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03-19-2025 18:30:00
03-19-2025 21:30:00
Europe/London
Global Networking Night: London
View more info at https://alumni.harvard.edu/programs-events/gnn/london
Please be sure to register if you haven't already. Royal Court Theatre Bar,
View more info at https://alumni.harvard.edu/programs-events/gnn/london
Please be sure to register if you haven't already. Royal Court Theatre Bar,
50-51 Sloane Square,
London,
SW1W 8AS,
United Kingdom
MM/DD/YYYY
Date
March 19, 2025
Time
6:30-9:30 p.m. GMT
Event Type
In-person
Calling all alumni in London, England!
Harvard alumni are coming together in cities around the world for a night of connection and community. Register now to reconnect with friends and classmates and expand your Harvard network. Connect your social media accounts to the guest list to more easily connect with other attendees before, during, and after the event.
Important: This event requires payment to attend (£7 for recent u-wide graduates within 3 years; £10 for all other Harvard alumni and guests). The price covers finger food. There will be a cash bar for drinks. Please click here to complete your registration for you and your guest. Be sure to use the same name for this registration site and for HCUK's payment site. Your registration is not complete until payment is received. If payment is not received by 12th March, you will be taken off the guest list to make room for others. You may only be admitted at the door upon payment of £20 and only if there is excess capacity.
Shared Interest Group (SIG) Ambassadors:
Phillips Brooks House Alumni Association
David Tang-Quan AB '15, david.tang-quan@post.harvard.edu
Who's Coming (124 + guests)
David Tang-Quan
’15
Harvard College
Career/field of interest:
Business
Innovation and business/venture-building
Maciej Dworniak
’02
Harvard Business School
Career/field of interest:
Investments
Aya Tanaka
’22
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Technical OfficerWHO
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
I’m an Ob/gyn and working as a technical officer in WHO HQ. I'm a wine sommelier, passionate about Burgundy wines.
Judit Ilona Gaspar
’24
Harvard Kennedy School
Career/field of interest:
International Affairs
Moving to London in March, I would love to connect with people interested or working in international affairs, international security and intelligence to expand my network and get a glimpse of the UK actors in these fields. As I am currently looking for a job, any leads would be much appreciated.
Lore Lippmann
Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
DCFOGreat Ormond Street NHS Foundation Trust
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Healthcare, Finance, Innovation, Clinical Entrepreneurship
Roy Chowdhury
’18
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Head of Light Microscopy FacilityUniversity of Cambridge
Career/field of interest:
Science
Science mostly, bit of banter and memories of Boston.
Shefali Khanna
’21
Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
LSE Fellow in Energy Economics and PolicyLSE
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
I conduct research in environmental economics, focusing on behaviour change interventions to reduce emissions from building energy use, transport, agriculture and food consumption. I am also an avid baker, hiker, runner and I am trying to get into biking in and around London. I would be keen to connect with like-minded individuals around career interests and hobbies. I am also interested in pursuing an additional degree in biodiversity and conservation.
Yusuf Tasli
’20
Harvard Business School
PrincipalBCG
Career/field of interest:
Consulting
Oscar Olsen
’24
Harvard College
Graduate studentCambridge university
Career/field of interest:
Environment
Anything!
Meredith Pong
’20
Harvard College
Career/field of interest:
Technology/IT
Nargiz Nasrullayeva
’16
Harvard Kennedy School
International Advisory Panel Member AIIB
Career/field of interest:
Energy
Angel Wang
’23
Harvard Business School
Chief of StaffAnise Health
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Toks Oyegunle
’08
Harvard Business School
CEOSAP Lyceum
Career/field of interest:
Technology/IT
Cybersecurity - Recruitment | Consultancy | Career Coaching
Thomas Kulalert
’15
Harvard College
Data ScienceMeta
Career/field of interest:
Technology/IT
Asset Yerali
’12
Harvard Kennedy School
PartnerNoorden Global
Career/field of interest:
Finance
Looking for network in investment banking and private equity
Edouard Aubry
’19
Harvard Kennedy School
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
Asha Tanwar
’21
Harvard Business School
Career/field of interest:
Finance
Also looking to meet other people in London (I moved here last year!) and those in finance as I am hoping to make a career transition within PE
Dragos Bugai
’20
Harvard College
Product ManagerKEY ESG
Career/field of interest:
Technology/IT
Sustainability tech! Otherwise very interested in talking about product manager opportunities.
