Our Team
Since founding, Cornell Consulting Group has maintained a small, but diverse, organization in order to ensure a high standard of client service, and to provide members with valuable and significant experiences. CCG typically consists of students from nearly every undergraduate college at Cornell University. Our team members bring experiences from consulting, banking, technology, entrepreneurship, engineering, government, as well as non-profit sectors.
Board of Directors
managing director — Elena “ellie” Gottlieb
Hometown: Sudbury, MA
Major: Industrial and Labor Relations
Minor: Business
Industry: Consulting
Experience: This summer, Ellie worked at Guidehouse as a State and Local Government Consultant Intern, focusing on federal grant management consulting. Previously, she has worked in the United States House of Representatives and the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Campus: Social Sorority, TA for NBA 5690
Interests: NYT crosswords, Tottenham Hotspur FC, Criminal Minds, Diet Dr. Pepper, crochet, genealogy
ebg55@cornell.edu | LinkedIn
director of consulting — Antoine Marc
Hometown: Feusisberg, Switzerland
Major: Economics & Philosophy
Minor: Moral Psychology & Law and Society
Industry: Consulting
Experience: This past summer, Antoine was an Associate Consultant Intern at Bain & Company. Previously, he worked under Scott Galloway at Prof G Media, a boutique investment bank, and in startups.
Campus: Cornell Alpine Ski Team (Captain), Consult Your Community, Arts & Sciences Ambassador, Prepare International Orientation Mentor, Social Fraternity (Philanthropy Chair), TA for NBA 5690
Interests: Ski Racing, Padel, Arsenal FC, Marathon Training, Fantasy Premier League, Podcasts, Toblerone
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director of member development — Ava Mendez
Hometown: Ithaca, NY
Major: Industrial and Labor Relations
Minor: Business
Industry: Consulting, Law, and Finance
Experience: This past summer Ava interned at an asset management firm as a Product Information and Strategy Intern focused on financial marketing databases and strategy targeting emerging customer segments/trends. Previously, she interned for a non-profit focused on educational and socioeconomic equity, and is now a part of their board of directors. She also has experience as an intern at an immigration and litigation-centered law firm and has interned at an Ithaca-based credit union.
Campus: ILR Research Fellow, Big Red Yoga, Already Friendz, Cornell Aquatics, Social Sorority
Interests: True Crime, Legos, Community Service, Codenames/Other Board Games, Cycling, Book Clubs
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Senior Advisors
Cecilia loyola
Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Major: Economics & Government
Minor: Business, International Relations (Latin America Concentration), and French
Industry: Finance
Experience: This past summer, she was an Investment Banking Summer Analyst at Goldman Sachs in their Latin America Financing Group, where she will be returning as an Investment Banking Analyst. Last summer, she was an Investment Banking Sophomore Summer Analyst at Goldman Sachs. Previously, Cecilia served as a Private Equity Intern at Vinci Partners (VNP: NASDAQ) in Rio de Janeiro. Cecilia was also a BCG Brazil Office representative in the BCG Aspire Women’s Conference.
Campus: Cornell Latinos in Business (Co-Founder and Co-President), Cornell Alternative Investments (Prev. Project Manager), Cornell Financial Analysts (Prev. Sector Head), Brazilian Student Association (E-Board), Translator Interpreter Program (Spanish & Portuguese), Social Sorority
Interests: Surfing, Skiing, Soccer, Learning Languages
cp566@cornell.edu | LinkedIn
jonah wang
Hometown: Pleasanton, CA
Major: Policy Analysis and Management
Industry: Consulting and Finance
Experience: This summer, Jonah worked at J.P. Morgan’s Corporate & Investment Bank covering real estate credit and structured finance. Previously, Jonah worked at Bank of America
Campus: Previous DMD of CCG, Slope Day Drummer, Brooks School Ambassadors, Research Assistant for Dr. Peter Rich
Interests: Jazz, Formula 1, Aviation, Cooking
jzw23@cornell.edu | LinkedIn
maria de fex barraza
Hometown: Albertson, NY
Major: Industrial & Labor Relations
Minor: Business
Industry: Consulting
Experience: This past summer, Maria served as a Research Assistant at Cornell’s ILR School in AI Ethics. Currently, Maria is an extern for the PwC x Paragon One non-profit consulting program.
