Brandeis International Business School

Student Ambassadors

Student Ambassadors

Student Ambassadors are here to support you and answer any questions you have about the student experience at Brandeis International Business School. Connect with them via email or as part of a visit.

Contact: globalambassadors@brandeis.edu

Andrew Mukurazita
Andrew Mukurazita 

Program: MSBA/MBA’24
Concentration: Real Estate
Hometown: Harare, Zimbabwe 
Languages Spoken: Shona, English

Why I chose Brandeis: Brandeis classes are sized in a such way for me to cultivate intimate and genuine connections with faculty and fellow students. The location of the campus is beautiful and far from busy city life.

Bhavya Vishishta Kondamuri
Bhavya Vishishta Kondamuri

Program: MSBA’24
Concentration: Marketing and Data Analytics
Hometown: Hyderabad, India
Languages spoken: Telugu, Hindi and English

Why I chose Brandeis: Brandeis offers diversity in their electives. They can be chosen not only from other schools within Brandeis, but also other business schools. This flexibility and opportunity to explore my interests is what convinced me to choose Brandeis.

Carolyn Lisboa
Carolyn Lisboa

Program: MSBA’25
Hometown: Goa, India
Languages Spoken: English, Hindi

Why I chose Brandeis: Brandeis has a close-knit community feel that was so present throughout my application process. I was able to personally interact with current students and staff before I made my final decision. The program was a great fit for my background and experience, and the warm and welcoming environment I could sense from thousands of miles away made me confident that it was the right place for me to take the next step in my career path.

Cynthia Hu
Xinzhi Hu (Cynthia)

Program: MSF’24
Concentration: General Finance
Hometown: Lanzhou, China
Languages Spoken: Chinese, English

Why I chose Brandeis: I chose Brandeis because of the supportive community and recommendations from my peers.

Darren Deng
Darren Deng

Program: MBA’24
Concentration: Strategy & Innovation and Finance
Hometown: Beijing, China
Languages Spoken:  Mandarin, English

Why I chose Brandeis: I joined Brandeis primarily because of its focus on humanitarian, social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are a close-knit community with world-class business education. Also, the school provides you with leadership training and opportunities, which empowers us to be impact-makers wherever we go!

David Mai
David Mai

Program: MSF’24
Hometown: Myitkyina, Myanmar
Languages Spoken: English, Mandarin, Myanmar (Burmese), Kachin

Why I Chose Brandeis: I chose Brandeis because of its diversity and inclusivity. In addition, Brandeis offers various programs with flexibility of program length and plenty of concentration options.

Emmanuella Essifua Acheampong
Emmanuella Essifua Acheampong

Program: MSBA’25
Concentration: Data Analytics and Machine Learning
Hometown: Winneba, Ghana
Languages Spoken: English, Fante, Twi, Ga, Dangbe

Why I chose Brandeis: I chose Brandeis University for its exceptional blend of academic excellence and career growth. What sets it apart for me is its welcoming faculty and diverse experiential learning opportunities, spanning beyond the International Business School and across disciplines, making it an ideal choice for pursuing my master’s degree.

Harsh Sanghvi
Harsh Sanghvi

Program: MSF’24
Concentration: General Finance
Hometown: Mumbai, India
Languages Spoken: English, Gujarati, Hindi

Why I chose Brandeis: I chose Brandeis because of a smaller class size, variety of electives, plethora of co-curricular and, of course, the location.

Priyal Arhatia
Priyal Arhatia

Program: MSF’24
Concentration: Asset Management &General Finance
Hometown: Varanasi, India
Languages Spoken: Hindi, English

Why I chose Brandeis: Brandeis provides a concentrations to delve deeper into finance, and the courses offered are very useful. The alumni and the faculty are very helpful.

Ronen Tzadok
Ronen Tzadok

Program: MSF’24
Concentration: Asset Management
Hometown: Tel Aviv, Israel
Languages Spoken: English, Hebrew

Why I chose Brandeis: I chose Brandeis mainly because of its prestigious MSF program and its curriculum, the sense of community, the open line to faculty, and the establishment's history.

Salman Haider
Salman Haider

Program: MSBA’25
Concentration: Data Analytics and Data Science
Hometown: Islamabad, Pakistan
Languages Spoken: English, Urdu, Hindi

Why I chose Brandeis: I chose Brandeis because of its excellent Career Services team, outstanding faculty and close proximity to Boston, a city that has a lot of opportunities for young professionals. 

Sofiia Tarasiuk
Sofiia Tarasiuk

Program: MBA’24
Concentration: Marketing, Strategy and Innovation
Hometown: Volodymyr, Ukraine
Languages Spoken: English, Russian, Ukrainian

Why I chose Brandeis: I chose Brandeis due to its supportive environment, teaming with diverse opportunities ranging from networking events to startup competitions, and its rich cultural diversity.

Srinidhi Lakshman
Srinidhi Lakshman

Program: MBA’24
Concentration: Marketing and Data Analytics
Hometown: Hyderabad, India
Languages Spoken: Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and English

Why I chose Brandeis: Brandeis is one of the top colleges for MBA and Finance, and the fact that is near Boston was one of the major reasons why I chose Brandeis.

Xiaohang Wang
Xiaohang Wang

Program: MSBA’25
Concentration: Data Analytics and Investment
Hometown: Yichun, Jiangxi, China
Languages Spoken: English, Mandarin

Why I chose Brandeis: I chose Brandeis because it is a diverse, equal and inclusive community. It offers a large number of elective courses and I have the flexibility to customize my study plan.

Yash Kaul
Yash Kaul

Program: MSF’24
Concentration: General Finance
Hometown: Mumbai, India
Languages Spoken: Hindi, English

Why I chose Brandeis: Brandeis has a very strong and helpful alumni network. Brandeis also offers a wide range of subjects from the finance and business sectors. Also the location of Brandeis is perfect, it is very close to the city.