Gabriel is based in New York and is originally from Honduras. He works in business development and operations at NYU Langone Health, where he designs and implements initiatives to build better patient experiences and improving payment operations across the health system.

Previously, he has worked as a management consultant at Oliver Wyman, where he focused in retail and consumer-facing industries on topics ranging from finance and operations to brand strategy and customer experience innovation. Gabriel has also worked in business intelligence at Moët Hennessy USA, in finance and strategy at Donna Karan International, and as an investment banking analyst at Goldman Sachs.

Gabriel got his MBA from Harvard Business School and BA in Economics and International Relations from Brown University. He loves to play volleyball and cook in his free time.

Grace Dhanraj is an MBA student at Harvard Business School. She graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Mathematics in Economics and a Citation in French Language. She was accepted into the 2+2 program for Harvard Business School. After graduation, she worked at JPMorgan Asset Management in New York as a Junior Portfolio Manager for the Multi-Asset Solutions Group. Now, Grace focuses on Venture Capital and Growth Equity investing.

While at JPMorgan, Grace was also an avid recruiter for top diversity talent from undergraduate universities, particularly focusing on increasing representation for women at the firm. At HBS, she is the Director of Education for the Women in Investing club, bringing graduate women together to learn key skills for any type of investment role. She hopes to continue this community of learning and mentorship, and encourage self-reflection and development throughout the entire application process.

Grace also loves to kickbox, bake, find new restaurants, and read. She loves to travel and learn about different cultures as much as possible.

Kate is based in San Francisco and is currently a product manager at Airbnb (after a couple rotations in BD/partnerships and strategy & operations). She graduated from Stanford GSB in 2018.

Before business school, Kate was a consultant at the Parthenon Group, with an industry focus on private equity, consumer goods, and education. She graduated from Dartmouth in 2013 and majored in government.

Kate has 5+ years of experience helping undergrad + MBA applicants tell their story, craft resumes, write essays, prep for interviews, and ask for recommendations. When she is not working, you can find Kate doing freelance photography, studying for the Introductory Sommelier exam, or perfecting her cookie dough making game.

Through her many professional roles, at both the undergraduate level and the graduate level, Mary has served for almost forty years as an important resource to students, faculty and corporate partners.

With her outgoing personality, Mary plays an integral role in the lives of almost everyone with whom she works, and she often builds relationships that last far longer than the typical advising experience. After teaching for more than 16 years as an educator, her graduate studies brought her to Columbia University where she began a career in student services that would include senior positions in admissions, financial aid, athletics, academic advising and career services, and corporate outreach.

Early in her career, Mary served at Columbia as the Associate Director of Athletics and then as the Director of Financial Aid. Her vast experience in both undergraduate and graduate school admissions includes positions as the Director of Admissions for the School of Education, Nursing and the Arts at New York University; the Director of Admissions, Columbia School of Nursing and the Associate Director of Admissions for MBA Programs at the Columbia School of Business.

Mary spent many years at the Columbia School of Business, where she also served as Assistant Dean of Student Affairs for MBA Academic Advising and as the Corporate Director for Executive Education Programs. In 2000, Mary moved back to one of her alma maters, the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she spent twelve years as Director of Career Services for both undergraduate and graduate students at the Leeds School of Business, and an additional six years as Manager for Corporate Outreach and Student Engagement for Burridge Center for Finance.

Finally, in 2014, while still working part-time at CU Boulder, Mary accepted a 3-year assignment as Director of Colorado Mountain College in Buena Vista, CO.

Phil graduated from Harvard Business School in 2019 and is currently Director of Corporate Development at Salesforce, driving and executing M&A and strategic investments for the company.

Prior to business school, Phil worked for Morgan Stanley in their M&A investment banking group, The Walt Disney Company in global business strategy for Parks & Resorts, and Grand Rounds (Series D startup) as their sole Finance Manager reporting to the CFO. Phil was originally pre-med as an undergrad at Princeton, where he graduated with a degree in economics in 2012.

Phil is currently based in San Francisco, but grew up in Los Angeles. He has held several leadership positions at nonprofits for tutoring and mentoring disadvantaged children over the years, and he enjoys discussing the stock market and his favorite stock picks.

Susan Hughes has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Yale University, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Her career has included extensive experience in both the for- and non-profit sectors, throughout which she has been passionate about mentoring young people on both their educational and early career journeys. She has also served on the admissions committees at Yale and Harvard.

Susan spent the early days of her career working in investment banking with Morgan Stanley in New York and LA and in private equity on several turnaround efforts. After business school, she worked in strategy consulting with the Boston Consulting Group and as an independent advisor to a wide variety of organizations facing unique challenges – from businesses in start-up, high growth or change management situations to non-profits expanding their reach, impact, and efficacy. She spent the last few years leading private communities of C-suite executives from across the globe as a director at World 50, an organization that builds private, intimate peer forums for the leaders of the world’s largest companies with the sole purpose of helping them to share ideas and experiences that advance their efforts and organizations. In that capacity, she had the privilege of leading collaboration, conversation, and curated counsel on some of the topics most crucial to global leaders. It greatly informed her sense of what current students need to continue their journey toward impactful global citizenship. Most recently, Susan turned her experience back to the non-profit sector where she is now the National Director of Employer Partnerships for the Hire Opportunity Coalition, a role in which she supports major U.S. companies in the development of their capacity to hire and retain opportunity youth (young people ages 16-24 who are disconnected from school or work).

Fostering growth, success, and leadership in individuals has always been a passion of Susan’s. She has independently advised students on their college and graduate school applications, resumes, and job search efforts for many years. On a personal level, Susan is now based in Atlanta, GA and is the proud mom of two children, one a recent graduate and one a rising college junior. She spends her free time hiking, writing, traveling, volunteering, enjoying the arts and collecting new memories with family and friends.