Campus: Consult Your Community, Social Sorority
Interests: Reading novels, coffee, interior design
mcd249@cornell.edu | LinkedIn
kiran patt
Hometown: Denver, CO
Major: Government
Industry: Consulting and Corporate Law
Experience: This past summer, Kiran worked at the Colorado Department of Law in their Business Regulation and Licensing Division. Previously he worked in the House of Representatives.
Campus: Kappa Alpha Pi Pre-Law Fraternity, Office of Student Government Relations, Gender and Security Sector Lab
Interests: Denver Sports, Mafia Movies, Politics, Burgers, Orangutans, Alignment
krp77@cornell.edu | LinkedIn
ishaan chakravorty
Hometown: Edison, NJ
Major: Industrial and Labor Relations
Minor: Business
Industry: Consulting
Experience: This past summer, Ishaan worked at ServiceNow as a Go-to-Market Strategy Intern on the Transformation and M&A team. Previously, he has worked on operations teams at tech companies, as well as a brief stint in the restaurant industry.
Campus: Consult Your Community, ILR Admissions Ambassador, Crème de Cornell
Interests: Arsenal F.C., Prediction Markets, Acquired Podcast, Cormac McCarthy Novels
ic367@cornell.edu | LinkedIn
kallen paige
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Major: Economics
Minor: Business
Industry: Consulting and Technology
Experience: This past summer, Kallen worked as an Associate Consultant Intern at Konrad Group, supporting a high-traffic website redesign through UX strategy and data analysis. Previously, she gained experience at Peet’s Coffee in Brand Design and Strategy, driving the research and innovation of an upcoming product launch.
Campus: Professional Development of Women, BASE Productions Dance Team, Social Sorority
Interests: Film Photography, Country Music, Thrifting, Carvel Ice Cream, Dad Jokes
kap259@cornell.edu |LinkedIn
Cella kamarga
Hometown: Bandung, Indonesia
Major: Public Policy
Industry: Consulting and Entrepreneurship
Experience: This past summer, she was a career consulting intern at Mercer, focusing on executive compensation and workforce transformation projects. Previously, she interned at PaintJet, a robotic ship painting start-up.
Campus: TA for PUBPOL 2301, Research Assistant for the Emerging Markets Institute
Interests: Cooking, Podcasts, House Plants, Roadtrips, Yogurt, Pickling
jmk488@cornell.edu| LinkedIn
Fisher Bond
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Major: Hotel Administration
Industry: Consulting, Entrepreneurship
Experience: This summer, Fisher worked as a private equity analyst at CapitalSpring. Previously, he interned at Atlis Real Estate Partners in strategy and acquisitions.
Campus: Student Management Corporation (SMC), Buddhist Sangha, Cornell Real Estate Club, Guitar Club, Social Fraternity
Interests: Licensed skydiving, Guitar, James Bond, Crosswords, Classic Rock, Meditation, Bermuda
fhb35@cornell.edu| LinkedIn
Jack weiss
Hometown: Manhattan Beach, CA
Major: Economics and Government
Minor: Business, Law and Society, and Real Estate
Industry: Consulting, Finance, and Entrepreneurship
Experience: This past summer Jack worked at EY-Parthenon as a Strategy and Execution Summer Associate in their Boston Office. Previously, Jack interned at Sagard Capital, a global multi-strategy alternative asset manager, as a Go-to-Market Analyst Intern in New York City, and Goliath Games as a Financial and Operations Intern in Dallas.
