Stefan Faistenauer studies Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University, specializing in venture development and engineering management. He interned as a Product Manager at Google Flights and co-organizes a Principled Entrepreneurship course at Stanford. Stefan grew up in Austria and received his bachelor’s degree from the Technical University of Munich.

Yiwei (Viviana) Li studies Asset Management at Yale School of Management, specializing in private capital and impact investing. Before SOM, she has worked as a market analyst in L’Oréal's strategy team in Paris, a business intelligence intern at UN Peacekeeping Operations in New York, and a consultant and a development finance researcher in Toronto. Viviana is from Canada.

Veenu King studies Environmental Management at the Yale School of the Environment. She specializes in Business and Industrial Ecology. She has worked as a data scientist team lead and supply chain consultant in the Los Angeles tech start-up scene and completed her Bachelors in Operations Research and Financial Engineering from Princeton University. Veenu is from the United States.

Elaine Lac studies Environmental Management at the Yale School of the Environmental, specializing in Industrial Ecology, Green Chemistry, and Business. She has worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Senegal in Urban Agriculture, a grassroots organizer in Kentucky and Los Angeles, a policy and legislation advocate in Washington, D.C., and a GIS Specialist. Elaine is from the United States.

Maximilian Schubert studies Environmental Management at the Yale School of the Environment. He specializes in Green Finance, Business, and Industrial Ecology. Before, he has worked as a consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome and with Deloitte Sustainability Consulting in Munich. He did his bachelor’s in Forestry and Landscape Management in Freiburg, Germany.

Mauricio José Caires Doro is graduated in International Relations from the Federal University of São Paulo and currently a master's student of International Relations, in the research line of International Political Economy, at the Interinstitutional Graduate Program in International Relations “San Tiago Dantas” (UNESP, UNICAMP, PUC-SP). He is currently studying Chinese investments in the Brazilian infrastructure.

Vinícius Cássio Ferreira de Souza is currently a master's candidate at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in Global Politics, researching the impacts of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in Southeast Asia. He has graduated in Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP) and in International Relations at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP).

Jéssica Giani is an Economist graduated from the Federal University of São Paulo and Master’s student in Development Economics at the same institution. Currently researching about solidarity economy as a proposal for economic development and women’s empowerment. Founder and principal leader of the online English school “Easy-Peasy English BR”.

Mariana Gomes de Carvalho is a master’s student in Global Development and Foresight at the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Global Development Policy (GLODEP). Her research interests are global health and human development. She has graduated in International Relations from the Federal University of São Paulo.

Jefferson Luís da Silva is graduated in International Relations from the Federal University of São Paulo. Master's student in Social Sciences, in the research line of International Relations and Development, at the São Paulo State University, campus of Marília. He has experience in the area of International Relations, working mainly on the following topics: Science, Technology and Innovation Policies; Political Economy and specific international organization (OECD).

Isabella Adinolfi is an Italian student currently pursuing a Single-Cycle Master’s degree in Pharmacy at the Department of Drug Sciences of University of Pavia. She’s doing an internship at a pharmacy in Northern Italy, where she’s improving her knowledge on public health and communication.     She’s a member of UCID (Christian Union of Entrepreneurs and Managers). She’s passionate about traveling and discovering new cultures and lifestyles: in fact, she volunteered at Shelter Charity Shop in Brighton, where she refined her teamwork skills.  Moreover, she will be writing her graduation thesis on Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology at UCL (University College London).  She values science and research, but she’s also fond of poetry and literature. Isabella is from Asti, in the North-Western Italy, but is currently studying in Pavia.

Miriam la Matina is a physicist with a bachelor degree from the University of Padua. She is currently pursuing her Master in Physics at the University of Padua, Physics and Astronomy Department (DFA).  Recently, she has completed an internship at the Consorzio RFX, focusing her research on plasma physics and controlled thermonuclear fusion. She has always been passionate about the environment, taking part of volunteering work in ecologist groups. She currently is the coordinator of the local Greenpeace group of volunteers in Padua. She wants to keep working in the energy field, to give her contribute in the research on new and more sustainable energetic sources, and to keep expanding her volunteering work. Miriam is from Asti, in the North-Western Italy, but she is currently living in Padua.

Gaia Mussa is a master student at the University of Milan in Public and Corporate Communication (COM), attending the Digital Communication and Public Opinion curriculum. She got her bachelor degree in Communication Science at the University of Turin in 2020. During high school, she worked as a volunteer photographer for some newspapers of her city. In her bachelor’s degree, she was active in the Italian association MARKETERs Club, taking part in the organization of an event as Social Media Strategist. Moreover, she completed an university internship as content creator for a travel agency based in Turin. Recently, she has completed an online workshop on publishing professions at the Publishing School in Florence. She is very passionate about reading and writing and, in the near future, she wants to work in the publishing business world. Gaia is from Asti, in the North-Western Italy.

Anna Rosso is a master student at University of Torino, where she’s currently studying Administration and Control. Anna got her bachelor’s degree in administration, Finance and Control in 2020 from the University of Torino. Anna is passionate about wine and getting in contact with different cultures. That’s why, on the one hand, she’s studying to be a licensed Sommelier at AIS (Italian Association of Sommeliers) and, on the other hand, she’s an Italian firm’s ambassador withing PRAGMA, an international network of tax consultants and lawyers. Anna is involved in UCID (Christian Union of Entrepreneurs and Managers), an association that promotes good practice in the entrepreneurship field: there, she is part of the board for UCID (YOUNG ITALY, Secretary at UCID YOUNG PIEMONTE VALLE D’AOSTA and President of UCID YOUNG ASTI. Thanks to the associationism experience, she became interested in Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability: that’s why she’d like to pursue a career in the consulting area, helping companies becoming more and more sustainable and employees’ oriented. Anna is from Asti, in the North-Western Italy, but she is currently studying in Torino.