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Aayush is an Investor at Insight Partners, focusing on opportunities at the intersection of health and bio. While at Brown, he combined entrepreneurship and research, serving as Co-External Managing Director of Van Wickle Ventures and mentoring student founders through the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship. He also held roles as an Investment Analyst at MagpieX MedTech Accelerator and built post-investment management pipelines for VWV’s portfolio. Alongside his venture work, Aayush conducted computational neuroscience and machine learning research at Rhode Island Hospital, studying deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s patients and surgical outcomes in the Spinal Outcomes Lab, and served as a teaching assistant in both linear algebra and medical innovation.

Laysa is from Brazil and Massachusetts and concentrated in Business-Economics at Brown, with an interest in the intersection of profit, social good, and entrepreneurship education. She co-founded an initiative to establish an entrepreneurial bridge between Brazilian academia and the market, and is working with Beautiful Day, a Providence social enterprise helping refugees adjust to life in America. In her free time, you’ll find Laysa barbecuing with BRASA, playing soccer or club basketball, and watching beach sunsets.

Lillian is a senior from NYC concentrating in Business Economics. She has experience in bioacoustics research and in investment analysis at single-family offices, fueling her passion for sustainability and tech investing. On campus, she’s a Research Committee Analyst at Brown Investment Group, Finance Associate at The Brown Daily Herald, and Marketing Co-Chair for the Economics DUG. In her free time, she enjoys running and exploring Providence’s restaurant scene.

At Brown, Julia concentrated in Environmental Science and Business Economics. She is interested in startups, especially those working in the environmental space. Julia is the cofounder of Friend in Me, a nonprofit that connects kids with disabilities and student volunteers through Zoom. She also played for the Brown Women's Water Polo Team and was involved with EP and Scholars of Finance. She currently works as an Investment Banking Analyst at Bank of America. In her free time, she loves surfing, traveling, and trying new foods.

Alicia is a junior from Sharon, Massachusetts concentrating in Computer Science. She is primarily interested in the applications of tech in renewable energy generation and distribution. Aside from VWV, she's on the Advisory Committee on University Resources Management (ACURM) and she's a part of the Socially Responsible Investment Fund (SRIF) on campus. In her free time, you can find Alicia running/biking around Providence, exploring coffee spots, and photosynthesizing on the main green.

Viktor is an Analyst at Goldman Sachs in the Apex Group. From Brown, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics-Economics with a focus on Mathematical Finance. Outside the classroom, Viktor helped lead Van Wickle Ventures, BIG, and was an active Teaching Assistant across the MATH/ECON/ENGN departments.