Connor Bickel
Peer Career Coach

From: Floyds Knobs, IN
Majors: Economic Consulting and Business Analytics
Graduation Year: 2024
Worked/Interned: I was the manager of a water park and have worked there in the summer for the past three years. I have previously been the conductor for a band and traveled the country.
Ideal Career: I want a company that actually makes change regarding environmental and social impact. Many companies have pledged to improve their social and environmental responsibility but fall short of turning their words into action.
Activities: 180 Degrees Consulting, Alpha Kappa Psi, The Singing Hoosiers
Fun Fact: My family was on Family Feud!
Angela Brunner
Peer Career Coach

From: Sidney, OH
Majors: Finance, Economic Consulting, Business Analytics
Graduation Year: 2024
Worked/Interned:
- Baird: Private Wealth Management Intern
- Senspire LLC (SaaS Startup): Marketing Intern
- Hirbox (Recruiting Startup): Marketing Intern
Ideal Career: Consulting
Activities: AKPsi, Consulting Workshop, Candy Stripe Consulting
Fun Fact: I went to Romania and my favorite part was hiking the Carpathian Mountains
John Bulgarelli
Peer Career Coach

From: Barrington, IL
Majors: Finance, Real Estate
Graduation Year: 2024
Worked/Interned: Last summer I interned at Sherman Residential. Next summer I am interning at Goldman Sachs in Dallas.
Ideal Career: I would like to work for a private bank in Chicago doing private wealth management.
Activities: AKPsi, Investment Management Workshop, Spikeball Club
Fun Fact: I can wiggle my ears
Marina Cabral
Peer Career Coach

From: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Majors: Marketing and Digital & Social Media Business Applications
Minors: Psychology and Media & Creative Advertising
Graduation Year: 2023
Worked/Interned: This part summer I interned at a marketing consultant agency in Milan, Italy, called ITZI Consulting.
Ideal Career: I would love to move to Milan again and find a multinational company to work in as an Account Planner or Strategist.
Activities: BRASA, UBDC (undergraduate business diversity council), Usher at the IU Auditorium, ISA ambassador, IU Center of Excellence for Women & Technology, and Gamma Phi Beta.
Fun Fact: I have lived in 4 countries by myself so far. Excited to find out what will be the next one!!
Everdina de Koning
Peer Career Coach

From: Denver, CO
Majors: Finance
Graduation Year: 2023
Worked/Interned:
- UBS Private Wealth Management
- JP Morgan Private Bank
Ideal Career: Private Wealth Advisor
Activities: AKPsi, Investment Management Workshop
Fun Fact: I have skied (almost) every mountain in Colorado
Emily Divis
Peer Career Coach

From: Orange County, CA
Majors: Finance
Graduation Year: 2024
Worked/Interned: Interning at Goldman Sachs next summer
Ideal Career: Goldman Sachs
Activities: AKPsi, IMW, FSC, ICAN, and Women in Accounting
Fun Fact: I love to read!
Bryce Dixon
Peer Career Coach

From: Brownsburg, IN
Majors: Accounting, Operations Management
Graduation Year: 2023
Worked/Interned: I interned with Cummins and PwC
Ideal Career: If I pursue a business career, I either want to work in Accounting, Consulting, Operations, or Supply Chain.
Activities: Deans Insight Board, Kelley Consulting Workshop
Fun Fact: I got a black belt in karate when I was in middle school!
Thomas Durkin
Peer Career Coach

From: Chicago Ridge, IL
Majors: Finance
Graduation Year: 2023
Worked/Interned:
- Zuckerman Investment Group
- Special Olympics Illinois
- Chicago Ducky Derby
Ideal Career: I would like to work as a financial advisory within private wealth management and I believe an ideal company would be a smaller firm or wealth management practice in the Chicago area
Activities: Phi Gamma Nu, Investment Management Workshop, Pickup Basketball
Fun Fact: I played four years of high school basketball and throughout my senior season, I cut open my chin multiple times and finished up the year with more stitches in my chin that points scored during the season
Zac Ekedahl
Peer Career Coach

