Road to Consulting

Rutgers Road to Consulting (RTC) is an exclusive two-year pipeline program for rising sophomores and juniors to build skills and competencies for a career in consulting. In the Management Consulting class, members of this program develop both hard and soft skills used in the consulting industry and practice case interviewing through a rigorous, hands-on curriculum. Outside of class, RTC organizes technical and behavioral workshops, speaker events, and professional mentorship opportunities for students to continue building their consulting skill set and learn more about the work consultants do.

Since its inception, RTC has had successful cohorts, with members securing internships and jobs at prominent companies such as McKinsey, BCG, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC, and Accenture. And through our partnerships with many of these firms, we have organized case competitions, brought in speakers, and grown a mentorship network to further develop our students' consulting capabilities. 

RTC also has a robust and diverse advisory board representing various firms and sectors that offer support to students as practicing consultants. They leverage their experience, expertise, and network to advance students’ success and provide valuable insight into consulting roles, hiring practices, and career progression. Our board acts as a resource for mentoring, case analysis, classroom learning, and other activities. 

RTC's primary goal is to place our cohort members in roles at top firms like MBB, Big 4, and elite boutique consulting firms, and members succeed at these companies by applying the skills and experiences that they develop through RTC’s program.

The Road-to-Consulting Advisory Board exists to support students and the program leader by:

• Providing current knowledge, critical thinking, and analysis of consulting roles, industries, and trends
• Leveraging their experience, expertise, and network as practicing consultants
• Bringing insights and advice on topics such as the field of consulting, hiring practices, consultant growth and continuous learning
• Acting as resources for mentoring, case analysis practice/competition, classroom learning, and other activities
• Contributing to fundraising in support of the program

Following is a list of 2025-2026 Board Members.

Evan Covello,Assistant Township Manager at the Township of Randolph

A proud New Jersey resident, Evan is committed to making government work better. He graduated from Rutgers University in 2018 with a double major in Planning & Public Policy and Human Resource Management, having served as Student Body President and Associate Director of the Association of Big Ten Students. After graduation, he joined Millennium Strategies, where he helped towns secure over $30 million in grants while earning his Master of Public Policy degree from Duke University. He later served as a senior consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, supporting the Department of Homeland Security’s rollout of its State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program. As Assistant Township Manager of Randolph, Evan helps lead municipal operations, policy implementation, and community engagement. He brings a consulting mindset to local government: systems-oriented, data-informed, and people-focused. Evan is energized to mentor Rutgers students as they explore careers in consulting, public service, and policy innovation—and to help them find meaningful ways to serve the communities they call “home.”

Kofi Genfi, Strategy and Consulting Manager at Accenture 

Kofi is a graduate of Rutgers University's School of Engineering. He is a Strategy & Consulting Manager specializing in Change Management within the Talent & Organization and Human Potential practice. Kofi's expertise lies in Learning Development and Learning Culture, particularly in the context of large-scale digital transformations, platform change (CRM and ERP implementation), and operating model and organizational design. His work is dedicated to empowering individuals with the skills, mindsets, and behaviors needed to navigate and thrive through change.

Robert (Bob) Haas, Partner/Global Lead for Corporate Development & Strategy at Kearney

Bob earned Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and MBA degrees from Rutgers University. His career spans five decades, including nearly thirty years at A.T. Kearney, a global management consulting firm. Bob has extensive experience working with clients in the consumer goods, private equity, healthcare, and financial services sectors. His consulting focuses on a range of strategic and transformational issues, including mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, supply chain and IT transformation, enterprise restructuring, and shared services.

Karl Hersch, Partner and Senior Insurance Client Leader at Deloitte

Karl is currently a senior leader serving and leading some of Deloitte’s key client relationships. He was previously Deloitte’s US Insurance Leader, bringing the firm’s practice areas together to serve their portfolio of insurance clients. He has worked across Audit and Consulting businesses, enabling him to bring Deloitte’s best to their clients. His vision as a senior insurance leader is to inspire clients and professionals to recognize the remarkable purpose-driven impact the insurance sector has on society through personal and commercial risk management, security and safety services and products, and long-term wealth creation and preservation. Karl graduated from Rutgers with a BS in Accounting and earned his MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School.

Mohammad Misbah, Director, PwC

Mohammad is a Director in the Front Office Strategy practice with extensive experience driving customer-centric transformation programs. He helps financial services organizations strengthen engagement through data, digital capabilities, and customer insights. At PwC, Mohammad has led major customer experience initiatives, redesigning engagement models and enabling technology adoption to deliver measurable improvements in customer satisfaction and business performance. His expertise spans customer strategy, operating model design, and digital enablement, with a focus on execution discipline. Mohammad combines strategic insight with hands-on delivery to help clients modernize experiences and achieve sustainable growth.

Outside of his professional career, Mohammad runs a consulting-focused social media channel to help aspiring and existing consultants understand the exciting world of consulting. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers.

Joe Palumbo, Partner, Ernst & Young

Joe is a Partner in the Financial Services Office of EY’s Consulting practice. He has over thirty years’ experience providing assurance and consulting services to global and regional clients, working on various aspects of the global regulatory agenda that include evaluating impacts on global financial institutions. Joe leads teams in many areas, such as transforming internal audit departments, performing risk assessments, developing key stakeholder reporting, and addressing regulatory issues.