Campus: International Business Consulting (President), Cornell Running Club, Cornell Tech Consulting (Director of New Member Education and Operations), Cornell International Affairs Society (Committee Chair), Pickleball Club (Founding VP), Orientation Leader, Social Fraternity
Interests: Marathon Training, In-N-Out, Aviation, NY Sports, Skiing, Pizza Touring, Adirondack Chairs
jtw222@cornell.edu| LinkedIn
Project Managers
Paige Hurwitz
Major: Industrial and Labor Relations
Minor: Inequality Studies
Industry: Consulting
Experience: This summer, Paige worked as an International Human Resource Business Partner Intern at L3Harris Technologies. Next summer, she will be working at PwC as a Workforce Transformation Consulting Intern.
Campus: Cornell Tradition Fellow, Consult Your Community (Director of NME), Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity, Alumni Affairs Student Engagement Committee, Undergraduate Human Capital Association, ILR Peer Mentor, Social Sorority
Interests: Buffalo Bills, Yacht Rock, Spin Classes, Baking
pmh73@cornell.edu | LinkedIn
Melina Kohilakis
Major: Global Development
Minor: Information Science
Industry: Consulting and Environmental Policy
Experience: This past summer, Melina interned at the United Nations headquarters with the UN Security Council. The previous summer, she worked with the Greek America Foundation, where she led initiatives in Greece to address food insecurity, refugee support, and environmental challenges.
Campus: General Manager of The Cornellian Yearbook, Big Red Ambassadors, Cornell University Parole Initiative, Cornell Women’s Club Lacrosse, Hellenic Cultural Society, AlreadyFriendz, Humphrey Fellows, Social Sorority
Interests: Greek Frappés, Hamilton, Sustainable farming, New York Rangers hockey, Açaí bowls, The Eras Tour
mok26@cornell.edu | LinkedIn
tessa stern
Major: Cognitive Science and French
Minor: Business
Industry: Consulting
Experience: This summer, Tessa worked at Bayview Asset Management as an Investment Intern on the Emerging Strategies Team. Next summer, she will be working at Bain & Company as an Associate Consultant Intern.
Campus: Professional Development of Women (PDOW), Cornell Latinos in Business, Base Productions Dance Group, Brazilian Student Association, Social Sorority
Interests: Hot Yoga, Golden Retrievers, Tennis, Matcha, Trying New Foods, Roadtrips
trs253@cornell.edu | LinkedIn
Analysts
Ava Poole
Hometown: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Major: Applied Economics and Management
Industry: Finance (Tech Subsector) & Venture Capital
Experience: This past summer, Ava interned with venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins as an engineering fellow. She now leads Growth & GTM at a cryptocurrency portfolio company of KP that she worked with called Allium. This spring, she will also be sitting on the investment team of leading VC firm, NEA. Before KP & NEA, Ava conducted research for MIT and Apple for two years.
Campus: Cornell Hedge Fund (Corporate & Alumni Relations Chair), Cornell Venture Capital, TA for AEM2200.2: Business Management & Organizations, Cornell Rawlings Presidential Research Scholar
Interests: Rowing, flags of the world, sped-up music, college football (Georgia Bulldogs)
alp265@cornell.edu| LinkedIn
spencer hom
Major: Applied Economics & Management
Minor: Information Science
Industry: IB and Consulting
Experience: This past summer, Spencer worked as a Summer Analyst at Voyager Capital HK, an investment firm focused on growth-stage AI investing and AI model development. He also worked on Hashfire, a decentralized finance startup built on the Avalanche blockchain. During the semester, he will intern at Alumni Ventures’ Fintech, Blockchain, & AI Fund and continue working on Hashfire.
Campus: Cornell Equity Research, Recreational Fencing, IM Sports, TA for NBA 5060
Interests: Knicks Basketball, Pickleball, Fencing, Surfing, Learning how to DJ, Backpacking, Food Tours, Biopics Movies
sh2573@cornell.edu| LinkedIn
Cianna Williams
Hometown: Ridge, NY
Major: Applied Economics and Management
Minor: Law & Society
Industry: Finance, Consulting, and Law
Experience: This past summer, Cianna worked as a Management Consulting Fellow at Avocet Enterprises - a healthcare consulting firm based in Chicago, IL - to assess funding opportunities for government bids and write proposals to request work with these programs. Cianna also participated in the Evercore Freshman Discovery Day in NYC.