From: Nashville, TN
Majors: Finance, Accounting, Economic Consulting
Graduation Year: 2024
Worked/Interned: Wells Fargo
Ideal Career: PwC for finance or human capital consulting
Activities: Union Board, AKPsi, K201 Teaching Assistant
Fun Fact: Back home, my high school has a Bring your Tractor to School day
Miranda Fairbanks
Peer Career Coach

From: Champaign, IL
Majors: Finance, Business Analytics
Minors: Spanish
Graduation Year: 2023
Worked/Interned:
- Moelis: Investment Banking Summer Analyst
- Credit Suisse: Investment Banking Summer
Ideal Career: Investment banking for the first two years and then see where life takes me
Activities: Phi Gamma Nu, Investment Banking Workshop, Kappa Alpha Theta, Financial Services Club
Fun Fact: I went skydiving in Portugal
Claire Given
Peer Career Coach

From: Carmel, IN
Majors: Operations, Marketing, Psycology
Graduation Year: 2023
Worked/Interned: P&G
Ideal Career: Lawyer
Activities: Women in Business, College Mentors for Kids
Fun Fact: I started a prominent book club within WiB!
Maddie Hickle
Peer Career Coach

From: Seattle, WA
Majors: Marketing, Digital & Social Media Business Applications
Graduation Year: 2023
Worked/Interned: Amtrak, Southwest Airlines, Envoy Air, Indiana University Center of Excellence for Women & Technology, Skookum Contract Services
Ideal Career: I am hoping to work in marketing for an airline, like Southwest Airlines or Alaska Airlines!!
Activities: American Marketing Association, Candy Stripe Consulting, Kelley UCS Social Media/Podcast/Technology Team
Fun Fact: I went bungee jumping this summer!
Francesco Hidalgo
Peer Career Coach

From: Lima, Peru
Majors: Finance, Economic Consulting & Business Analytics
Graduation Year: May 2023
Worked/Interned: I have interned at Plante Moran (2020), Accenture (2021), and most recently at EY-Parthenon (2022) within their strategy practice
Ideal Career: I am pursuing a career in strategy consulting. Within this field, I am most interested in exploring projects in the financial services industry.
Activities: I am involved in the Kelley FUTURES Mentoring Program, Trockman Microfinance Initiative, Finance Diversity Program, and Data Visualization Club.
Fun Fact: I have visited 3 of the 7 wonders of the world!
Max Kelly
Peer Career Coach

From: Milwaukee, WI
Majors: Finance, Business Analytics
Graduation Year: 2023
Worked/Interned: Last summer, I worked at Bain and Company as an Associate Consultant Intern. In previous summers, I have worked as a Business Development intern at a healthcare company, CareCentrix, and a Medical Affairs Intern at a biotech company, Organogenesis
Ideal Career: After graduating, I am looking to go into consulting. I hope to specialize in social impact work and continue this at a non-profit or startup in the long term.
Activities: After graduating, I am looking to go into consulting. I hope to specialize in social impact work and continue this at a non-profit or startup in the long term.
Fun Fact: I went to Madrid, Spain with my soccer team when I was 13!
Jacob Koefelda
Peer Career Coach

From: Chicago, IL
Majors: Finance, Accounting
Graduation Year: 2023
Worked/Interned:
- KPMG
- FTI Consulting
- BP
Ideal Career: Financial Services
Activities: Beta Sigma Psi, Portfolio Management Club, Intramural Sports
Fun Fact: I am a certified ski and snowboard instructor
Varun Mallampati
Peer Career Coach

From: Long Grove, IL
Majors: Finance, Co-Major in Digital Technology Management
Graduation Year: 2024
Worked/Interned: Interned at Fifth Third Bank in Chicago this past summer within their Corporate Banking and Capital Markets Group.
Ideal Career: My ideal career is a role in Investment Banking after college and getting exposure to Financial Technology/FinTech!
Activities: I am involved in Trockman Microfinance Initiative, TAMID Group at IU, Financial Services Club, and Data Visualization @ IU.
Fun Fact: I performed “Memories” by Maroon 5 senior year of high school (played guitar and sang).
Koya Mofe
Peer Career Coach

