MEET THE CLASS OF 2025
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Matt Lake
Co-President (US Marine Corps)
Grew up in Washington, DC: BA/MS from the University of Florida, MPP from George Mason. He served as an Intel Officer for 10 years at a variety of units ranging from Marine Special Operations Command to the House Liaison Office. This summer, Matt will intern as an investment banking associate at Morgan Stanley.
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Griffin Gerchman
Co-President (US Army)
Grew up in Scranton, PA. B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy in 2017. He served as an Army Engineering Officer for 6 years in a variety of units, 20th EN BDE, 4th ID, and 5th SFG. This summer, Griffin will intern as an Investment Banking Associate at Lazard.
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Rob costa
VP of Finance (US Army Ranger)
Rob grew up in Wellesley, MA and graduated from Tufts University in 2015 with a B.A. in History. He served as a Field Artillery Officer in the Army for seven years in the 101st Airborne Division and 75th Ranger Regiment. This summer, Rob will intern as an investment banking summer associate at Guggenheim Securities.
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Kathryn Lamardo
VP of Admissions (US Navy)
Kathryn grew up in Liverpool, NY and graduated from Hobart & William Smith Colleges in 2013 with a B.S. in Chemistry. She worked as a forensic chemist for the NYPD prior to commissioning through OCS as a Navy Cryptologic Warfare Officer. She served at Fort Meade and onboard USS Essex. She is interning in investment banking at Citi this summer.
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Jeff O'Brien
VP of Admissions (US Navy)
Grew up in Montclair, NJ. Graduated from Georgetown University in 2018 with a B.A. in Economics and a minor in Theology. Served as a Surface Warfare Officer in the Navy aboard USS MICHAEL MURPHY and USS SOMERSET. He is interning at Bain & Co this summer.
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Ed Tillinghast
VP of Admissions (US Army Ranger)
Born and raised in NYC, Wake Forest University History & International Affairs Majors, worked in healthcare and at a hedge fund prior to joining the Army and serving as an infantry officer for 6.5 years both in 10th Mountain Division (Ft. Polk) and 1st Ranger Battalion (Hunter Army Airfield). Working in investment banking this summer.
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Eun Young Lee
VP of Community (US Army)
Eun Young Lee is a first-year MBA from El Centro, California. She was commissioned through Notre Dame Army ROTC, studying IT Management in the Mendoza College of Business. She was previously stationed at Fort Meade, MD and Fort Shafter, HI; still serving as a Military Intelligence officer in the Army Reserves and formerly worked as a consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton. She’s currently recruiting for consulting, with interests in tech, media and entertainment, and entrepreneurship. First-gen, immigrant, female, AAPI, Reserves, Forte Fellow, Columbia Fellow (funding-related questions for anyone less than 100% GI Bill)
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Brendan Obranski
VP of Community (US Marine Corps)
Brendan grew up in Wilton, CT and graduated from the US Naval Academy in 2014 with a B.S. in Systems Engineering. He served in the Marine Corps for 8 years as a Cobra Pilot, as well as a Forward Air Controller out of Camp Pendleton, CA. This summer, he will be interning in investment banking at Piper Sandler.
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Joshua thomas
VP of Community (US Navy)
Josh was born in Smithsburg, MD and graduated from University of Virginia with a BA in Economics and Public Policy in 2018. He served as a Surface Warfare Officer in the Navy as Gunnery Officer aboard USS CARNEY and Damage Control Assistant aboard USS COLE. He is pursuing roles in Power & Utilities Investment Banking after graduation.
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Samuel Kim
VP of Alumni (US Army)
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Devin Zuccherino
VP of Alumni (US Marine Corps)
Devin M. Zuccherino, born in Stresa, Italy, enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years as a Supply Administration and Operations Marine, stationed with the 1st Supply Battalion in Camp Pendleton and deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan, with 1st EOD Company. After the Marines, completed a B.A. in Economics at Columbia University and worked in management consulting at Accenture. This summer, will intern as a Private Wealth Associate at Goldman Sachs.
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Peter Hogan
VP of Careers (US Navy)
Grew up in Charleston, SC; studied Mechanical Engineering at USNA and graduated in 2018.He served on a fast-attack submarine in Groton, CT prior to CBS and will intern as an investment banking associate at Goldman Sachs this summer.
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Paige Prieto
VP of Careers (US Air Force)
Paige Prieto is a first-year MBA who commissioned through Baylor University’s Air Force ROTC program, studying Russian. She served 9 years in the US Air Force both on Active Duty and in the Reserves as a Logistics Readiness Officer. Additionally, she can speak to: applying/attending business school as a mother and navigating applications as a dual-career couple. This summer, Paige will intern at Bain & Copany.
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Russell Grant
VP of EMBA (US Army)
Russell, a second-year EMBA, born and raised in NYC, commissioned from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2007, serving as an EOD officer for five and half years. Since leaving the military in 2013, Russell has worked at Brown Brothers Harriman, Bloomberg LP, and is Senior Sales at CreditSights. Russell and several of his Post 9/11 veterans started Veteran Leadership Development Group. A veteran not-for-profit looking to continue professional development and veteran community across the US. Russell is also on the board of HeliService USA, the first and only helicopter operator supporting offshore wind development in the United States, and is a veteran-owned and operated business.
