Young alumni who innovate, lead and drive change are named Rising Stars Under 30

Rutgers Business School will honor its inaugural class of Under 30 alumni award recipients during a dinner ceremony on March 27.

The Rising Business Stars (RBS) Under 30 award was created to recognize alumni who have achieved extraordinary success at a young age and demonstrated a steadfast commitment to excellence. The recipients include entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, industry innovators and advocates for social impact.

More than 200 nominations were submitted, fueling a sense of excitement around the new initiative and a surge of pride at Rutgers Business School. 

“Our Under 30 award is an exciting new way to recognize the extraordinary talent of our young alumni who make us proud with their leadership, innovation and professional success,’’ said Rutgers Business School Dean Lei Lei. “The recipients embody the traits we teach and value, and we are very honored that their influence and achievement reflect on Rutgers Business School wherever they are in the world.”

A dinner and ceremony for the recipients will be held at the Rutgers Club in Piscataway on the evening of March 27. Rutgers Business School plans to select outstanding alumni annually for the award.

“The RBS Under 30 program spotlights and celebrates the young alumni who are redefining success, proving that leadership, innovation, and impact have no age limit,” said Rutgers Business School’s Assistant Director of Events Planning Valbona Koxha.

“These honorees are not just the future of business,” Koxha said, “they're the driving force of business right now.”

The following alumni are the first recipients of the RBS Under 30 Award:

Academic Achievements and Research Excellence

Adam Heba, Company: Fragomen, Class of 2022

Erica Odoemene, Company: American Express, Class of 2022.

Entrepreneurial Trailblazers

Kwaku Agyemang, Company: Google, co-founder of BrownMill, Class of 2020

David Choi, Company: Leverage Companies, Class of 2017

Maria Marzullo, Company: Maria Marzullo LLC, Class of 2019

Sean Slazyk, Company: Guild Garage Group; Class of 2019

Industry Pioneers

Joseph Acoury, Finance and Investment, Company: Nomura, Class of 2019; Shiv Advani, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Company: Unilever, Class of 2018; Natalie Borys, Healthcare and Biotechnology, Company: Johnson & Johnson, Class of 2021; Jasmine Clarke, Finance and Investment, Company: Goldman Sachs, Class of 2020; Michael Dirla, Finance and Investment, Company: Edison Partners, Class of 2017; Diti Goradia, Finance and Investment, Company: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Class of 2018; Daren Ha, Marketing and Advertising, Company: Meta, Class of 2018; Christina Kallinosis, Finance and Investment, Company: Bank of America, Class of 2020; Daniel Marku, Technology and Innovation, Company: KPMG, Class of 2020; Marion Miller, Finance and Investment, Company: Citi, Class of 2018; Paige Mosher, Technology and Innovation, Company: Microsoft, Class of 2021; Amanda Pan, Finance and Investment, Company: J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Class of 2017; David Pellitta, Consulting and Strategy, Company: BCG, Class of 2023; Anna Pisklarov, Technology and Innovation, Company: IBM, Class of 2020; Friya Randelia, Consulting and Strategy, Company: PwC, Class of 2019; David Shah, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Company: Lyft, Class of 2016; James Sosinski II, Technology and Innovation, Company: The Koenig Group LLC, Class of 2019.

Social Impact and Sustainability Leaders

Cathy Bochnak, Company: J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Class of 2020

Georgette Galeana, Company: EY, Class of 2018

Ankita Kodali (Bode), Company: Deloitte, Class of 2021

Sarah Pomeranz, Company: Consultants for Impact, Class of 2020