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34 Northwestern University alumni started a company in stealth in the last 15 weeks.

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Shirley Xie

Co-Founder
Left
Crimson Education
Director of VIP Sales & Business Development
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Director of VIP Sales & Business Development at Crimson Education2020-2026 · left Mar 2026
  • Program Manager at SVIEF2018-2019
  • Founder at Serial Chiller Co.2017-2018
  • Relationship Manager at Bank of America2016-2016
  • Marketing Strategist at Opti2015-2015
  • Strategy Consultant Intern at Capgemini2015-2015
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityMBA
  • INSEADMBA
  • University of TorontoBA

Alfan Hendro

Co-Founder
Left
Traveloka
Chief Operating Officer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Chief Operating Officer at Traveloka2014-2022 · left Dec 2022
  • Founder at VoucherHotel2012-2014
  • Founder at SG House2009-2010
  • Risk Analyst at Standard Chartered2006-2009
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityMBA
  • University of WollongongBachelor's
  • Guanghua School of Management, Peking UniversityMBA

Deeya Burman

Co-founder & COO
Left
Ginkgo Bioworks
Associate Director, Business Development and Marketing
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Associate Director, Business Development and Marketing at Ginkgo Bioworks2020-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • Graduate Student Researcher - Dunlop Lab at Boston University College of Engineering2019-2020
  • Commercial Operations & Strategy Intern at Ginkgo Bioworks2020-2020
  • Product Manager at Kinnek2014-2017
  • Strategy & Operations Consultant at Deloitte2012-2014
  • Student at Northwestern University2008-2012
  • Marketing Intern at InterbrandHealth2011-2011
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityBA
  • Boston UniversityMS
  • London School of Economics (LSE)BS

Sergio Shkurovich

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
WhiteSwell
Vice President Clinical Affairs
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Vice President Clinical Affairs at WhiteSwell2024-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Sr. Medical Affairs Lead at Syneos Health2020-2024
  • Principal at MedTech Consulting Services2020-2020
  • Vice President Global Clinical and Regulatory Affairs at V-Wave Ltd2016-2019
  • Sr. Director, Closed Loop Programs at Medtronic2013-2015
  • General Manager, New Ventures at Micro Solutions Enterprises2012-2013
  • Sr. Director, Clinical-Systems Engineering at St. Jude Medical2001-2012
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityPhD
  • Northwestern UniversityMBA
  • Northwestern UniversityMaster's

Deblina Roy

Founder
Left
OSCOWL ai
Data Analyst
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Data Analyst at OSCOWL ai2024-2025 · left Feb 2025
  • Teaching Associate at SchoolCrop2023-2024
  • Biology Specialist at Chegg Inc.2022-2023
  • Junior Research Fellow at Indian Institute of Chemical Biology2020-2023
  • Summer Internship at Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata2018-2018
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityMTech
  • Calcutta University, KolkataBachelor's
  • St.Xavier's College, KolkataMaster's

David Riche

Founder
Left
Cypress
Founder / CEO
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Founder / CEO at Cypress2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Product Lead / Director, Food & Beverage at Block2023-2026
  • Product Manager, Quickbooks Live at Intuit2020-2023
  • Strategy & Operations at LinkedIn2018-2019
  • Product Lead, Loyalty at Grubhub2016-2018
  • Analyst at SS&C Eze2014-2016
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityMBA
  • Northwestern UniversityMS
  • Stanford University

Amanda Short

Co-Founder
Left
Google
Director, Global TV Platform Partnerships
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Director, Global TV Platform Partnerships at Google2022-2025 · left Mar 2025
  • Director, Partnerships at Netflix2018-2021
  • Vice President, Partnerships at Apartment List2017-2018
  • Partnerships Finance, Strategy & Analytics at Netflix2013-2017
  • Strategy & Operations Consulting at Deloitte2007-2013
  • Strategic Planning & Business Development at Mattel, Inc.2011-2011
  • Volunteer Consultant at TechnoServe2010-2010
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityMBA
  • Boston CollegeBS

Anshuman Dash

Founder
Left
Strategy&
Senior Associate Intern
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Associate Intern at Strategy&2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Founder's Office (Pre-MBA Internship) at Sliq Pay2025-2025
  • Consultant at EY2021-2025
  • Summer Intern - Deals Advisory at PwC India2020-2020
  • Intern - Business Strategy at Urban Company2019-2019
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityMBA
  • Delhi UniversityBA

Hiral Sanghavi

Founder & CEO
Left
TRAMORA LLC
Founder & CEO
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Founder & CEO at TRAMORA LLC2024-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Founder & CEO at Ineffable Brands2021-2023
  • Interim CEO & Head of BauBax (post acquisition) at Jamiak Inc.2020-2021
  • Founder & CEO at BauBax Lifestyle LLC2015-2020
  • MBA (Dropout) at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management2014-2015
  • Founder & CEO at Technophilia2007-2014
  • Founder & CEO at Robo-Kriti2005-2007
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityMBA
  • University of MumbaiBE
  • Vivekanand Education Society's Institute Of Technology

Ryan A.

