Team

Priya Gupta
VP of Professional Development

Priya is a full-time MBA student with a background in fitness and information technology. She earned a bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2018 and worked for IBM and Apple in product management roles prior to business school. This summer, she will be heading to Nike as a Digital Product Management intern.

Carrie Albers
Co-President

Samantha Madnick
Co-President

Zack Horovitz
VP of Professional Development

Zack is a former military leader with over a decade of experience in high-pressure aviation environments and brings a unique perspective to the intersection of business and technology. His exposure to Venture Capital, Technology, Marketing, and Health/Wellness has fueled his passion for using tech to drive customer-centric innovation, particularly in the realm of Fitness and Wellness tech. This summer Zack will be interning in Product Growth at Adobe in San Jose, CA.

Jordan Hester
VP of Signature Events

Jordan was born and raised in Jacksonville, FL. He earned an undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the University of Florida. After college, Jordan served as a submarine officer in the United States Navy. Prior to attending Ross, Jordan taught mathematics at Craig High School in Wisconsin. Jordan is excited to serve on the boards of AFA, FitX, MBSA, and OFB.

Zachary Pierce
VP of Marketing and Communications

Zach is a full time MBA student originally from Orange County, CA and was most recently a Corporate and Investment Banking Associate at Wells Fargo in San Francisco. He is passionate about connecting students to new opportunities and learnings in the fitness industry. This summer Zach will be interning in Strategic Finance at PepsiCo/Gatorade in Chicago.

Pavel Dounaevski
VP of Experiential Learning & Innovation

Hi, my name is Pavel and I am one of the co-VPs of Action Based Learning, where we help students connect within the fitness industry by organizing, planning, and leading real-time consulting projects with real companies. Prior to Ross, I spent over a decade in the US Army, most recently in the special operations community as an intelligence officer. I'm passionate about paying it forward for transitioning and pivoting veterans, as well as the foundation fitness experiences over my military career. When I'm not at my computer, you can find me collecting bourbons, playing blues guitar, or somewhere on a mountain.

Mark Tassilo Voges
VP of Signature Events

Hello from Germany!

As a consultant in the German energy industry, I have gained expertise in operating models/organizational design, post-merger integration, and project management. I am currently transitioning into a Product Management role in Tech with a focus on fitness.

I am the president of the European Business Students Association and VP of Signature Events for FitX.

Feel free to reach out if any of those areas are of interest to you!

Kelsey Angus
Co-President

Kelsey is an MBA student originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to Ross, Kelsey worked in healthcare revenue cycle consulting for four years. Kelsey will be interning at BCG Chicago this summer.

Alexandra Tennant
Co-President

Alexandra is a first-year MBA and is so excited to be leading FitX this year!

Jenny Sussna

Jenny is an MBA student from north of Chicago, but has spent time living in NYC, SF and Colorado. Prior to Ross, Jenny worked in advertising and video game brand partnerships. Since 2016, Jenny has had a strong interest in the intersection of fitness and technology. She is headed to Nike for the summer to intern on their Connected Membership team.