Maximillian Hauser — President
Abby Copeland — Publishing Director & DeCal Instructor
Abby is a third-year from Indianapolis, Indiana, majoring in Chinese language. She currently serves as Publishing Director and pioneered BRB’s first DeCal, Investigating Financial Markets, which she teaches in its inaugural semester. Fluent in Mandarin and with a strong background in both government and finance, Abby has experience helping American companies engage in trade with China at the U.S. Department of Commerce, an Asian foreign exchange internship at Standard Chartered Bank in New York, and will be joining Morgan Stanley this summer as a Fixed Income Sales & Trading Summer Analyst. Abby is interested in solutions to bridge Eastern and Western financial markets and plans to pursue a career in trading. She is also passionate about serving as a leader in the effort to increase female representation in finance within the Berkeley community and beyond and recently founded Women on Wall Street at Berkeley, the university’s first and only independent finance organization for women. In her free time, she enjoys yoga, Pilates, weight lifting, and trying new restaurants.
John Wang — Co-Editor-in-Chief
John is a senior from New York City studying Economics and Computer Science, currently serving as BRB’s co-EIC. His academic interests lie in using statistical and computational models to better understand how markets work and to ultimately build optimal trading strategies. As an extension of that, John is also an avid gambler and already has a flight pre-booked to Vegas on his 21st birthday. Outside of his work, John enjoys playing lacrosse, writing Yelp reviews, and watching Game of Thrones.
Jay Sahaym — Co-Editor-in-Chief
Jay is a junior from Eastern Washington majoring in Economics and minoring in Digital Humanities and Data Science. He is in his fifth semester in BRB and is currently serving as the co-EIC. Jay joined BRB in the fall of his freshman year to explore government policy and economics, global development, and behavioral economics. Outside of BRB, he loves to read and enjoys playing and watching soccer, tennis, and basketball.
Michelle Tombu — Marketing Director
Michelle is a sophomore from Los Angeles currently pursuing a double major in Political Economy and Russian Language & Literature. Her professional interests include finance, sports business, marketing, and management. She is looking forward to creating meaningful content for BRB while promoting and engaging with its wonderful community. In her free time, Michelle loves to go to the beach, watch hockey, play volleyball, paint, and spend time with friends.
Alisha Mahajan — Internal Director
Alisha is a junior intending to double major in Business Administration and Environmental Economics and Policy with a minor in Public Policy. This is her third semester in BRB, and she is excited to join and assist in the development of its members through her work in internal affairs. Her interests include educational equity, operations, campaign management, and social and environmental policy. Alisha’s interest in operations led her to join BRB, and she hopes to apply her interests to business and internal organization management. She is from Maryland, and will argue that it boasts the best state flag.
Jackson Frankwick — Finance Director
Jackson is a junior from Palos Verdes, California majoring in Business Administration and Computer Science. This is Jackson’s fourth semester in Business Review at Berkeley. Jackson’s professional interests lie in quantitative analysis, asset management, and investment banking, and he is excited to begin recruiting into these career paths. Outside of school, Jackson enjoys playing soccer, poker, and golf as well as spending time with his friends.
Tanvir Shahed — External Director
Tanvir is a junior from Kuwait majoring in Economics and minoring in Data Science. He wishes to pursue a career in finance and is deeply passionate about investing and observing trends in financial markets. In BRB, Tanvir wishes to deepen his knowledge about finance and economics, while actively participating in organizing events. In his free time, you can find him watching and playing sports — especially basketball and soccer — or just hanging out with friends.
Caroline Yee — Senior Graphic Designer
Caroline is a junior from Syracuse, NY studying Economics and Data Science. She joined BRB three semesters ago and has enjoyed being a part of the graphics team ever since. Outside of BRB, Caroline enjoys reading, painting, and eating and cooking all sorts of food. She loves drawing on her iPad and can’t wait to keep creating fire graphics this semester.
Dhruv Muralidhar — Senior Advisor
Originally from Metro Detroit, Dhruv is a senior in the Global Management Program, majoring in Business Administration and Political Science. He is a passionate public speaker who is interested in geopolitics and its intersection with business. After his tenures as President and Editor-in-Chief, Dhruv is excited to serve as Senior Advisor, helping foster a new crop of leaders. In his spare time, he enjoys trying new cuisines and building LEGOs. After graduation, as an advocate for social and economic justice, Dhruv plans on attending law school.