EXEC Team
Tyler Ratcliffe
President
Tyler is a junior from Redwood City, California studying economics and environmental science, with a focus in renewable energy and climate tech. He has spent time working with a variety of energy companies, including BP, Duke Energy, and the Center for Resource Solutions. In his free time, he enjoys baking, cooking, reading, and exploring new cities.
Lilla Timperman
VP Professional
My name is Lilla Timperman, and I'm a rising junior from Charlotte, NC, studying economics, political science, and music. Professionally, I'm planning to start my career in finance, focusing on investment banking. Next summer, I'll be interning at Goldman Sachs IBD in their Financial Institutions Group. Outside of finance, I study classical voice at Duke and perform with the Duke Opera Theater. In my free time, I love trying adventurous foods and discovering new restaurants!
Tyler Sheu
VP Membership
Tyler is a junior from the San Francisco Bay Area pursuing Economics, Computer Science, and I&E. This past summer, he interned as a Revenue Marketing Operations intern at NVIDIA. Previously, he gained experience working in VC during his two previous summers at Forgepoint Capital, a cybersecurity venture capital firm. On campus, Tyler is a member of the Duke Wind Symphony, and in his free time, he enjoys golfing and exploring the Bay Area.
Grace Peng
VP Administration
Grace Peng is a junior from Atlanta majoring in Econ (Finance concentration) and Psych and minoring in Music. She is a Summer Intensive Scholar at Girls Who Invest, and interned with the Baupost Group, a hedge fund in Boston with $30B AUM. Her prior experiences include being a Stanback Fellow for League of Conservation Voters and a product design intern for a Series-A green utilities startup. She enjoys chamber music, Duke basketball, and late-night conversations.
Taylor Moorehead
VP Brotherhood
Taylor is a junior from Woodstock, MD studying Computer Science and Economics with a minor in Mathematics. Over the past summer, she was a Quantitative Trading Intern at PEAK6. Next summer, she will be in Austin working at Virtu Financial as a Quantitative Trading Intern. Outside of AKPsi, Taylor is a tour guide and serves as an executive member of Duke Quantitative Finance and the Cube Entrepreneurship LLC.
Sathvika Gandavarapu
Consulting Chair
Sathvika Gandavarapu is a junior studying Economics with a minor in Chemistry. She is from Morrisville, North Caroline. Her junior summer she is interning at Bain & Company in Atlanta. Her sophomore summer she worked at a Private Equity Search Fund called Boulder Field. Outside of school, Sathvika plays badminton, loves jet skiing and late night drives.
Andrew Xiong
Finance Chair
Hi, my name is Andrew Xiong, and I'm from Northville, Michigan. I'm currently studying Economics with a concentration in Financial Economics, and I'm interested in a career in investing. In my free time, I mostly enjoy playing pickleball, spikeball, biking, and reading.
Maia Salas
Recruitment Chair
Maia is a sophomore from Wayne, Pennsylvania pursuing a major in Economics and a minor in Global Health. Over the summer, she interned at Zurich North America as an underwriting intern for Middle Market. In her free time, Maia enjoys traveling, photography, baking, and running.
Lang Ji
Treasury
Lang is a junior from Beijing, China studying physics and Math Major with a Finance Minor. His professional interests include quant Trading and his personal interests include basketball, tennis, snowboarding, late night drives.
Ryan Wu
Secretary
Ryan is a sophomore from Bellevue, Washington majoring in Economics and Computer Science. This past summer, he participated in the Data+ Program at Duke in the "Environmental and Climate Exposures and Social Determinants of Health" project. He is a member of the Duke Applied Machine Learning, BlueBridge Partners, and Global Research and Consulting clubs on campus. Some of his professional interests include Consulting and Law. Ryan's hobbies include reading, embroidery, and baking.
Jackie Park
Pledge Co-Chair
Jackie Park is a sophomore at Duke, hoping to major and minor in a combination of Psychology, Economics, and Theatre Studies. She is from Greenville, South Carolina, and enjoys reading, watching movies, and all things theatre. When not putting on a show, Jackie also loves to create visual art through digital design, photography, and calligraphy. Professionally, she is interested in picking apart how people think, particularly how psychology intersects with economics through behavioral economics and decision-making. She hopes to pursue this interest further through fields in finance or psychology.
Katherine Cheng
Pledge Co-Chair
Kat is a sophomore from Los Angeles, California studying Economics and Statistics. Her personal interests include
dance, going to concerts, and exploring.
Catherine Kong
Publicity Co-Chair
Catherine is a sophomore from Bridgewater, New Jersey studying economics and psychology with a concentration in financial economics. She hopes to pursue a career in management consulting, finance, or marketing. During her free time, she enjoys practicing film soundtracks on the violin and experimenting with new pasta recipes.
Ying Chen
Publicity Co-Chair
Ying is a sophomore from Greenwich, CT majoring in economics and minoring in computer science. Her professional interests include business and finance in the tech, security, and defense industries. In her free time, she enjoys running, late night drives, and playing squash.
Aarush Raj
Social Chair
Aarush is a Junior from Livingston, New Jersey majoring in Economics and Computer Science. His junior summer, he is interning at Barclays as a Sales and Trading intern in New York. He spent previous summers doing computer science research and interning at a digital assets hedge fund. Outside school, Aarush loves making music, playing soccer, watching movies, running, and spending time with friends and family.
Katherine (“Kit”) Zhang
Service Chair
Kat Zhang is a sophomore from Honolulu, HI studying Economics and Chemistry. This summer, Kat researched the olfactory system at the Matsunami Lab and interned at Madewis, a French sports apparel distribution company as a part of her study abroad program. In her free time, Kat likes to volunteer at the Puppy Kindergarten and find free food events on campus.
Inessa Tchistova
Alumni Chair
Inessa is a sophomore from New York City, pursuing a major in Economics, certificate in Energy and Environment, and minor in psychology. Outside of school, Inessa enjoys swimming, the gym, and podcasts.
Harry Liu
Senior Advisor
Harry is a senior majoring in computer science and economics and has an interest in venture capital and entrepreneurship. He has spent three summers working on investments in early and growth-stage tech startups. He interned at Sequoia Capital, Transform VC, and a family office in NY. In his free time, Harry enjoys cycling, skiing, backpacking, and documentary photography.
Andrew Casturo-Burnette
Senior Advisor
Andrew Casturo-Burnette is an Economics major from Greenwich, Connecticut. His junior summer he is interning in Fixed Income Sales and Trading at Morgan Stanley in New York. His sophomore summer he worked in Private Credit at Velocity Capital. Outside of school, Andrew plays guitar in two bands and is particularly interested in the Beatles.
J.R. Johnston
Senior Advisor
Simran Kapoor
Senior Advisor