President:
Alejandra Tostado: Alejandra is a second year Full-Time MBA student (Class of 2022) at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business with an emphasis in Analytics. She has a Bachelor’s in Sociology and Spanish from San Diego State University. Prior to joining Merage, she worked in the non-profit space for 3 years where she was an Operations Coordinator. Summer of 2021, Alejandra worked at Ford Motor Company as a Core Purchasing Intern and once she concludes her MBA in June 2022, she will be joining VMware as a Program Manager.
Vice President Finance:
Yun-Ching Chen: Yun-Ching is a 2022 MS Biotechnology Management student. She graduated from UC Irvine with a Bachelor’s in Biological Science and 2 years of research experience with cardiology lab focusing on heart failure biomarkers. She also has experience of working clinical trials for heart failure medications as a junior specialist with UCI Health for helping medical records and patient’s follow-up visits. Her goal for the second-year graduate school is to involve the business and marketing in biotechnology filed with a large company and to perform Alzheimer’s disease studies from Molecular Biology & Biochemistry perspective.
Vice President Of Data:
Akishi (Albert) Nakai: Akishi is a second-year Full-Time MBA Student (Class of 2022) at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business, focusing on analytics and entrepreneurship. Prior to his MBA, Akishi worked as a strategy analyst in a Japanese electric power company for five years. He devoted himself to designing the company’s newest strategic long-term vision incorporating complex internal and external needs brought by the fast-changing environment surrounding the energy industry. Upon graduation, he hopes to make the most use of his analytical skills developed at the Merage school.
Vice President Of Operations:
Justin Phung: Justin is a second year Full-Time MBA Student (Class of 2022) at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business with an emphasis in Analytics and has career aspirations in Product Management.
Growing up in California, he was surrounded by many technology corporations and startups that created innovative products. The exposure to the leadership, creativity, and societal impact these companies had on the community sparked his interest in business, design, technology, and leadership. Justin’s undergraduate background is in Psychology, and has professional experiences in design. As a creative problem-solver, he strives to architect digital solutions for the user of his products with empathy. Once his studies conclude at UCI, he will be joining Lowe’s as a Product Manager.
Vice President Of Technology:
Will Hartung: Will is a second year Full-Time MBA Student (Class of 2022) at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business. He is an e