OUR TEAM

Sidharth
Akkineni

Vice President of Corporate Relations

sakkinen@umich.edu

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Undergrad: University of Southern California

Before Ross: Finance Manager: Thermo Fisher Scientific

Summer 2024 Internship:

Hobbies: playing marbles with my roommates, exercise, meditation, reading psychology and neuroscience articles, and watching sports

Ryan
Kim

Vice President of Strategic Planning

rjykim@umich.edu

Haizhou
Lyu

Vice President of Corporate Relations

haizhoul@umich.edu

Hometown: Shanghai, China

Undergrad: Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Before Ross: Marketing Manager of BI

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Undergrad: Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Before Ross: Marketing Manager of BI

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Undergrad: Duke University; Grad: Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (MPH)

Before Ross: Senior Associate, Global Markets Team - Clinton Health Access Initiative

Summer 2023 Internship: Pfizer Strategy & Consulting Team

Hobbies: board games, cooking and baking, and hiking with my dogs
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Undergrad: Duke University; Grad: Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (MPH)

Before Ross: Senior Associate, Global Markets Team - Clinton Health Access Initiative

Summer 2023 Internship: Pfizer Strategy & Consulting Team

Hobbies: board games, cooking and baking, and hiking with my dogs< style="width:95%; background-color:#fff; border:0px;font-family:arial;font-size:1em;color:#333;" id="ajax_" rows="10" data-gramm="false" wt-ignore-input="true" data-quillbot-element="QMdvaJBtc_0XPUVDaigJE">Hometown: Rye, NY

Undergrad: Duke University; Grad: Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (MPH)

Before Ross: Senior Associate, Global Markets Team - Clinton Health Access Initiative

Summer 2023 Internship: Pfizer Strategy & Consulting Team

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Undergrad: Duke University; Grad: Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (MPH)

Before Ross: Senior Associate, Global Markets Team - Clinton Health Access Initiative

Summer 2023 Internship: Pfizer Strategy & Consulting Team

Hobbies: board games, cooking and baking, and hiking with my dogs< style="width:95%; background-color:#fff; border:0px;font-family:arial;font-size:1em;color:#333;" id="ajax_" rows="10" data-gramm="false" wt-ignore-input="true" data-quillbot-element="QMdvaJBtc_0XPUVDaigJE">Hometown: Rye, NY

Undergrad: Duke University; Grad: Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (MPH)

Before Ross: Senior Associate, Global Markets Team - Clinton Health Access Initiative

Summer 2023 Internship: Pfizer Strategy & Consulting Team

Hobbies: board games, cooking and baking, and hiking with my dogs< style="width:95%; background-color:#fff; border:0px;font-family:arial;font-size:1em;color:#333;" id="ajax_" rows="10" data-gramm="false" wt-ignore-input="true" data-quillbot-element="CsEjj0YP012LDeCxNJQF2">Hometown: Rye, NY

Undergrad: Duke University; Grad: Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (MPH)

Before Ross: Senior Associate, Global Markets Team - Clinton Health Access Initiative

Summer 2023 Internship: Pfizer Strategy & Consulting Team

Hobbies: board games, cooking and baking, and hiking with my dogs< style="width:95%; background-color:#fff; border:0px;font-family:arial;font-size:1em;color:#333;" id="ajax_" rows="10" data-gramm="false" wt-ignore-input="true" data-quillbot-element="QMdvaJBtc_0XPUVDaigJE">Hometown: Rye, NY

Undergrad: Duke University; Grad: Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (MPH)

Before Ross: Senior Associate, Global Markets Team - Clinton Health Access Initiative

Summer 2023 Internship: Pfizer Strategy & Consulting Team

Hobbies: board games, cooking and baking, and hiking with my dogs< style="width:95%; background-color:#fff; border:0px;font-family:arial;font-size:1em;color:#333;" id="ajax_" rows="10" data-gramm="false" wt-ignore-input="true" data-quillbot-element="Q4Lm28SM24T1TOeUc9Wg0">Hometown: Rye, NY

Undergrad: Duke University; Grad: Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (MPH)

Before Ross: Senior Associate, Global Markets Team - Clinton Health Access Initiative

Summer 2023 Internship: Pfizer Strategy & Consulting Team

Hobbies: board games, cooking and baking, and hiking with my dogs< style="width:95%; background-color:#fff; border:0px;font-family:arial;font-size:1em;color:#333;" id="ajax_" rows="10" data-gramm="false" wt-ignore-input="true" data-quillbot-element="QMdvaJBtc_0XPUVDaigJE">Hometown: Rye, NY

Undergrad: Duke University; Grad: Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (MPH)

Before Ross: Senior Associate, Global Markets Team - Clinton Health Access Initiative

Summer 2023 Internship: Pfizer Strategy & Consulting Team

Hobbies: board games, cooking and baking, and hiking with my dogs

Siddhika
Gupta

siddhika@umich.edu

Sam
Currier

Vice President of Symposium

samcurr@umich.edu

Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Undergrad: University of Denver, B.S. Biochemistry
Before Ross: Scientist at KBI Biopharma
Hobbies: Skiing, Sailing, Running, & UM Tailgates,

Xianghui
Ruan

daisyrxh@umich.edu

Carrie
Hitt

President

cahitt@umich.edu

Hometown: Chelsea, MI
Undergrad: BS in Economics and Applied Mathematics at Hillsdale College
Before Ross: Healthcare Venture Capitalist at Arboretum Ventures and Healthcare Investment Banker at Goldman Sachs
Summer Internship: AbbVie
Hobbies: Hiking, reading, homemade pasta making, being with family and friends

Harshita
Sinha

President

harsinha@umich.edu

Hometown: NYC, NY
Undergrad: BS in Biology, Anthropology, minor in Chemistry, certificat in Medical Ethics from University of Pittsburgh
Before Ross: Consultant with Accenture, Pro-Bono Consultant with Net Impact: NYC chapter
Hobbies: Scuba Diving, Mycology, Foraging, Cooking, Painting, Dancing

Maya
Ambady

Director of Strategic Planning

mambady@umich.edu

Samantha
Schmitt

Director of Strategic Planning

samschm@umich.edu

Hometown: Horsham, PA

Undergrad: Penn State University

Before Ross: Senior Consultant, Deloitte Consulting

Hobbies: Travel, College Football, Cooking, Hosting Dinner Parties, Baking Sourdough Bread

Sid
Plakkot

Director of Alumni Relations and External Affairs

splakkot@umich.edu

Hometown: Owings, MD

Undergrad: University of Maryland, College Park

Grad: Cornell University

Before Ross: R&D Engineer at Neurotech Pharmaceuticals

Hobbies: Board Games, Reading, Travel, Cooking, Basketball

Dillon
Clancy

Vice President of External Affairs & Alumni Relations

dillondc@umich.edu

Hometown: Andover, MA

Undergrad: College of the Holy Cross

Before Ross: Outcomes and Policy Research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; AmeriCorps Member at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program

Hobbies: Pickleball, Hiking & Camping, Cooking new recipes, Peloton

Drew
Davis

Director of Finance

drewcd@umich.edu

Hometown: San Diego, CA
Undergrad: University of Southern California
Before Ross: Director of Strategy and Operations at Champion Health Plans USA / Champion Payer Solutions
Hobbies: Working out, watching football/baseball, playing card games, solving Sudoku puzzles and my Rubik's cube

Farzan
Ahmed

Director of Education

farzana@umich.edu

Abhi
Saxena

Director of Education

abhisxna@umich.edu

Lissette
Ramirez

Director of Marketing and Communications

lgramir@umich.edu

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