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03-25-2026 18:30:00
03-25-2026 21:00:00
America/Toronto
Global Networking Night: Toronto
View more info at https://alumni.harvard.edu/programs-events/gnn/toronto
Please be sure to register if you haven't already. Duke of York Pub,
View more info at https://alumni.harvard.edu/programs-events/gnn/toronto
Please be sure to register if you haven't already. Duke of York Pub,
39 Prince Arthur Ave,
Toronto,
ON,
M5R 1B2,
Canada
MM/DD/YYYY
Date
March 25, 2026
Time
6:30-9:00 p.m. EDT
Event Type
In-person
Calling all alumni in Toronto, Canada!
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.
Please note, GNN: Toronto is for Harvard alumni. This invitation is open to you personally and does not include extra non-alumni guests.
Who's Coming (80 + guests)
Chiun Lee
’27
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Career/field of interest:
Technology/IT
Arezu Riahi
’21
Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Career/field of interest:
Consulting
Fanyi Meng
’23
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Plastic surgeonWilliam Osler Health System
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Healthcare, tech, social entrepreneurship
Kamlesh Thakkar
’16
Harvard Business School
CEOAuropharma
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Networking
Sonja Vangjeli
’16
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Senior Urban DesignerCity of Toronto
Career/field of interest:
Architecture and Design
I'd love to connect around sustainability and climate resilience initiatives, and hear your thoughts about the quality of Toronto's urban development, parks and public space. I also love to play volleyball and cycle and would love to find a new cycling club and volleyball team for the upcoming season.
Arooj Naveed Haq
’21
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Senior Consultant, Strategy & PartnershipsCAMH
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Anja Jaksic
’15
Harvard Business School
Sr Director Business DevelopmentVerizon
Career/field of interest:
Entertainment
Humad Ali
’23
Harvard University Extension School
Head of Technical ConsultingBasis
Career/field of interest:
Technology/IT
Meet local Harvard alumni, have some engaging conversations, get to know people, and make friends.
Elvin Aliev
’24
Harvard Kennedy School
Senior Adviser Ontario Ministry of Economic Development
Career/field of interest:
Government
Alfred Zhang
’28
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Senior Product Designer
Career/field of interest:
Technology/IT
Product designer with 5 years across e-commerce, fintech, and big tech. Exploring how design can co-author with technology at the system level. Excited to connect around design, AI, and shaping humane tech systems.
Theji Jayaratne
’18
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Career/field of interest:
Investments
Looking to connect around investing— asset allocation and asset location strategies, risk minimization in times of uncertainty, and to hopefully discover that something I and many people believe is true about investing is in fact false.
Matt Kavaler
Harvard College
Professor University of Toronto
Career/field of interest:
Art
Hesham Gaafar
’21
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Consultant World Bank
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Cecilia Xu
’25
Harvard Business School
Managing Principle GT Global Advisory
Career/field of interest:
Real Estate
Mario Paz
Harvard University Extension School
Business Intelligence & AnalyticsRFA Bank of Canada
Career/field of interest:
Finance
Chavelk De Los Santos
’23
Harvard University Extension School
Senior Director, Marketing and EventsAutoLeap
Career/field of interest:
Business
I’m currently a Senior Director of Marketing at a SaaS company, where I lead growth initiatives across digital marketing, client strategy, and revenue operations. I also co-own an education consultancy in Canada for international students.
My interests are Tech entrepreneurship, marketing, and revenue operations. I enjoy building businesses, scaling services, and working on projects with global talent.
I’m originally from the Dominican Republic, and have been in Canada for 7 years.
Outside of work, I enjoy travelling, spending time with family, going to concerts and shows and doing Pilates.
I’m looking forward to connecting with fellow alumni who are working in entrepreneurship, tech, and marketing, exchanging ideas, and learning from others’ career paths and experiences.
Haoyi Wang
’22
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
Ruth Silver
’07
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Founder & PrincipalGroundswell
Career/field of interest:
Consulting
Service Design, Strategy
Adam Novack
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Director
Career/field of interest:
Architecture and Design
Hayden Wang
’24
Harvard Law School
AssociateCozen O’Connor
Career/field of interest:
Law
Anna Su
’13
Harvard Law School
Career/field of interest:
Law
Brynn Winegard
’23
Harvard Medical School
EducatorDrBrynn.com
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
DELNAZ YERKANGIAN
’05
Harvard Graduate School of Design
PrincipalALEPH BAU LTD.
