About

Co-Presidents

Son Ca is a senior majoring in Management Science & Engineering. Her business interests include entrepreneurship, management, microfinance, and marketing. She has had a variety of business internships including working in Tanzania for Accenture on a consulting project, working in Palo Alto for a web 2.0 startup called Cooliris, and working in New York for the global advertising agency BBDO. Her future goals include working on every continent and eventually starting her own business. In her free time, she loves visiting new restaurants and coffee shops.

VP of Corporate Relations & Financial Director

Akashay Agarwal is a senior majoring in Electrical Engineering. Born in India, he has spent most of his life in Thailand. Despite having a technical background, Akashay has a strong interest in finance and entrepreneurship, leading him to intern during his sophomore year in Investment Banking, in Merrill Lynch. He eventually aims to complement his technical background with an MBA degree and work for an investment bank in the near future. Apart from SPBA, Akashay Agarwal has been the financial officer of Stanford University’s Hindu Student Council and is a regular follower of the Stanford Solar Car Project. In his spare time, Akashay likes to play cricket, read books, listen to Bollywood music and catch up with friends. Akashay is really excited for SPBA and hopes to play a constructive role in making SPBA a truly enriching experience for students at Stanford!

VP of Business Operations

Marketing Director

Hi, my name is Christophe, hailing from Chicago, Illinois, and I’ll be your SPBA Marketing Director for the 09-10 academic year. I will also be involved with Alpha Kappa Psi and Pi Tau Consulting (check them out!). My business interests include entrepreneurship, consulting, and social-e. My other interests include economics and meeting up with friends. Despite what all the debbie-downers may say, Stanford is a lot of fun, so let’s keep branding it that way!

Internal Affairs & Networking Director

My name is Janet Shin and I will be the Director of Internal Affairs & Networking Director this year. I am looking forward to meeting people who are interested in business and creating a network amongst such people like me to explore what specific areas of business each person is suited for. I have interned in UBS, Franklin Templeton, and BNP Paribas during previous summers and would like to further extend my business-related experience with SPBA.

GSB Relations Director

International Business Development Director

My name is Julian Gropp. I will be your Director of International Business Development this year. I am excited to put together a huge event with speakers from around the globe in order to educate the Stanford community about topics related to international business. Next to my interest in business I love dancing, Taekwondo and spending time with my friends. I worked in consulting over the summer and want to pursue that in the future.

Career Development Director

Becky Johnson is a junior majoring in Economics and Psychology and is excited to serve as SPBA’s Career Development Director this upcoming year. Her career interests lie in financial services or management consulting and this past summer, she interned at Ironwood Capital Management, a fund of hedge funds, and also enjoyed participating in Goldman Sach’s Spring Securities program. Outside of SPBA, Becky’s involved with SWIB as their VP of Conferences, TriDelta sorority as their VP of membership, and as External Relations Director of WYSE, a female youth mentoring organization. In her free time, Becky enjoys going to outdoor concerts, exploring new restaurants, and swimming.

Business Education Director

My name is Kevin Otsuka, and I am SPBA’s Director of Career Development and Business Education. I’m excited about helping people find their passion in business and helping them grow here at Stanford. I’m also the President of Stanford University Nikkei, so please check us out as well! Arigato!

Technology Director

My name is Rosemary Ehlers, and I am the Technology Director this year. This year we’ve been working on giving the website a complete new look, and I am really excited about the changes. If you have any feedback, I’d love to hear it –just shoot me an email! I am also a member of the Viennese Ball Opening Committee, and will perform a choreographed waltz and polka at Stanford’s Viennese Ball in February.