Entries by shabira Jaffer

Aaron Chien

  Biography: Since high school, Aaron has shown an interest in economics. He enjoyed the critical thinking and analysis of business decisions and strategy, how different components of both individual and international businesses interacted and how it was this one big complicated system. The theories he learned gave him a new way of thinking and […]

Anthony Ngo

  Biography: Anthony Ngo is a second generation Vietnamese American from Orange County. He graduated from Trabuco Hills High School with academic distinction before attending UCLA. He has an academic interest in economics, philosophy, and anthropology. His hobbies include reading, creative writing, and hiking. Anthony takes distinct pride in his heritage and culture. He wishes […]

Haig Simitian

  Biography: Haig Simitian is a fourth-year student at the University of California, Los Angeles, majoring in Business Economics with a minor in Accounting. Born and raised in Glendale, California, Haig enjoys spending his time playing pickleball, going to the gym, and trying new restaurants. His coursework has provided him with a well-rounded breadth of […]

Jacob Banuelos

  Biography: Jacob Banuelos is a driven fourth-year Business Economics major. He was raised in Calabasas, California, and is pursuing a career in the Financial Services industry as a Wealth Manager and Analyst. Currently, Jacob has been involved on campus by volunteering with Volunteer Income Tax Assistance at UCLA and working at University Credit Union […]

Lydia Sun

  Biography: Lydia Sun was born in China to a family of local farmers. She grew up in a small village and learned the value of hard work and kindness. She left her village in order to get higher education. In 2018 Lydia moved to America, and she attended community college as well as worked […]

Yohann Byun

  Biography: Yohann Byun is a 4th-year Economics major and Accounting minor student at UCLA. He’s passionate about pursuing a career in accounting/finance as he accrued experience both in finance and accounting through internships at Citi and EY. Through the internship experience, he found interest in public accounting and financial statement analysis which he seeks […]

Sasha Zhang

  Biography: Sasha Zhang is a rising third-year majoring in Business Economics with a minor in Data Science Engineering. On campus, she is a member of 180 Degrees Consulting, the world’s largest volunteer consultancy for nonprofits and social enterprises, where she currently serves as the Director of Consulting Connect. Consulting Connect is a subgroup of […]

Lawrence Tooley

  Biography: Lawrence is a rising senior majoring in Business Economics with a minor in Accounting. He participated in chess club and Greek life on campus. He was born in Kingston upon Thames, a smaller town about 10 miles from London. After three years in England, his family moved to Bordeaux in the south west […]

Iris Shi

  Biography: Iris is an uprising third-year Economics major also pursuing a second major in Linguistics & Computer Science. She has held a wide variety of policy and legal writing experiences, from writing for the Daily Bruin and BLIS law review, holding board positions on two pre-law societies, to interning at a law firm. She […]

Anmol Arora

  Biography: Anmol Arora is a rising senior majoring in Business Economics and minoring in Accounting at UCLA. In 2022, he was selected to be a William F. Sharpe Fellow. During his time at UCLA, Anmol has gained internship experience in Strategy and Finance roles at both large multinational firms like EY and small startups. […]