking, sports, reading non-fiction, and having great conversations.

  • Carson Levit

    Carson is from San Francisco studying Sociology and minoring in Economics. He is passionate about understanding markets and the cognitive biases that can lead to their inefficiencies. The past couple of summers he interned at Steadfast Financial and Maverick Capital, where he rotated between different industries, including industrials, luxury goods, and technology. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, surfing, and golf. Carson is also an avid poker player.

  • Albert Liang

    Albert Liang is a junior studying Mathematical and Computational Science. During his freshman and sophomore years, he worked as a private equity summer analyst at The Jordan Company and in investment banking at Bank of America in New York. For junior summer, he will be working as a private equity summer analyst at Blackstone in New York. In his free time, he loves to play chess, tennis, and poker in addition to supporting all Atlanta sports, Arsenal, and Real Madrid.

  • Claire Luo

    Claire is an Economics major minoring in Math. She is interested in long-term investing and enjoys dancing, boxing, and reading in her free time.

  • Tianshu (Tina) Luo

    Tina is coterm student studying Management Science & Engineering. She previously worked at Temasek, Aegon Industrial Fund, and Forebright Capital. Tina is passionate about healthcare investment.

  • Harnoor Mann

    Harnoor is a junior studying Economics and Management Science & Engineering. He previously worked at Atar Capital and Rootstock. Within finance he is interested in TMT and consumer discretionary. In his free time he enjoys golfing, playing tennis, and driving mountain roads.

  • Hiya Shah

    Hiya Shah studies Economics and Data Science at Stanford, and previously interned at Bank of America (Investment Banking), PeakSpan Capital (B2B SaaS Growth Equity), and MGG Investment Group. Within finance, she is captivated by TMT, HCM, and growth-stage companies.

  • Athena Shiravi

    Athena is a senior studying Computer Science and Economics and a coterm student in Computer Science. This past summer, she worked within BlackRock’s Equity Private Markets Group and will be interning in software growth equity this upcoming summer. Her interests include investing in cybersecurity, trust & safety, and female-facing consumer technology.