From: Carmel, IN
Majors: Public Policy Analysis, Law Ethics and Decision Making
Graduation Year: 2024
Worked/Interned:
- Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity
- Liberty Mutual: Property Claims Intern
Ideal Career: Public Policy Analyst for Think Tank and/or Criminal Defense Attorney
Activities: Hutton Honors Council Association, Hutton Honors Funding Board
Fun Fact: According to my Spotify Wrapped, I listened to more music than 90% of Spotify users last year
Makayla Olds
Peer Career Coach

From: Nashville, TN
Majors: Marketing, Professional Sales, Digital Business & Social Media Application
Graduation Year: 2023
Worked/Interned:
- Deloitte: SHINE Marketing Excellence Intern
- Deloitte: Finance and Transformation Technology Intern
Ideal Career: Business Development & Relationships at Deloitte in their Sales Excellence Division
Activities: Phi Gamma Nu, Global Sales Workshop, Marketing Research Assistant at Kelley
Fun Fact: I grew up in the Detroit, MI area until my freshman year of high school before I moved to Nashville
Calin Petro
Peer Career Coach

From: Cincinnati, OH
Majors: Operations Management, Marketing, Professional Sales
Graduation Year: 2023
Worked/Interned:
- Crowe: Technology Consulting Intern
- Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC: Purchasing Intern
- Beck’s Superior Hybrids: Summer Intern
- Ambassador for the Center for Global Sales Leadership at IU
Ideal Career: Sales or Consulting
Activities: Global Sales Workshop, Alpha Kappa Psi, Trockman Microfinance, Best Buddies
Fun Fact: I lived in Germany for 3 years
Spandita Sahoo
Peer Career Coach

From: Dubai, UAE
Major: Finance
Minor: Art History
Graduation Year: 2023
Worked/Interned:
- Flywheel Fund: Venture Intern
- Center of Excellence for Women & Technology: Outreach Intern
- LionTree: Investment Banking Summer Analyst
Ideal Career: I plan on staying in the financial services industry working primarily with media and tech companies.
Activities: Investment Banking Workshop, Alpha Kappa Psi, Dean’s Undergraduate Student Advisory Council
Fun Fact: I trained in Indian classical dance for seven years
Morgan Sanders
Peer Career Coach

From: Chicago, Southside to be specific
Majors: Business Management
Graduation Year: 2024
Worked/Interned:
- Morgan Stanley: Wealth Management Intern
- I also ran my own online sneaker refurbishing and resale boutique in high school
Ideal Career: I’m still figuring it out to be honest, but I know that I am a people person and I love how relationship-oriented wealth management is. It takes a lot of trust for someone to hand over their hard earner money to be managed by someone else and I would love to be able create these relationships with clients. As far as my ideal company – I’ve got to say Morgan Stanley or Soho House!
Activities: Here at IU, in addition to being a career peer-coach, I’m a member of KODI (Kelley Office of Diversity Initiatives) which is wonderful organization focused on supporting all students, but specifically those from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds. I’m also a member of the Private Equity and Venture Capital Club. And finally, I was a model for two designers in last year’s Eskenazi School of Design Fashion Show and hope to do so again this year!
Fun Fact: I have four (soon to be more) tattoos and I’m very passionate about reevaluating and shifting what is considering “professional” when it comes to appearance in corporate settings!
Anirudh Vaitla
Peer Career Coach
From: Hyderabad, India
Majors: Economic Consulting, Business Analytics
Graduation Year: 2023
Worked/Interned: Gallagher: Product management intern
Ideal Career: My ideal career path is to work at a place which lets me work for bigger purpose. Solving business problems around the world would be one.
Activities: I’m currently a treasurer for cricket club at IU.
Fun Fact: I can speak 4 different languages, Telugu, Hindi, English, French.
Ben Vorisek
Peer Career Coach

From: Carmel, IN
Majors: Supply Chain, Business Analytics
Graduation Year: 2023
Worked/Interned: AArete: Analyst Intern
Ideal Career: Consulting
Activities: Pickleball Club, Camp Kelley, Data Visualization at IU, CX Consulting Club
Fun Fact: I can solve a Rubik’s cube in 40 seconds or less