SMIF

Daniels School of Business · Est. 2009

Team

The people behind the portfolio.

52 students. Executive board members also serve as sector leads or senior analysts across the eight sector teams, the Fixed Income & Macro group, and the Portfolio + Risk Management team — all working together to manage real capital for Purdue.

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Executive Board

8

Sector Teams

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Fixed Income & Macro

1

Portfolio + Risk Mgmt.

Leadership

Executive Board

Seven senior students elected each spring to lead the fund's strategy, research, risk, recruiting, education, and operations. Board members also serve as sector leads or senior analysts on the teams below.

Co-President

Andrew Lacambra

Class of 2027

Co-leads the fund's strategic direction and executive operations alongside the other Co-President.

Co-President

Ian Teh

Class of 2027

Co-leads the fund's strategic direction and executive operations alongside the other Co-President.

Co-CIO & Co-Head of Education

Hunter Specht

Class of 2027

Drives portfolio strategy and final investment decisions across all sectors, and co-leads the analyst education curriculum.

Co-CIO & Co-Head of Education

Sandhya Gopinath

Class of 2028

Drives portfolio strategy and final investment decisions across all sectors, and co-leads the analyst education curriculum.

Treasurer and Director of Fundraising

Keren Wadhwani

Class of 2028

Oversees fund accounting, cash management, and leads fundraising efforts for the organization.

Director of Talent and Operations

Chris Andreou

Class of 2028

Manages recruiting, onboarding, and day-to-day operations across the fund.

Director of Marketing and Outreach

Shaheera Ali

Class of 2028

Leads marketing, branding, and external outreach for the fund.

Equity Research

Sector Teams

Eight teams cover the equity universe. Each team is led by a Sector Head with senior analysts and rotating junior analysts.

Information Technology

Software, semiconductors, hardware, and IT services across mega-caps and emerging growth.

5 members

Sector Lead

Chris Andreou

Class of 2028

Leads the Information Technology team, driving sector strategy, idea generation, and final pitch review.

Senior Analyst

Parth Dama

Class of 2029

Covers names within the Information Technology mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Analyst

Shaheera Ali

Class of 2028

Covers names within the Information Technology mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Analyst

Landon Haffner

Class of 2029

Covers names within the Information Technology mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Analyst

Open Position

Recruiting

We're recruiting for this seat. Interested in joining SMIF? Reach out — we'd love to hear from you.

Consumer Discretionary

Retail, autos, leisure, apparel, and other cyclical consumer names.

5 members

Sector Lead

Ayden Wong

Class of 2028

Leads the Consumer Discretionary team, driving sector strategy, idea generation, and final pitch review.

Senior Analyst

Riley Collins

Class of 2028

Covers names within the Consumer Discretionary mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Senior Analyst

Karanvir Singh

Class of 2028

Covers names within the Consumer Discretionary mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Senior Analyst

Fabian Segura Vargas

Class of 2028

Covers names within the Consumer Discretionary mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Analyst

Open Position

Recruiting

We're recruiting for this seat. Interested in joining SMIF? Reach out — we'd love to hear from you.

Financials

Banks, insurers, asset managers, and capital markets infrastructure.

5 members

Sector Lead

Alex Belanger

Class of 2027

Leads the Financials team, driving sector strategy, idea generation, and final pitch review.

Senior Analyst

Daniel Friedman

Class of Dec 2026

Covers names within the Financials mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Analyst

Open Position

Recruiting

We're recruiting for this seat. Interested in joining SMIF? Reach out — we'd love to hear from you.

Analyst

Open Position

Recruiting

We're recruiting for this seat. Interested in joining SMIF? Reach out — we'd love to hear from you.

Analyst

Open Position

Recruiting

We're recruiting for this seat. Interested in joining SMIF? Reach out — we'd love to hear from you.

Consumer Staples

Food, beverage, household products, and other defensive consumer names.

5 members

Sector Lead

Evan Wright

Class of 2027

Leads the Consumer Staples team, driving sector strategy, idea generation, and final pitch review.

Senior Analyst

Logan Friedman

Class of 2028

Covers names within the Consumer Staples mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Analyst

Mikhail Bilokin

Class of 2029

Covers names within the Consumer Staples mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Analyst

Open Position

Recruiting

We're recruiting for this seat. Interested in joining SMIF? Reach out — we'd love to hear from you.

Analyst

Open Position

Recruiting

We're recruiting for this seat. Interested in joining SMIF? Reach out — we'd love to hear from you.

Industrials

Aerospace & defense, machinery, transports, and capital goods.