Career/field of interest:
Architecture and Design
Jill Neptune
’25
Harvard Medical School
Clinic Supervisor Canadian Blood Services
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Career Growth and Development
Zhenting Mao
Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Career/field of interest:
Research
Hope Latta
’24
Other Affiliate
Career/field of interest:
Private Equity
Christopher DiCarlo
Harvard College
Senior ResearcherConvergence Analysis
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
Interests in Artificial Intelligence.
Alessia Vettese
’19
Harvard Business School
FounderElle Ventures
Career/field of interest:
Business
Gerhard Dashi
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
PhysicianSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Career/field of interest:
Medicine
Gaurav Kumar Singh
’22
Harvard Business School
Career/field of interest:
Private Equity
Sandra Danso-Bamfo
’15
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Sakusen Ltd
Career/field of interest:
Public Health
Rick Blickstead
’07
Other Affiliate
Harvard Club of Toronto
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Noel Desautels
Harvard Business School
RecruiterDesautels Consulting
Career/field of interest:
Consulting
Elina Maatta
’25
Harvard Medical School
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Dori Aspuru-Takata
’96
Harvard College
Enrolment (Admissions, Financial Assistance, Outreach)The Bishop Strachan School
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
Nonprofits, youth development, performing arts, (novice) recreational cycling
Nadia Ivanova
’25
Harvard Medical School
CPOSparrow BioAcoustics
Career/field of interest:
Technology/IT
Matt Desruisseaux
’07
Harvard College
PhysicianSleepDoc.ca
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
saumay kumar
’25
Harvard Medical School
Partner Telereads
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Innovation, platform-building, and strategic growth through technology and M&A.
Cecilia Xu
’25
Harvard Business School
Managing PrincipalGT Global Advisory
Career/field of interest:
Business
Boris Tsimerinov
’17
Harvard Business School
CEOSemper8
Career/field of interest:
Finance
David` Laird
Harvard Business School
Career/field of interest:
Business
Wendy Feldman
Harvard Kennedy School
President Harvard Club of Toronto
Career/field of interest:
Government
Aman Singhvi
’16
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Technology LeadSJ Group
Career/field of interest:
Technology/IT
Kimia Sorouri
’22
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
OB/GYN Resident Physician
Career/field of interest:
Medicine
Jonathan Alderson
’02
Harvard Graduate School of Education
CEOHealth Innovation Platform Inc
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
Tech start up
Ahzam Ahmed
’25
Harvard Business School
Career/field of interest:
Venture Capital
Medha Patki
’22
Harvard Kennedy School
Career/field of interest:
Technology/IT
Responsible innovation, AI policy, AI adoption/enablement, AI governance, etc.
Dennis Haraszko
’07
Harvard Kennedy School
ConsultantIndependent
Career/field of interest:
Investments
Shifting the focus of my career from philanthropy to impact investing. Would love to connect with folks to discuss the ways impact investing can succeed where philanthropy fails, and vice versa.
Paul Bamford
’93
Harvard College
Career/field of interest:
Performing and Visual Arts
Investment Management, Acting, A.I.
Sheliza Jamal
’18
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Executive DirectorCurated Leadership
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
Entrepreneurship, education, and consulting
Gabby Gooding
’21
Harvard University Extension School
Director, Advisor Development CI Financial
Career/field of interest:
Finance
Adil Kodian
’24
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Executive Vice President Rohit Group
Career/field of interest:
Real Estate
Residential and commercial Real estate in Canada.
Marilyn Butler
’81
Harvard College
Pediatric SurgeonSickKids Hospital
Career/field of interest:
Medicine
Jason Humeniuk
’25
Harvard University Extension School
PresidentKC Finnegan Inc.
Career/field of interest:
Finance
Christina Schweitzer
’23
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Trauma Surgery Fellow, General SurgeonUniversity of Toronto
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
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