Gregory Mackin
’07
Harvard Business School
Premius Capital
Career/field of interest:
Investments
Max Kwon
’16
Harvard Law School
Corporate Counsel AWS
Career/field of interest:
Technology/IT
Mohan Shekar
Harvard Business School
VP, Global Head - Industries & Advisory Services, Business AISAP
Career/field of interest:
Technology/IT
Alia Galadari
’24
Harvard Medical School
Consultant DermatologistDubai Health
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Sabeeha Quereshi
Harvard Kennedy School
Visiting ProfessorGWU
Career/field of interest:
International Affairs
Asha Haji
’11
Harvard Business School
VP OperationsMultiverse
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
Looking forward to meeting other alumni with similar interests in startups, education, and tech, but also just catching up generally on life here in London as an American expat.
Yuko Thomas
’92
Harvard College
Head of Investor RelationsTetragon Financial Group
Career/field of interest:
Investments
Haoyu Rao
’24
Harvard Law School
LawyerVolterra Fietta
Career/field of interest:
Law
Jhanelle Bisasor
’18
Harvard College
Associate (US)Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Career/field of interest:
Law
Ana Paula Bonner Septien
’23
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Career/field of interest:
Public Health
Nghia Nguyen
’26
Harvard College
Career/field of interest:
International Affairs
I am interested in connect with people working in public policy, international affairs, foreign policy, government and law.
Shabbar Sagarwala
’09
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Career/field of interest:
Architecture and Design
Reni Adadevoh
’06
Harvard Law School
SVP, Legal and Business AffairsWarner Music Group
Career/field of interest:
Law
Elina Leiviskä
’17
Harvard College
Postgraduate researcher
Career/field of interest:
Public Health
Ashleigh Gray
Harvard Business School
Managing DirectorOctopus Energy
Career/field of interest:
Energy
Lena Afeyan
Harvard College
Co-Founder
Career/field of interest:
Biotech
Ben Green
’20
Harvard Business School
FounderEchoAgent
Career/field of interest:
Technology/IT
AI
Grace Njunge
’15
Harvard College
Associate PartnerDalberg Advisors
Career/field of interest:
Consulting
Louise Baldwin
’20
Harvard Business School
FounderArchways
Career/field of interest:
Technology/IT
MK Kirigin
’17
Harvard Graduate School of Education
HR / Diversity & Inclusion
Career/field of interest:
hr_talent_acquisition
Anjli Amin
’20
Harvard Business School
Head of Strategy and Transformation Checkout.com
Career/field of interest:
Technology/IT
Bella Nesti
’24
Harvard College
PhD Student in Future Infrastructure and Built EnvironmentUniversity of Cambridge
Career/field of interest:
Environment
Anne Norton
Other Affiliate
Director of Development, London/EuropeHarvard University, FAS
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
Edoardo Gallo
’04
Harvard College
ProfessorUniversity of Cambridge
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
Maroof Mohsin
’16
Harvard Kennedy School
Visiting LecturerUCL, University of London
Career/field of interest:
Investments
Higher Education, Fintech, Impact, Public Policy
Roland Tan
’97
Harvard College
Career/field of interest:
Consulting
David McGregor
’21
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Bota Iliyas
’18
Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Career/field of interest:
Consulting
Grarmr Johnson
’95
Harvard Business School
FounderArmenian Gad and Power Enterprises (AGAPE)
Career/field of interest:
Energy
Life. Energy. Emerging markets.
Dominik Nieszporowski
’12
Harvard College
Portfolio Manager
Career/field of interest:
Investments
Georgios Spyridon Athanasopoulos
’14
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Senior computational designer Thornton Tomasetti CORE Studio
Career/field of interest:
Architecture and Design
Serge Sokolov
’22
Harvard University Extension School
Career/field of interest:
Research
Matthew de la Fuente
’12
Harvard Kennedy School
COOOdyn Network
Career/field of interest:
Digital
Data Centers, web3.