Founder
Left
Global Lives Project
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at Global Lives Project2024-2026 · left Apr 2026
  • Student Researcher at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business2024-2026
  • Technical Project Lead at Second Front2025-2025
  • Lead UI/UX Designer at Haas Business Student Association (HBSA)2024-2024
  • Software Engineer at Global Lives Project2024-2024
  • Product & Software Developer Extern at Snap Inc.2024-2024
  • President at KORAFF.org2018-2022
Education
  • Northwestern University
  • UC BerkeleyBachelor's
  • The Overlake School

Joshua Moses

Founder
Left
Intrepid Investment Bankers
Managing Director
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Managing Director at Intrepid Investment Bankers2022-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Managing Director at Vaquero Capital2018-2022
  • Managing Director at First Analysis2012-2018
  • Associate at Lincoln International2010-2012
  • Owner at Odysseus Advisors2009-2010
  • Vice President at Davis Capital, LLC2009-2010
  • Corporate Finance Associate at William Blair2008-2009
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityMBA
  • University of ChicagoAB

Mohit V

Founder
Left
ETS Labs - A Company of Etech Global Services
Machine Learning Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Machine Learning Engineer at ETS Labs - A Company of Etech Global Services2024-2025 · left Jul 2025
  • Machine Learning Engineer at EG Allied Pvt. Ltd.2024-2024
  • Data Scientist II at ALLEN Digital2023-2024
  • Data Scientist at Doubtnut2023-2024
  • Data Science Trainer at Intellipaat2022-2023
  • Data Scientist at ALLEN Digital2022-2023
  • Data Scientist at Doubtnut2022-2023
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityMS
  • School of Computer Engineering, KIIT DUBTech
  • Rustamji Institute of Technology, Border Security Force (BSF) Academy, Tekanpur, Gwalior 474005

A-T Schneider

co-founder
Left
Max Ventures Mallorca
Chief Investment Officer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Chief Investment Officer at Max Ventures Mallorca2026-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Principal at ProgressMaker®2024-2025
  • Associate Partner at AdEx Partners2022-2023
  • Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer at Realm Labs | CONTEXT2021-2022
  • VP & Head of Business Development at Solaris SE2018-2021
  • Assistant Vice President: M&A - Advisory & Execution at Commerzbank AG2011-2018
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityMBA
  • Northwestern UniversityMBA
  • HULT International Business School (former Arthur D. Little School of Management)MS

Marc Alexander Cordero

Co-Founder
Left
Ministry of Education of Spain
North American Language & Culture Assistant (Grant Recipient)
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • North American Language & Culture Assistant (Grant Recipient) at Ministry of Education of Spain2024-2025 · left Jun 2025
  • Senior Partnership Marketing Associate at Hamster Garage2023-2024
  • Marketing Consultant for Whistlestick Press through Northwestern IMC at Northwestern University Medill School2022-2022
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityBachelor's
  • The George Washington UniversityMaster's
  • Saint Ignatius College Prep

Andrew Johnston

Founder
Left
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Summer Associate
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Summer Associate at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP2026-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Summer Associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz2026-2026
  • Implementation Manager at Flexport2023-2024
  • Program Manager at Shopify2022-2023
  • Program Manager at Deliverr Inc.2019-2022
Education
  • Northwestern University
  • University of PennsylvaniaMBA
  • University of PennsylvaniaJD

Kezhen Chen

Co-Founder
Left
Meta
Research Scientist
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Research Scientist at Meta2024-2025 · left Sep 2025
  • Staff Research Scientist at Together AI2024-2024
  • AI Research Scientist at X, The Moonshot Factory2022-2024
  • PHD Student at Northwestern University2016-2022
  • Research Engineer at Microsoft2019-2021
  • Research Assistant at University of Rochester2014-2016
  • Big red Hackathon at Cornell University2014-2014
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityPhD
  • University of RochesterBachelor's

Andrei Danilov

Co-Founder
Left
JSC AtomStroyExport
Head of Legal Department
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Head of Legal Department at JSC AtomStroyExport2024-2024 · left Oct 2024
  • Co-Founder / Chief Strategy Officer at Incremint2017-2018
  • Partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP2004-2012
  • Senior Associate at Latham & Watkins2002-2004
  • Senior Associate, Associate at Allen & Overy1997-2002
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityLLM
  • Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) MFA Russia MGIMO
  • Northwestern University

