OUR TEAM

Debduth Bardhan
Pijush

Director of Marketing and Communications

DPIJUSH@umich.edu

Goel
Mayank

Director of Finance

mayankgo@umich.edu

Hometown: Delhi, India

Undergrad: Engineering

Before Ross: Healthcare Consulting (GTM and Opportunity assessment)

Hobbies: Travelling, pickleball, F1, running, surfing

Sudhanvi (Su)
Konuthula

Director of Prospective Students

sudhanvi@umich.edu

Hometown: San Antonio, TX & Old Bridge, NJ

Undergrad: NYU Stern (Finance & Management)

Before Ross: Consulting @ PwC

Hobbies: Saxophone, Singing, Basketball, Gaming, & Cooking

Ivy
Lee

Director of Strategic Planning

ivylee@umich.edu

Hometown: Newtown, CT
Undergrad: Vanderbilt University
Before Ross: Healthcare Consulting & Startups
Hobbies: Skiing, golf, traveling, cooking and trying new restaurants!

Gowda
Kavya

Director of Marketing and Communications

KGOWDA@umich.edu

Shruthi
Subramaniam

Director of Strategic Planning

shruthis@umich.edu

Hometown: Farmington Hills, MI
Undergrad: B.S. in Cellular & Molecular Biology and Anthropology, University of Michigan
Master's: Master of Health Informatics (MHI), University of Michigan
Before Ross: Managing Consultant at IBM Consulting, Healthcare and Life Sciences practice
Hobbies: Music (South Indian classical music on the bamboo flute), reading, traveling, crocheting, cooking, and biking!

Prasad
Shruti

Director of Alumni Relations and External Affairs

shrutipr@umich.edu

Paturu
Nikita

Director of Symposium

npaturu@umich.edu

Hometown: Dallas, Texas

Undergrad: B.S in Healthcare Management from The University of Texas at Dallas

Before Ross: Analytics Consultant at HCSC in Chicago, IL

Hobbies: traveling, trying new restaurants, bars, and coffee shops, hanging out with friends

Frazee-Sonsteng
Laura

Director of Symposium

lfrazees@umich.edu

Hometown: Stevensville, MT
Undergrad: B.S. Secondary Education (History & Government)
Before Ross: Veterinary Practice Manager
Hobbies: Reading, hiking, and spending time with my son, husband, and pets.

Laevashan
Govender

Director of Education

laegov@umich.edu

Hometown: Durban, South Africa
Undergrad: BSc. Mechanical Engineering
Before Ross: Knowledge and Content Manager
Hobbies: Soccer, F1, cricket, beer, coffee, pizza, photography

Shang-Hsiang
Lin

Director of Alumni Relations and External Affairs

urslin@umich.edu

Felipe
Sahb Furtado

Director of Education

ffurtado@umich.edu

Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Undergrad: Medicine at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Before Ross: Clinical Research at Mass General and Health tech startups
Hobbies: Reading nonfiction and poetry, playing Pokémon, surfing

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

Hobbies: High-latitude hiking, observing cute animals, scuba diving, coffee hopping
Undergrad: Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Before Ross: Marketing Manager of BI

Siddhika
Gupta

siddhika@umich.edu

Sam
Currier

Vice President of Symposium

samcurr@umich.edu

Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Undergrad: B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Denver
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

Vice President 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

Hometown: Waukegan, IL

Undergrad: Smith College

Before Ross: Implementations Manager: Ocuco Ltd

Summer 2024 Internship:
Johnson & Johnson MLDP
Hobbies: heavy lifting, yoga, dancing, hiking, watching soccer

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