Erik Godard
’18
Harvard College
Citadel
Career/field of interest:
Finance
Haihao Liu
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Founder, Lead AI ResearcherTernity Education
Career/field of interest:
Research
BS MatSci and BA Math from Rice 2018. ML researcher at MIT from 2019 to 2022 as NSF PhD fellow. Passionate about education equity & reform. Building human-centric AI to democratize education for all!
Elena Griffin
’24
Harvard Business School
Career/field of interest:
Investments
Investment opportunities, Boards directorship
Samantha Jaffe
’23
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
ConsultantRabin Martin
Career/field of interest:
Consulting
Rebecca Gilmore
’12
Harvard College
Chief of StaffAnthesis
Career/field of interest:
Business
Impact Investment, Private Equity
Adam Hunt
’17
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
AnesthesiologistThe Royal Marsden
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Justin Farivari
’11
Harvard University Extension School
Senior Finance Analyst
Career/field of interest:
Finance
I'm an American living in London temporarily and would like to meet other Harvard alumni in the city.
Jennifer Anton
Harvard Business School
Chief Marketing OfficerInterim
Career/field of interest:
Fashion/Retail
Capital funding for luxury fashion projects, entrepreneurship, African business.
Katherine Hu
’23
Harvard Law School
Associate Kirkland & Ellis
Career/field of interest:
Law
Michael Sheren
’96
Harvard Kennedy School
Career/field of interest:
Environment
Mattias Rättzén
Harvard Law School
Simmons & Simmons
Career/field of interest:
Law
Individuals interested in AI technology and related legal issues (UK, EU, US and internationally), as well as those interested in intellectual property.
Also anyone who's into AI (from a technical side), innovation and entrepreneurship.
Ibiye Harry
’13
Harvard Business School
Career/field of interest:
Technology/IT
Marcela Sabino
’06
Harvard Kennedy School
Career/field of interest:
Venture Capital
I'm interested in connecting around Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Non-executive directorship and Board Work
Caroline Murphree
’13
Harvard Business School
VP InnovationUHG
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Coline McConville
’94
Harvard Business School
Non-Executive Director3i group
Career/field of interest:
Business
everything and anything
Kate Ma
’12
Harvard College
Career/field of interest:
Environment
Business and sustainability
Lamees Al-Ashtal
’01
Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
ConsultantGlobal executive search firm
Career/field of interest:
Consulting
Leon Pacini
Harvard Law School
DirectorTeseo Capital
Career/field of interest:
Finance
Family offices networking / coinvestments
Sports management
Luxury brands
Safia Tmiri
’14
Harvard Kennedy School
CEOAlfanar venture philanthropy
Career/field of interest:
Non Profits
Rodrigo Romero Hidalgo
’11
Harvard Law School
Career/field of interest:
Law
Carolyn Gibson
’92
Harvard College
Lead Advisor, Direct Giving
Career/field of interest:
Writing/Publishing/Journalism
International development, poverty eradication
Laura Franses
’05
Harvard Business School
Career/field of interest:
Media
Michelle Bowman
’02
Harvard College
COOSingulier
Career/field of interest:
Business
Non-profit board opportunities
Start-up / professional services operations
Private Equity
Larona Somolekae
’12
Harvard Law School
Career/field of interest:
Law
Looking to connect with people in the legal, finance and banking sectors.
Joshua McTaggart
’13
Harvard College
CEOTheatres Trust
Career/field of interest:
Performing and Visual Arts
I am looking to connect with those working in the arts and culture sector, those wishing to become philanthropists and supporters of UK theatres, or those working in NGO/non-profits/public sector.
Marcus Wang
’04
Harvard College
Operating PartnerR2C Capital
Career/field of interest:
Venture Capital
Executive leveraging nearly two decades of cross-sector experience to drive transformation and scale companies globally in precision medicine, digital health, and sustainability. Successfully founded and sold a precision medicine company, ZytoGen Global Genetics Institute. Launched and led Under Armour's presence in China. Currently serving as Operating Partner for R2C Capital, a venture studio, and as a State Health Commissioner for the Maryland Health Care Commission in the US. Recently moved to London with my family, and looking forward to meeting great people.
