President:
Peter Xing
Peter is an accomplished mechanical engineer with a decade of experience in consulting. He is a driven and enthusiastic leader who thrives on tackling complex challenges. Peter's passion for the application of artificial intelligence and automation in entrepreneurship and innovation inspired him to pursue his MBA at the University of British Columbia.
With a keen attention to detail, Peter is not afraid to dive into the nitty-gritty of any task, whether it's wrenching under the hood of his car or crafting a comprehensive business plan. He prides himself on his ability to ensure that every job is completed to the highest standards of quality and precision.
In his free time, Peter enjoys tinkering with cars and participating in track days and auto-cross events. He is also an avid volleyball player and loves exploring the latest culinary trends around town.
VP Academics:
Shubhi Kushwaha
Shubhii is a learning and design specialist with 10 years of work experience in industries such as education-non profit, consulting, and financial services. She enjoys helping people by creating engaging and enjoyable learning courses and facilitating sessions that enhance their knowledge and new skills. She loves to push herself out of her comfort zone by taking on new challenges and leverages her curiosity to learn, ability to organise and preserve through hurdles to reach the end goal.
In her free time, Shubhii loves to spend time with nature through hikes, yoga and meditation in parks or just spending time with her husband, watching the waves hit the shore.
Fun Fact: Shubhii has her name in the Guinness Book World record for knitting the world’s longest Crochet blanket (11kms!)
VP Communication:
Vidya Parashar
Co-VP External: Isabel De Gainza
Meet Isabel, a creative and entrepreneurial self-starter who built a profitable new business unit in the arts and media entertainment education sector. From finding a new target audience and designing innovative tech-focused programs, to negotiating partnerships in the film industry, Isabel’s resourcefulness transforms ideas into reality.
What gets Isabel excited? the entertainment industry! In her free time, Isabel composes music for indie films and is testing the waters as a producer. She also speaks four languages, plays tennis, enjoys biking, loves to cook, meet new people, explore the outdoors, go dancing… you name it!
VP External
: Saurav Bhattacharjee
(Oct - May 2022)
Saurav is a civil engineer who never worked a day on a construction site. He is driven by passion and motivation to the extent that he chose to pivot to data science from construction just because analytics amused him. He has worked for over 6 years in analytics, with retail, pharma, sales, and product analytics being his core domain. Saurav loves backpacking and has visited over 28 countries in the last 8 years. He loves the outdoors and can be found solo trekking while not immersed in data. He is an advanced open-water scuba diver and campaigns for marine conservation.
Fun fact: while on his GIE trip to Chile in February, Saurav completed the W trek in Torres Del Paine National Park, Patagonia. He also visited Puerto Williams, the southernmost city in the world. And went scuba diving with sharks.
VP Internal:
Annu John
Annu comes with 4+ years of experience serving as a compensation consultant and community management professional. She describes herself as an extrovert whose primary strengths are empathy, critical thinking, and foresight. As a woman from a developing country, India, who grew up in a minority community in Dubai - a cultural hotpot - and now pursuing her business degree along with a diverse and exceptionally talented group, she had the opportunity to meet people from different backgrounds which helped her value the uniqueness that each person brought to the table and the magic created from collaboration.
She has been a part of the student council since her school and undergraduate days as she strongly believes in avenues that support the growth and development of the people around her. She loves exploring the nooks and corners of Vancouver, going for a walk in nature, making new friends and hearing their stories, and hosting game nights (she has an unhealthy obsession with games)!
Fun Fact: Annu has tried her hand at stand-up and improv comedy until her friends and family had a sit-down to have a real talk about her future in comedy. She now sits on the front row and cheers the talented folks on!
VP Events:
Chanda Thakur
Here’s Chanda- a true creative at heart who just so happened to excel in math, leading her down the path of science. She currently juggles her time between Sauder and Social Media, but let's be real, we all know which one keeps her on her toes!
As an electronics engineer, Chanda has spent the past 6 years immersed in the world of nanometer technology, designing hardware circuits. However, now that she's back in the "real world," you might spot her running through Pacific Spirit Park, taking a plunge into the chilly ocean, or savoring a delicious bowl of ramen.
Let's play a game of "Two Truths and a Lie". Here are three statements about her, but can you guess which one is the lie?
Chanda was raised in the Himalayas | She can't read the Korean alphabet | Chanda has run a half marathon
VP Finance:
Raghav Bansal
Meet Raghav - the finance wizard who can turn chaos into cash! From managing finances for NGOs in his teens, to heading credit and risk operations for a housing finance company, Raghav has done it all! He is currently a CFA Charterholder, with a deep passion for the fin-tech industry.
Don't let his finance-focused brain fool you though - Raghav's got skills on the table tennis court too! In fact, he is a national-level player who can often be found reminiscing about his glory days with a paddle in hand at the MBA Lounge. He's also got a serious case of FOMO, which means he's usually the last one standing at any party!
Fun Fact: Raghav learned swimming just a couple of years back, and its been tough to keep him away from water ever since!