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Bond Robinson
VP of Families (US Navy)
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Stephen gadaleta
VP of Benefits (US Army Special Forces)
Stephen is from Edison, NJ; commissioned and graduated from Rutgers University in 2013. He served his 10 years active duty at 10th SFG(A) both as a Logistics and a Special Forces Officer. Currently he is the VP of Operations for Crossfire Hurricane Rum and serving in the Army Reserve. Can speak to: family at business school; VA benefits; in-semester work; Army Reserve; education benefits and the start-up business environment.
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Alex Booher
VP of Special Projects (US Marine Corps)
Alex grew up in Palo Alto, CA; BA in Economics and Philosophy from the University of St Andrews in Scotland; Marine Corps Infantry Officer with 3d Bn 5th Marines; this summer, Alex will intern as an Investment Banking Associate at Moelis.
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Manuel Prieto
VP of Special Projects (US Army)
Originally from the Philippines, Manuel immigrated to the US and graduated from the US Military Academy in 2012. He served in the US Army as an Infantry Officer with the 10th Mountain Division, the 4th Infantry Division, and the Multinational Training Center in Hohenfels, Germany. He can speak to the MBA experience as a parent and recruiting as a dual-career couple. This summer, he will be interning at Bain & Company.
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Sam Praveen
VP of Allies
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John Campbell
(US Navy)
John grew up in South Brunswick, New Jersey and received a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Economics from Purdue. He served as a submarine officer for seven years in various roles, including a three year tour onboard USS Seawolf. John will be interning with the McKinsey NYC office this summer.
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Elena chavez
(US Army)
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Vincent DeBenedetti
(US Navy SEAL)
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Jonathan Brown
(US Marine Corps)
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Fumiya Dufresne
(US Navy)
Grew up in NYC, studied computer science at USNA (class of 2018), SWO for five years (stationed at Everett and Yokosuka), at CBS for consulting recruiting.
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Alexander Ehmann
(US Army)
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David Foye
(US Army)
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Tom Glading
(US Army)
Tom grew up in Westchester, NY and graduated from Union College in 2016 with a B.S. in Political Science. He served as an Infantry Officer in the 101st Airborne Division and an Intelligence Officer at U.S. Army Counterintelligence Command. Tom will intern in investment banking this summer.
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James Joyce
(US Marine Corps)
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Will Karpie
(US Navy)
Will grew up in Fairport, New York and studied Political Science at American University. He worked at a non-profit and the University of Maryland before joining the Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer. He served on two destroyers stationed in Norfolk, VA. Will worked at Newport News Shipbuilding before coming to CBS. Will is interning at BCG this summer with interests in public sector, aerospace and defense, and technology.
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Brandon Koh
(US Marine Corps)
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Dan Lee
(US Army)
Dan, a rising second-year student from Rochester Hills, Michigan, was commissioned into the U.S. Army through the U.S. Military Academy with a degree in Economics. He served over five years as a logistics officer in South Korea, North Carolina, and Virginia. This summer, Dan will intern with Apple Inc.'s operations team, and can offer insights into recruiting for the consulting and technology industries. He's also an active mentor for Service to School, offering advice to prospective candidates.
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John Maher
(US Army Ranger)
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Anna Mansueti
(US Navy EOD)
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Dave nelson
(US Army Special Forces)
Dave grew up in Valley Stream (Long Island), New York and received a B.S. in Economics from the U.S. Military Academy in 2014. He served 9 years in the Army as a Field Artillery officer in the 2d Cavalry Regiment, and as a Special Forces Officer in 5th SFG(A). Dave will be interning in investment banking as a summer associate in the technology coverage group at J.P. Morgan this summer.
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peyton roberts
(US Navy)
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Ryan rubega
(US Army)
Ryan grew up in East Hampton, CT and graduated from the University of Connecticut (UConn) in 2015 with a B.A. in Economics and Political Science. He commissioned as an Army Infantry Officer and served in the 1st Armored and 101st Airborne Divisions over an eight year period. Ryan remains on Active Duty under the Advanced Civil Schooling program and will become a professor of Economics and Finance at the United States Military Academy beginning in 2025.
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Kegan Vosteen
(US Marine Corps)
Kegan graduated from the University of Southern California in 2013 with a B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering. He served in the Marine Corps for 10 years, first as a communications officer and then as a cyberspace officer. He is a first year student in the MBAxMS program, currently recruiting for tech.
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Kevin Walsh
(US Army)
A rising second year student from Beacon, NY. He received his B.S. in Finance from Binghamton University. He is also a CFA charterholder. He enlisted in the NY Army National Guard in 2016 and was commissioned through OCS in 2018. He is currently serving as a Logistics Officer in the New York Army National Guard. He will be interning this summer in real estate development with GFP Real Estate.
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Andrew Ward
(US Marine Corps)
Andrew Ward is a first-year EMBA student from Beaufort, SC and former Marine. Following graduation from the Naval Academy in 2010 and the Basic School, Andrew went on to serve as an MV-22 Osprey pilot. In 2020, Andrew began a career in Operations as a Project Manager at Wheels Up Experience LLC, a private aviation company, where he is the Director of Operations Project Management. He currently supports the Veterans Club, Aerospace and Defense Technology club, volunteers with Team Rubicon and Service-to-School.
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AJ Whitsell
(US Navy)