5 members

Sector Lead

Ian Teh

Class of 2027

Leads the Industrials team, driving sector strategy, idea generation, and final pitch review.

Senior Analyst

Dallas White

Class of 2029

Covers names within the Industrials mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Senior Analyst

Cooper Weiss

Class of 2028

Covers names within the Industrials mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Senior Analyst

Augustus Matushek

Class of 2029

Covers names within the Industrials mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Analyst

Open Position

Recruiting

We're recruiting for this seat. Interested in joining SMIF? Reach out — we'd love to hear from you.

Healthcare & Utilities

Pharma, biotech, med-tech, managed care, and regulated utilities.

5 members

Sector Lead

Open Position

Recruiting

We're recruiting for this seat. Interested in joining SMIF? Reach out — we'd love to hear from you.

Senior Analyst

Gautham Santhanam

Class of 2028

Covers names within the Healthcare & Utilities mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Senior Analyst

Brock Heller

Class of 2027

Covers names within the Healthcare & Utilities mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Senior Analyst

Sid Voona

Class of 2028

Covers names within the Healthcare & Utilities mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Analyst

Open Position

Recruiting

We're recruiting for this seat. Interested in joining SMIF? Reach out — we'd love to hear from you.

Communications

Telecom, media, interactive entertainment, and select platform names.

5 members

Sector Lead

Open Position

Recruiting

We're recruiting for this seat. Interested in joining SMIF? Reach out — we'd love to hear from you.

Senior Analyst

Gabriel Fridman

Class of 2028

Covers names within the Communications mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Analyst

Open Position

Recruiting

We're recruiting for this seat. Interested in joining SMIF? Reach out — we'd love to hear from you.

Analyst

Open Position

Recruiting

We're recruiting for this seat. Interested in joining SMIF? Reach out — we'd love to hear from you.

Analyst

Open Position

Recruiting

We're recruiting for this seat. Interested in joining SMIF? Reach out — we'd love to hear from you.

Energy & Real Estate

Integrated energy, E&P, midstream, refiners, and listed real estate (REITs).

5 members

Sector Lead

Jacob George

Class of 2029

Leads the Energy & Real Estate team, driving sector strategy, idea generation, and final pitch review.

Senior Analyst

Alejandro Cabrales

Class of 2028

Covers names within the Energy & Real Estate mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Senior Analyst

Arav Ginde

Class of 2027

Covers names within the Energy & Real Estate mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Senior Analyst

Veer Sanyal

Class of 2028

Covers names within the Energy & Real Estate mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Analyst

Open Position

Recruiting

We're recruiting for this seat. Interested in joining SMIF? Reach out — we'd love to hear from you.

Cross-Asset

Fixed Income & Macro Team

Covers rates, credit, FX, and global macro themes — informing both the fixed income sleeve and the equity portfolio's macro overlay.

Head — Fixed Income & Macro

Andrew Lacambra

Class of 2027

Leads the Fixed Income & Macro team, driving sector strategy, idea generation, and final pitch review.

Senior Analyst — Rates

Keren Wadhwani

Class of 2028

Covers names within the Fixed Income & Macro mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Analyst — Credit

Aditya Balaji

Class of 2028

Covers names within the Fixed Income & Macro mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Analyst — FX & Macro

Balthazar Schmit

Class of 2028

Covers names within the Fixed Income & Macro mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Portfolio + Risk Management

Portfolio + Risk Management

Implement allocation decisions, monitor portfolio risk, manage trading and rebalancing, and own performance attribution.

Lead Portfolio Manager

Hunter Specht

Class of 2027

Leads the Portfolio + Risk Management team, driving sector strategy, idea generation, and final pitch review.

Portfolio Manager

Sandhya Gopinath

Class of 2028

Covers names within the Portfolio + Risk Management mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Portfolio Manager — Risk

Yashita Pujari

Class of 2028

Covers names within the Portfolio + Risk Management mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Portfolio Manager — Performance

Anushka Patel

Class of 2029

Covers names within the Portfolio + Risk Management mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Portfolio Manager — Trading

Abhipsa Prajapati

Class of 2029

Covers names within the Portfolio + Risk Management mandate. Builds full operating models, valuation, and pitches new ideas to the investment committee.

Risk Analyst

Open Position

Recruiting

We're recruiting for this seat. Interested in joining SMIF? Reach out — we'd love to hear from you.

Mentorship

Faculty Advisor

SMIF benefits from the mentorship of finance faculty at the Daniels School of Business, who provide guidance on strategy, governance, and professional development — and ensure continuity year over year.