Carina D’souza, President

Carina, a Pennsylvania native and Vassar College Biochemistry alum, worked as a scientist and lab manager in a dermatology research lab, leading projects on epigenetic skin therapies. She is passionate about healthcare innovation and aims to pursue a career in life sciences corporate strategy.

 

Andrew Ngo, VP of Finance

Ngoc grew up in the Boston area and studied Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at Hamilton College, including a semester at UCL focused on global and public health. She worked at Deloitte Consulting and later led strategy & operations programs at Sunbit for dental service organizations. This summer, she will join Barclays’ Healthcare Investment Banking team in New York.

 

Carmyn Polk, Co-VP of Education

Carmyn is from Chicago and holds degrees in Neuroscience (Wellesley) and Health Policy (LSE/LSHTM). She brings 7+ years of federal healthcare consulting experience and is currently building a postpartum care venture focused on culturally responsive support. Outside school, she enjoys cooking for her family, scuba diving, and exploring Ithaca with her three-year-old.

 

Jeshrine Enerio, Co-VP of Education

Jesh, from the Chicago suburbs, studied biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University and worked as an R&D engineer at Baxter, supporting renal medical devices across innovation, development, and manufacturing. She enjoys cooking, dancing, and hiking, and will intern as an Associate Consultant at Kearney in Chicago this summer.

 

Vikram Samson, VP of Marketing

Vikram is from Hyderabad, India, and worked as an auditor-turned-consultant at EY before Johnson. While at EY, he focused on Healthcare operations, financial statement analyses before pivoting into the Data Analytics vertical where he worked with India’s premier Healthcare institutions to build and improve their supply chain. He spent his summer at McKinsey’s Pittsburgh office.

 

Khushal Dinani, VP of Symposium

Khushal, originally from India, began his career in pharmaceutical distribution before moving into life sciences consulting, where he developed data-driven marketing strategies for global pharma clients. He will join L.E.K. Consulting in Chicago this summer as a Summer Consultant.

 

Nazli Albayrak, MHA Representative

Nazli, born and raised in Istanbul, is a physician and OB/GYN specialist with six years of clinical experience and a strong passion for professional windsurfing. She is pursuing an MPH in Epidemiology at Cornell and previously conducted women’s health research at Yale. As the MPH representative, she is focused on bridging clinical insight with innovative healthcare solutions.

 

Past Board Members

Samyuktha ravi, President 2024

andrew ngo, Treasurer 2024

James scaglione, VP Marketing 2024

arslay joseph, Co-VP of Education 2024

joseph riviera, Co-VP of Education 2024

Max rauch, MHA Representative 2024