Students

Tanya Aggarwal is the chair of the Wealth & Women initiative of the Alpha Challenge. During the summer she worked at Amgen Inc. at Thousand Oaks, California in the Finance & Strategy Leadership Development Program. In the spring of 2024, she participated in a project with White River Value advisors working on researching European equities. Before graduate school, Tanya worked in Forensic Auditing and Income Tax Litigation. She is from India and attended Ramjas College, Delhi University and is a Chartered Accountant.

Arya is a junior at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School studying business with a minor in public policy. She is an active member of Smart Women Securities and competes at intercollegiate stock pitches representing UNC.

Ryan is a second-year MBA student at UNC Kenan-Flagler, he serves as the 2024 Alpha Challenge Chair and the treasurer of the MBA program. He spent this past summer at Cambridge Associates in both San Francisco and Boston.

Tracy is a junior at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School majoring in business and minoring in Data Science & Public Policy. Her professionals interests are investment banking, private equity.

Rain is a junior at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School double majoring in Business Administration (AOE in Investment Management) and Economics; Minor in Data Science

Olivia is a junior from New Canaan, Connecticut studying business and statistics. Her interests are investment management and securities research after graduation. In her free time, she enjoys baking, hiking and puzzles.

Naomi is a junior from Spartanburg, South Carolina, studying business and music. She is the current president of Smart Women Securities at UNC and is interested in investment management. In her free time, she enjoys exploring new coffee shops and thrifting with friends.

Jake Melman-Rogers is the Investment Management Club’s Executive Vice President and Vice President of Outreach. During the summer of 2024, Jake worked as an MBA Associate at J.P. Morgan Private Bank in New York City where he will return as a Senior Associate in 2025. As a first year at UNC Kenan-Flagler, Jake’s team placed third in the Alpha Challenge Credit Competition. Additionally, Jake served as a liaison for the Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital club and for the Blue Cup, the annual athletic competition between the MBA programs at UNC and Duke.

Prior to pursuing his MBA, Jake held positions at multiple venture-backed tech startups and Venture Capital firms. He holds a BA from the University of Virginia and is a native of Washington D.C.

RJ is a senior at UNC studying economics, with a credential in quantitative financial economics. Last summer, he interned at Deloitte Corporate Finance as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst and will be returning back full-time after graduation.

Lucy is a junior majoring in Business Administration at UNC Kenan-Flagler.