Meet The Team
Portfolio Manager
Chairwoman
Richard Stuart
Richard is a junior finance major from Wilmington, MA. This is his 5th semester in MFIF and he is currently serving as the Portfolio Manager of the fund. This past summer, Richard worked in wealth management at First Financial Trust and this summer, he will be joining Citi as a Sales and Trading Summer Analyst. On campus, Richard currently serves as the Lead OIM 210 teaching assistant and is a member of the Commonwealth Honors College. In his free time, Richard enjoys skiing, golfing, and spending time with friends.
Michael Giangregorio
President
Michael Giangregorio is a junior finance major from Atkinson, NH. This is his 5th semester in the fund, where he serves as President as well as a senior analyst in the healthcare sector. Michael interned at DreamBridge Financial his freshman summer as a wealth management intern. Last summer Michael worked at Lincoln Peak Capital as a private equity summer analyst and next summer, he will be joining Citi as a Sales & Trading Summer Analyst. On campus, Michael currently serves as an OIM 210 teaching assistant. In his free time he enjoys skiing, surfing, playing soccer, and hiking.
Niya Karamanov
Annalisa Eramo
Sector Head (Consumer)
Annalisa is a senior finance major from Stoneham, MA graduating in May 2023. This is her 7th semester in the fund and she is head of the Consumer sector. Annalisa has previously interned in the DISE program and as a High Yield Summer Research Associate at Fidelity Investments, where she will be returning upon graduation. Annalisa is also a Senior Advisor for the UMass Amherst Smart Woman Securities Chapter as well as one of the Girls Who Invest Campus Ambassadors. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, working out, and spending time with family and friends.
Josh Totten
Sector Head (TMT)
Josh is a Senior finance major from Boston, MA. This is his 7th semester in MFIF and he is head of the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications sector. This past summer, Josh worked as an intern at Citi in its Public Finance department and will be joining Citi full-time after graduation. In his free time, Josh enjoys photography, snowboarding, and playing basketball.
Khalil Fenina
Sector Head (Energy)
Khalil Fenina is a senior finance and economics major from Hammamet, Tunisia. This is his 6th semester in MFIF, where he is head of the Energy sector and formerly served as Portfolio Manager. Last summer, Khalil interned at Goldman Sachs in the Global Investment Research division, where he'll be returning upon graduation. During his free time, Khalil enjoys examining maps, keeping up with global geopolitics, and traveling.
Niya is a junior finance major and classics minor from Milford, MA. This is her third semester in MFIF, where she is Chairwoman and a senior analyst covering industrials. Last summer, Niya interned at Wellington Management as part of the US Financial Intermediaries Group. This summer, she will be returning to Wellington as a Competitive Intelligence Intern. On campus, Niya is a FIN 301 teaching assistant. In her free time, Niya enjoys reading, going on walks with friends, and cooking.
Alex Olesinski
Sector Head (Healthcare)
Alex Oleksinski is a junior finance major from Bedford, MA. This is his third semester in the fund and he is currently the head of the Healthcare sector. This past summer Alex interned at Prime Buchholz LLC in an investment research role and next summer he’ll be joining Citizens as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst in Boston. On campus, Alex is a teaching assistant for OIM 210 and enjoys playing intramural sports. In his free time, he likes to ski, play backgammon, and read.
Ishika Goyal
Sector Head (Industrials)
Ishika Goyal is a junior Informatics major from Lexington, MA. This is her 6th semester in the fund, including participation in the DIFI program. She is currently Sector Head of the TMT sector. Last summer, Ishika interned at Fidelity Investments and will be returning to their Fixed Income division as a financial research intern. She enjoys dancing, going on hikes, and learning new languages.
Betame DeBono
Senior Analyst (TMT)
Betame DeBono is a senior finance major from Lancaster, MA. This is his is 7th semester in the fund and he currently serves as a senior analyst in the TMT sector. Betame has interned at Anchor Capital Advisors as an Equity Research Analyst in 2020, and RBC as an investment banking summer analyst on the Power Utilities and infrastructure team in 2021. This past summer he joined Citi as an investment banking intern on the M&A team and will be joining them full-time this summer. In his free time, Betame enjoys hanging out with friends, cooking and riding his longboard.
Justin Pratt
Senior Anaylst (TMT)
Justin Pratt is a senior finance major from Medway, MA. This is his 5th semester in MFIF where he has served as Chairman of the fund, as well as a senior analyst in the Industrials and TMT sectors. This past summer, Justin worked at Guggenheim Securities in their Investment Banking Division, and will be working at Stephens full time as an Investment Banking Analyst following graduation. In his free time, Justin enjoys spending time with his friends and family, watching football, playing poker, and travelling.
Jennifer Lee
Senior Analyst (Consumer)
Jennifer Lee is a senior finance major from Newton, MA. She is a Senior Analyst in the Consumer Sector and formerly served as Chairwoman. She is also a Senior Advisor for the UMass Smart Woman Securities Chapter. Last summer, she was a Sales & Trading Summer Analyst at Citi, where she will be returning upon graduation. She previously was a Securities Finance Lending intern at State Street. In her free time, Jennifer enjoys running, traveling, and spending time with friends.
Charles O'Rourke
Study Abroad
Charles is a junior finance major from Long Island, NY. He is currently serving as a senior analyst in the Industrials sector. Last summer, he was an intern at Sharestates on their Commercial Mortgage Loan Team. Next summer, Charles will be interning at RBC Capital Markets as a Sales & Trading Summer Analyst. In his spare time Charlie enjoys surfing, working out, and poker.