Campus: Teaching Assistant for AEM 2200, Diverse Leaders for Tomorrow (Executive Vice President), BlackGen Capital (VP of Programming), Caribbean Students’ Association
Interests: Formula 1, Soccer, Piano, Cooking
cw957@cornell.edu| LinkedIn
Sofia O’Keefe
Hometown: San Clemente, California
Major: Applied Economics & Management and Information Science
Minor: Film
Industry: Finance, Consulting, Technology
Experience: This summer, Sofia worked as a Research Intern at Bessemer Trust, reporting directly to the CEO of a private multifamily office that oversees more than $200 billion for 3,000+ clients. Previously, she interned at Aboo Partners, a boutique investment bank in Madrid, Spain, and Radical Growth, an ag-tech venture capital firm.
Campus Involvements: BlackGen Capital, Cornell Finance Club, Association of Latino Professionals for America, Cornell Aviation Club, Cornell Ski & Snowboard Club
Interests: Surfing, Snowboarding, Stoic Philosophy, Venezuelan Cooking, Piano, Aviation, Guitar, Cinematography
smo68@cornell.edu| LinkedIn
David diao
Hometown: Scarsdale, NY
Major: Public Policy
Minor: Business
Industry: Business and Consulting
Experience: Last summer, David worked as an administrative intern within the commercial division of the New York State Civil Supreme Court.
Campus: Phi Chi Theta (Vice President of Recruitment), Cornell Political Union (Vice President of Public Relations), Cornell NROTC
Interests: Playing Card Designs, Skiing, Board Games, Cornell History
dd668@cornell.edu | LinkedIn
Madinatou Kouanda
Hometown: Aurora, Colorado
Major: Applied Economics and Management
Minor: Africana Studies
Experience: This past summer, Madinatou interned with the Culture and Strategy Division at Denver International Airport, where she contributed to a research project on emerging autonomous aviation technologies, while also supporting initiatives to bring small businesses into the airport.
Campus: Pan-African Student Association, Phenomenon Step Team
Interests: Seterra, Geography Games, Kpop, Singing, Thrifting, Afrobeats
mk2658@cornell.edu | LinkedIn
Armaan Chandak
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Experience: This past summer, Armaan worked as a Process Engineering Intern at Sentio BioSciences, a pharmaceutical manufacturing company, where he worked on hardware integration and control engineering to automate production machinery. Previously, he worked as a Software Engineering Intern at GuardisAI.
Campus: Cornell Bhangra, AEW Facilitator for CS 2800, Cornell Tradition Fellow, Social Fraternity
Interests: Arsenal FC, DJing, Sixers Basketball, Acoustic Guitar
ac2992@cornell.edu | LinkedIn
dennis voloshko
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Major: Applied Economics & Management
Experience: This past summer, Dennis worked as a Strategy & Operations intern at CORE Home, where he led an AI-driven initiative to improve company efficiency by automating front-end copywriting, as well as streamlining the entire product database.
Campus: Cornell Marketing Club (Project Manager), TA for AEM2420, IM Sports
Interests: NY Giants, Manchester United FC, Basketball, Baseball Caps, History Documentaries, Poke-Bowls, Watch Collecting
djv62@cornell.edu | LinkedIn
Nicholas “NIck” blasi
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Major: Applied Economics & Management
Experience: This past summer, Nicholas worked as a Business Analyst Intern at Accenture, partnering with a top U.S.-based asset management firm to explore strategies to transform the front-office investing experience.
Campus: Cornell Financial Analysts (VP of Finance & C&R Sector Head), BlackGen Capital, Dyson Undergraduate Council, Dyson Diversity Council (Treasurer), Dyson Office of Diversity & Inclusion Program Assistant, KKR Accelerator Scholar, Meinig Family Scholar
Interests: National Geographic, NFL & LA Sports, Space, Philosophy, Sci-Fi Movies, Raising Canes
nab268@cornell.edu | LinkedIn