Joe has an MBA from Columbia University and a BS in Accounting from Rutgers University - School of Business. He is a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Rakesh Rajput, Client Partner in Life Sciences at IBM Consulting

Rakesh’s connection to the Road-to-Consulting program began through his daughter, an RBS graduate and proud RTC alumna. Inspired by her journey, Rakesh has become an advocate for the program’s mission to prepare the next generation of consulting leaders.

In his role at IBM Consulting, Rakesh manages a nine-digit P&L and empowers a team of more than 1,000 consulting professionals serving a marquee global life sciences client at the forefront of shaping the future of healthcare. As an Advisory Board Member, Rakesh is passionate about “giving back" by guiding students who aspire to consulting careers. He finds joy in mentoring future consultants, helping them grow not only in strategic thinking, problem-solving, and data analysis, but also in leadership, adaptability, and the confidence to thrive in a dynamic industry.

Natalia Roberts, Life Sciences Managing Director at Accenture

Natalia is a graduate of Rutgers University with a degree in Industrial Engineering as well as a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. She is currently a Managing Director in Accenture’s Life Sciences practice, serving as the Client Account Partner for global pharmaceutical clients. In this role, Natalia leverages industry expertise, innovative thinking, and data-driven insights from across Accenture to partner with senior client leaders, co-create impactful solutions, and deliver lasting business value. Dedicated to nurturing the next generation of leaders, she is passionate about cultivating environments that foster belonging, growth, and continuous learning for all.

Julien Rosenbloom, Senior Associate, Lafayette Square Institute

Julien is currently a Senior Associate at Lafayette Square Institute, where he leads state and federal policy efforts related to employee ownership. He was previously a consultant at McKinsey & Company, where he advised governments, investors, and companies on infrastructure and economic and workforce development. Prior to McKinsey, Julien served on the staff of the Biden Administration’s White House Council of Economic Advisers. He also served on the policy staff of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, where he advised the state’s Wealth Disparity Task Force and designed a statewide employee ownership technical assistance pilot, now administered by the NJ Economic Development Authority. Julien’s other experience includes Rutgers University’s Office of Climate Action on public-private funding partnerships for clean energy investments and net-zero strategy.

Julien received an MSc in Global Affairs from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, where he was a Schwarzman Scholar. He graduated with a BA in Political Science and Economics from Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Larry Sobin, CEO at LBS Advisory Services, LLC, Chief Advisory Officer at Reform

Larry graduated from Rutgers College with a BA in Business Administration and earned his MBA from Rutgers Graduate School of Management (now known as Rutgers Business School) with a concentration in Management Information Systems.

He has over fifteen years of management consulting experience, currently as Chief Advisory Officer at Reform Technologies. Prior to this, Larry was a Partner at IBM Promontory, a business unit of IBM Consulting, as well as a Senior Manager with PwC serving the financial services industry and a Management Consultant with Arthur Andersen. He has more than two decades of experience in high-level positions in the Corporate and Investment-banking units of BNP Paribas, where he served as the Head of Correspondent Banking and USD Clearing, COO for Global Trade and Transaction Banking for EMEA; Head of UK Functions; and COO for CIB in North America. Larry also served as COO and CFO of HSBC Securities in New York

Suchi Srinivasan, Managing Director & Partner at BCG

Suchi is responsible for leading BCG's overall AI strategy for TMT clients, bringing the firm's expertise together to help clients generate value from AI investments at scale, as well as designing/implementing robust technology ecosystems for them. She has decades of experience across enterprise infrastructure, semiconductors, and AI/data/SaaS software. Prior to BCG, she was the global head of corporate strategy and new business incubation at Dell. Her prior experience includes time at McKinsey as global practice leader of the Azure cloud computing practice and senior strategy/GTM roles at Microsoft and Avaya. Suchi earned her Master's in Computer Engineering from Rutgers School of Engineering and an MBA in finance from NYU Stern School of Business.

Barbara E. Weber, Principal at PetasusLLC, RTC Advisory Board President 

Barbara graduated from Rutgers College with its second graduating class of women and earned her MBA from Rutgers Graduate School of Management (now known as Rutgers Business School) with a concentration in the Management of Technology-Based Organizations. Following a career in financial services, process consulting, and executive coaching, Barbara became an independent practitioner in organization development and transition leadership consulting in 2010. She has worked globally with C-Suite and senior level clients in multiple industries, focusing on executive and team development, process reengineering, and navigating transitions. She serves as an executive coach and business advisor, and has mentored students in the RBS TeamUp program since 2014. Barbara is also a member of the Rutgers Loyalty Society and Colonel Henry Rutgers Society.

Josh Welle, Group Offer Leader, Cybersecurity, & Global Head of Cybersecurity Portfolio, Capgemini

Joshua is a seasoned cybersecurity and national security expert with over twenty years of management consulting and operational experience. He was previously a cybersecurity practice leader at McKinsey and served in its Private Equity practice, advising Fortune 100 companies on cybersecurity strategy and digital transformation.

A trusted advisor to CIOs and CISOs, Joshua delivers high-impact cybersecurity programs and is a recognized thought leader, writing on cybersecurity topics, digital strategy, and leadership. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Truman National Security Project. A retired Navy Commander, Joshua is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and holds advanced degrees from the Harvard Kennedy School and the University of Maryland.