Madeleine Ekmekijan
Study Abroad
Madeleine Ekmekjian is a junior Finance major from Waltham, MA. She has been in the fund for 4 semesters and is studying abroad this semester at the Institut Catholique de Paris. Last summer, Madeleine interned at Fidelity Investments. Next summer she will be joining Berkeley Research Group as a Turnaround & Restructuring Summer Associate. Madeleine is also part of the leadership team for Smart Women Securities along with being a teaching assistant for OIM 210. In her free time, she enjoys photography, traveling, and hanging out with friends.
Jack Stewart
Senior Analyst (Energy)
Jack Stewart is a sophomore finance major from Hamilton, MA. This is his third semester in the fund and he is currently a senior analyst covering the energy sector. In addition, Jack is the president of the UMass Investment Club and a teaching assistant for OIM 210. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, golfing, and hanging out with his friends.
Urvish Ramaiya
Senior Analyst (TMT)
Urvish Ramaiya is a junior computer science major from Bangalore, India. This is his 4th semester at the fund, and he is a Senior analyst in the TMT sector. This past summer, Urvish worked as a software development intern working on cloud native applications. In his free time, Urvish enjoys listening to music, cycling and trekking.
Tudor Grigoras
Senior Analyst (Industrials)
Tudor is a sophomore Economics & Statistics major from Galati, Romania and a member of the Commonwealth Honors College. This is his 3rd semester at the fund, and he will be a senior analyst in the Industrials sector. In his free time, Tudor enjoys working out, poker and spending time with friends. Tudor plans on having a career in Investment Banking.
Amanda Yee
Senior Analyst (Industrials)
Amanda Yee is a sophomore Finance major from Newton, MA. This is her third semester in MFIF, and she is a senior analyst in the Industrials sector. This past summer she participated in the Girls Who Invest Online Intensive Program. Next summer she will be interning at Fidelity. Amanda also serves on the young leadership team for Smart Woman Securities. In her free time, Amanda enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, and working out.
Marie Messinger
Senior Analyst (Consumer)
Marie Messinger is a sophomore Finance major from Canton, MA. This is her third semester in the fund and she is a senior analyst covering the consumer sector. She also serves on the leadership team of Smart Women Securities. In her free time, she enjoys spending time on the Cape, running, and volunteering.
Shriyaa Chittibabu
Junior Analyst (TMT)
Shriyaa Chittibabu is a sophomore Finance and Economics major in the Commonwealth Honors College; on campus she is an International Scholars Program fellow and vice president of the UMass Investment Club. This is her second semester in the fund and she will be covering the TMT sector. Last summer, Shriyaa was a Girls Who Invest Online Intensive Scholar, and will be a Summer Intensive Scholar this upcoming summer. In her free time, Shriyaa enjoys listening to music, thrifting, and spending time with friends.
Sarah Vaughan
Junior Analyst (Industrials)
Sarah Vaughan is a sophomore finance major from Dover, MA. This is her second semester in MFIF, and she is a junior analyst covering the Industrials Sector. Next summer, she will be an investment analyst intern for the UMass Endowment. Sarah is also a part of the young leadership team for Smart Woman Securities. In her free time, Sarah enjoys baking, running, and spending time with friends and family.
Inez Baxter
Inez Baxter is a freshman finance major from Newton, MA. This is her first semester in MFIF and she is a junior analyst covering the consumer sector. Inez is also a member of the young leadership team for Smart Women’s Securities. In her free time, Inez enjoys cooking, reading, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.
Junior Analyst (Consumers)
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Armando Walters
Junior Analyst (Energy)
Armando is a freshman finance major from Boston, MA. This is his first semester in MFIF and he is currently serving as a Junior Analyst covering the Energy sector. This past summer, Armando interned at Fidelity in Business Operations and Strategy and this summer, he will be joining Fidelity as an intern in Asset Management Compliance. On Campus, Armando is a member of the Commonwealth Honors College. In his free time, Armando enjoys playing sports, weightlifting, and spending time with friends.
Samuel Sturdy
Junior Analyst (Industrials)
Samuel is a sophomore finance major from Scituate, MA. This is his first semester in MFIF and is currently serving as a Junior Analyst in the Industrials sector of the fund. On campus, Samuel is a member of the Men's Rowing team. In his free time, he enjoys boating, golfing, working on cars, and spending time with friends.
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Adam Bates
Junior Anaylst (Healthcare)
Adam is a freshman finance major from Holden, MA. This is his first semester in MFIF and he is currently a junior analyst covering the healthcare sector. In his free time, Adam enjoys golfing, working out, and spending time with friends.
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Tobin Clark-Godfeld
Junior Analyst (Healthcare)
Tobin is a freshman finance major from Hamilton, MA. This is his first semester in MFIF and he is currently a Junior Analyst covering Health Care. Tobin is also a member of the UMASS Club Baseball team and in his free time, he enjoys hanging out with friends, skiing, traveling, and playing sports.
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Pranav Anandavel
Junior Analyst (TMT)
Pranav is a freshman public policy and managerial economics major from Avon, CT. He is also a member of the Commonwealth Honors College. This is his first semester in MFIF, and he is a junior analyst covering the TMT sector. In his free time, Pranav enjoys working out, traveling, and spending time with his friends and family.