Connect One-on-one with a UCLA EMBAssador
We encourage you to explore the list of UCLA-NUS EMBAssadors below and select 1-2 individuals that you would like to connect with via a 30-minute phone call.
You can use the arrows to sort the columns to find your best match. Click on the UCLA-NUS EMBAssador name to view their full profile and complete a brief form to initiate an email introduction.
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Name
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Class Year
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Current Industry
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Current Company
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Current Function
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Primary Residence while in EMBA (City, State/Country)
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Current Residence (City, State/Country)
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| Ajit Singh | 2012 | Financial Services | United Overseas Bank | Finance - Analysis/Investments | Singapore | Singapore |
| Bessie Chu | 2022 | High Tech - Other | Cape Privacy | Marketing - Product Management | New York, CA | New York, CA |
| Brandon Marsowicz | 2017 | Aerospace | General Atomics | General Management | San Diego, CA | San Diego, CA |
| Brian Wollak | 2018 | High Tech - Hardware | Alcatel Lucent Enterprise | General Management | Jurupa Valley, CA | Jurupa Valley, CA |
| Catherine Johnson | 2011 | Entertainment | Warner Bros | Marketing - Brand Management | Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles, CA |
| Christie Dang | 2022 | Marketing | Marketing - Advertising | Singapore | Singapore | |
| Claudionor Dias | 2022 | Software | WalkMe | Marketing - Sales | West Chester, PA | West Chester, PA |
| Connie Brooks | 2023 | Medicine/Pharma/Biotech | Sterigenics | General Management | Fullerton, CA | Fullerton, CA |
| Denis Donnelly | 2019 | High Tech - Other | VMware | General Management | Singapore | Singapore |
| Dmitrii Filippov | 2022 | High Tech - Multimedia Products | SPB TV | Business Development | Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation | Ljubljana, Slovania |
| Ihab Shahawi | 2010 | Non-Profit/Social Impact | Patterns Behavioral Services, Inc. | Founder/Owner | Woodland Hills, CA | Arcadia, CA |
| Ivan Zhou | 2022 | Advertising | The Trade Desk | Business Development | Singapore | Singapore |
| Jeffrey Nah | 2015 | Financial Services - VC/PE | JN Capital & Growth Advisory | Founder/Owner | Singapore | Singapore |
| Joe Tartoni | 2022 | Financial Services - Diversified | Acture LLC | Other | Danville, CA | San Francisco, CA |
| Joeri Gianotten | 2011 | Consulting | AccelerAsia | Founder/Owner | Singapore | Singapore |
| Karthik Chellaperumal | 2022 | Medicine/Pharma/Biotech | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Strategic Planning | Portland, OR | Santa Clara, CA |
| Lander Isasi | 2015 | Retail | 6ixty 8ight | General Management | Singapore | Hong Kong |
| Lelian Tan | 2022 | Other | Shopandbox Pte Ltd | General Management | Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles, CA |
| Ljupco Fidanovski | 2016 | Consulting | E3 Management Solutions | Consulting | Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles, CA |
| Mark Nguyen | 2014 | Marketing | Planet LA Records | Founder/Owner | Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles, CA & New York, NY |
| Matthew Festo | 2012 | High Tech - Other |
Intrinsic |
General Management | San Francisco, CA | Singapore |
| Melvin Chua | 2022 | Healthcare Services | Sengkang General Hospital | Healthcare/Health Management | Singapore | Singapore |
| Natasha Humphries | 2022 | Computer Related Services | Adobe | General Management | Santa Clara, CA | Palo Alto, CA |
| Niten Kapadia | 2016 | Fashion/Clothing | FARFETCH | General Management | Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles, CA |
| Omar Higgs | 2022 | Education | UCLA | Other | Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles, CA |
| Prasanna Annamalai | 2022 | Software | PayPal | Engineering | Chennai, India | Chennai, India |
| Ryan Nelson | 2022 | Government - Military | ESC Pacific | Engineering | Onna Village, Japan | Onna Village, Japan |
| So Yeon Kim | 2022 | Computer Related Services | Salesforce | General Management | Singapore | Singapore |
| Srini Turlapati | 2022 | High Tech - Consumer Products | Global Payments Inc | General Management | Denver, CO | Denver, CO |
| Suresh Manwani | 2019 | Software | Sutherland Global | Marketing - Sales | Edison, NJ | Edison, NJ |
| Vincent Tangkilisan | 2022 | Other | Vincent's Visions | Founder/Owner | Los Angeles, CA | Santiago, Chile |
| William Hwang | 2022 | Healthcare Services | National Cancer Centre Singapore | Healthcare/Health | Singapore | Singapore |
| Won-Ki Kim | 2022 | Financial Services - Investment Banking | TD Securities, The Toronto-Dominion Bank | Finance - Investment Banking | Singapore | Singapore |
| Yanglin Mok | 2023 | Medicine/Pharma/Biotech | Merck | General Management | Singapore | Singapore |
UCLA-NUS EMBA Alumni In the News
Dr. Marissa Vasquez (’18)
Dr. Marissa Vasquez (’18), Sports Medicine Senior Physician at UCLA Health, is a pioneer for women in sports medicine as she joins the Los Angeles Dodgers as their new lead physician.
AJ Harris ('20)
AJ Harris ('20), VP and Controller of the NBA Los Angeles Lakers is responsible for modernizing the Lakers accounting and finance function.
Brandon Baker ('21)
Brandon Baker ('21), Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service in Los Angeles will oversee security for the Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles next year.
Mark Weinstock ('19)
Mark Weinstock ('19), Executive Vice President and General Counsel of California Commerical Investment Companies (CCI), utilizes his background as an experienced real estate investor and business owner to preserve affordable housing.
Elisia Flores ('14)
Elisia Flores ('14) continues the family business and legacy as the CEO of L&L Hawaiian Barbecue.
Ben Hemminger ('18)
Ben Hemminger ('18), Co-Owner and CEO of Fashionphile, transforms the luxury resale market by turning luxury authentication into a science.
Greg Coleman ('20)
Greg Coleman ('20) joins Amazon Studios as Global Head of Franchise Marketing and will lead Amazon's marketing team dedicated to fantasy and sci-fi originals for both series and films.