Sam Zajczenko

Founder & Disruptor
Left
Progress Rail, A Caterpillar Company
Design and Project Manager
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Design and Project Manager at Progress Rail, A Caterpillar Company2026-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Member at Theta Tau - Kappa Chapter2023-2026
  • Team Member at Ghost Electric Motorcycles2025-2026
  • Mechanical Engineering Intern at American Honda Motor Company, Inc.2025-2025
  • DFM Engineer at Sony Honda Mobility2025-2025
  • Mechanical Engineering Student at L'SPACE Program2025-2025
  • Engineering Intern at Yaskawa America, Inc. - Drives & Motion Division2025-2025
Education
  • Northwestern University
  • University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBE
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College

Vered Bar Bracha

Founder
Left
Intel
Senior Principal Engineer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Senior Principal Engineer at Intel2018-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Director of the Board at MICRON3DP - High Resolution Glass 3D Printing2015-2018
  • Principal Engineer at Intel2012-2018
  • Principal eng. at Qualcomm2007-2012
  • WUSB project manager at Wisair2004-2007
  • Director of VLSI at Crescendo Networks2003-2004
  • HW manager at Radiotel1998-2002
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityEMBA
  • Tel Aviv UniversityBS

Damo V.

Co-Founder
Left
SuperOps
Vice President of Products
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Vice President of Products at SuperOps2023-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Sr Director of Product Management at Zeta2020-2022
  • Head of Industry Solutions at FortressIQ2019-2020
  • Vice President, Digital at Genpact2016-2019
  • Director, Digital Ecosystems and Products at Cognizant2012-2016
  • Deployment Program Manager at Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company)2009-2012
  • Technical Lead and Program Manager - Wireless Broadband at Motorola Networks2005-2009
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityMBA
  • CPO Accelerator
  • University of Illinois ChicagoMS

Edgar V.

CEO/Co-Founder
Left
Bank of America
Global Risk Summer Analyst
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Global Risk Summer Analyst at Bank of America2025-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Co-President Cornell Chapter at ALPFA Inc - Association of Latino Professionals For America2024-2026
  • Legislative Intern at U.S. House of Representatives2025-2025
  • Co-Leader Creator Corps at Project Unloaded2023-2025
  • VP of Marketing at ALPFA Inc - Association of Latino Professionals For America2024-2024
  • Public Policy Leadership Conference at Harvard Kennedy School2024-2024
  • Political and Coalitions & Finance Assistant at 2024 Democratic National Convention Committee2024-2024
Education
  • Northwestern University
  • Cornell UniversityGoverment
  • Intrinsic Schools

Venk P.

Founder
Left
UCLA Extension
Course Instructor
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Course Instructor at UCLA Extension2026-2026 · left Mar 2026
  • Producer, Lead Actor at Khrisp Entertainment2021-2022
  • Film & TV Development at Automatik2022-2022
  • Producer and Host at Failure is Funny with Venk Potula2020-2021
  • Endeavor Summer Series (Participant) at Endeavor2020-2020
  • Co-Creator of Masala Jones Comedy Fiction Podcast at Khrisp Entertainment2019-2019
  • Assistant Editor at Zambezi2016-2017
Education
  • Northwestern University
  • Chapman UniversityMBA
  • Chapman UniversityMaster's

Tae Lee

Founder
Left
Turbo AI
Head of Growth
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Head of Growth at Turbo AI2024-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Sandwich Artist at Subway2024-2024
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityBA

Vivian Chang

Founder
Left
GNC
Vice President Ecommerce
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Vice President Ecommerce at GNC2024-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • Head of Marketing, Direct to Consumer at The Clorox Company2019-2024
  • Senior Director of Marketing at Plated2018-2019
  • Digital Marketing Director at RetailMeNot2011-2018
  • Senior Search Marketing Specialist at nFusion Group2010-2011
  • Senior Paid Search Consultant at Apogee Search2006-2010
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityMBA
  • The University of Texas at AustinBachelor's

Maximilian Bittner

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
Vestiaire Collective
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Chairman/Chief Executive Officer at Vestiaire Collective2019-2025 · left Sep 2025
  • Senior Advisor at Alibaba Group2018-2021
  • Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Lazada2012-2018
  • Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company2007-2012
  • Secondment from McKinsey at 3i Group plc2011-2011
  • Analyst at Morgan Stanley2002-2005
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityMBA
  • University College London (UCL)BS
  • University College London (UCL)BA

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