Marisa Steinmetz
’18
Harvard Graduate School of Education
FounderGamechangers Academy
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
I'm passionate about 21st century education reform & workforce readiness. I offer future-oriented career readiness & STEM bootcamps (both for-profit and non-profit), and am hence looking to connect with anyone from the below stakeholders who are interested in learning more and exploring collaborations:
- Secondary Schools & Universities
- Nonprofits & Foundations
- Parents of Teens / Parent Associations
- (Pre-)Seed Investors (for a software version of my currently analogue product)
dylan Bourguignon
’07
Harvard Business School
CEODEABEA
Career/field of interest:
Finance
Ideally meet people in insurance sector but happy to just meet new and interesting people
Sarah Mortell
’25
Harvard Kennedy School
Career/field of interest:
Technology/IT
I'm an Irish MPA student at the Kennedy School with a concentration in AI and Emerging Technology Policy. Prior to HKS, I was Chief of Staff to Sir Tim Berner's Lee, and I'm interested in tech roles based in London post graduation (May 2025).
Nemo Shi
’22
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Co-FounderMIT Reality Hack Founders Lab
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
Startup, Entrepreneurial Study, AI/XR Tech
Bhekinkosi Sibanda
’17
Harvard College
College CounsellorACS International Schools
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
London outdoors
Social events
Community outreach
Dhwani Shah
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Career/field of interest:
Technology/IT
Yohann Sequeira
’17
Harvard College
Project ManagerDalberg Advisors
Career/field of interest:
Philanthropy
Rachel Drapper
’21
Harvard Business School
Senior Commercial ManagerKoru Kids
Career/field of interest:
Business
Founders, Startups, Gender equity, Advocacy, Parental Leave
Siddhant Singh
’11
Harvard College
VP GrowthAirwallex
Career/field of interest:
Digital
Media, Fintech, Consumer Healthcare
Alex Michaelides
’93
Harvard College
Professor of financeImperial College Business School
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
Sthembile Nkabinde
’22
Harvard Business School
Career/field of interest:
Private Equity
Private Equity
Venture Capital
Investing in Africa
Ajan Reginald
’17
Harvard Business School
CEO
Career/field of interest:
Biotech
Victoria Harris
’00
Harvard College
Managing Director JP Morgan
Career/field of interest:
Finance
Kinga Huzarski
’00
Harvard Kennedy School
Head of Authorisations Policy Bank of England
Career/field of interest:
Finance
Dilip Sampath
’18
Harvard Business School
CEOAprofyle Technologies Ltd
Career/field of interest:
Software
Building vertical AI agent software. Angel investments, Hiring technologists in UK.
Elli Exarchopoulou
’19
Harvard Business School
Associate DirectorEli Lilly
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Kevin Benson
’90
Harvard College
Career/field of interest:
Finance
Voon Lai
’99
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Managing Director Bricks & Peops
Career/field of interest:
Real Estate
Real Estate, Investments and wine tasting
Makoto Kuroda
’05
Harvard College
Executive DirectorGoldman Sachs
Career/field of interest:
Finance
Kelsey DeJesus
’17
Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Career/field of interest:
Business
I have a bachelors and masters in Computer and Electrical Engineering. I’m a McKinsey Alumni from the Boston and New York City office. I just completed my MBA at Oxford. I’m looking to move into working at Google or into the film entertainment space.
Christina Hinton
’12
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Founder and CEOResearch Schools International
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
George Kountouris
Harvard Business School
Director Prodea Investments
Career/field of interest:
Real Estate
Chi Zhang
’24
Harvard Business School
CEONeurWold
Career/field of interest:
Technology/IT
AI
Paula del Rey Puech
’19
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Career/field of interest:
Public Health
Sandra Danso-Bamfo
’15
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Healthcare, Travel
Maria Stavridou
’23
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Head of Vaccine SupplyUK Health Security Agency
Career/field of interest:
Public Health
Interests: Global Health - International Development - International Relations - Healthcare - Economics
Hobbies: Travelling
Additional degrees: MSc Economics; BSc Economics
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