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IBS alumni are making their mark on the global economy throughout the world. Below you will find updates from your classmates. We invite you to submit a class note to us for posting on our web site or in other publications. Please send an email with your class note to Alumni Relations
From left to right: Mark Kheyfetz, MBA '07; Sam Pambah, MBA '06; Nicholas Bolt, MA '06 and Greg Palffy, MA '06
These alumni recently got together for lunch in late September in Post Office Square in Boston as Greg moved back to Budapest, Hungary in October 2009. He will work for KBC Securities as an equity research analyst (oil&gas, pharma).
Nicholas Bolt, MA '06 moved back to Boston in September 2009 from London after his rotation program with Fortis Investments. Sam Pambah, MBA '06 still works for KPMG and Mark Kheyfetz, MBA '07 is working as an investment analyst for Partners HealthCare.
Elana Givens, IBS Assistant Dean of Career Services, was recently in London and met with IBS alums for drinks. Back Row: Stefan Filip, MA '09; Yan Deng, MBA '08; Natasha Ban '08. MA '09. Seated: Mihaela Golea, MBA '05; Claudiu Moldovan, MA '05; Martin Krastev, MA '07 and Elodie Nguyen Dinh, MA '07
Shaw Lupton '03, MA '04 is a real estate economist at PPR, the market research and portfolio strategy firm. He serves on the Young Leaders Council of ULI Boston, where he chairs the university outreach initiative.
Celicia Zhao '03, MA ‘04 and Ken A. Zhao were married on August 15, 2009 at the Arlington Street Church in Boston, MA, followed by a traditional Chinese banquet at China Pearl restaurant. Celicia recently joined Balter Capital Management as a Senior Analyst focusing on hedge fund investments. Her husband is a design engineer for A123 Systems. There were many Brandeisians who shared in their special day at the wedding!
Sekou Mamadou Barry, MSF 2004 - Since graduation he had the chance to be involved in the creation of a new bank in his country. Thanks to his training at Brandeis, he achieved very well the task. He has been appointed the managing director of the bank since January 2007. They now have 83 employees and 10 branches in Mali.
Melecio Rivera, MA '08 recently arrived to Montevideo, Uruguay from New York. He was working for Credit Agricole's Investment Bank, Calyon, and now works in their Private Banking division covering regional clients.
June Wang, MBA '08 - After graduating IBS in late 2007, June and her husband packed up their loft, left Boston where they had lived for over 8 years, spent a month traveling through the Pacific, and settled into Northern California. They marvel at the consistently good weather and enjoy being near June's family. June's husband is working at a successful Silicon Valley startup that makes television chips for mobile devices (cell phones, laptops, etc.). June has stayed in the nonprofit world, working in the field of philanthropy at The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. While she does not get to decide which nonprofits receive grant money, she does work on the operations side of things, streamlining workflows and conducting analysis and reporting. She misses my IBS friends dearly, but is thankful to be surrounded by many well-traveled colleagues who often speak multiple languages. She hopes everyone else is well and hopes they stay in touch!
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