Meet The Team
Portfolio Manager
Chairwoman
Richard Stuart
Richard is a senior finance major from Wilmington, MA. This is his 6th semester in MFIF and he is currently serving as the Portfolio Manager as well as senior analyst in the TMT sector. This past summer, Richard worked at 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 senior finance major from Atkinson, NH. This is his 6th semester in the fund, where he serves as President as well as a senior analyst in the Energy sector. Michael interned at DreamBridge Financial his freshman summer as a wealth management intern. During his sophomore summer Michael worked at Lincoln Peak Capital as a private equity summer analyst. Last summer Michael was a Sales & Trading Summer Analyst and he will be returning there fulltime following graduation. 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
Charles O'Rourke
Sector Head (Consumer)
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.
Alex Oleksinski
Sector Head (Healthcare)
Alex Oleksinski is a senior finance major from Bedford, MA. This is his fourth semester in the fund and he is currently the head of the Healthcare sector. After interning at Prime Buchholz LLC in an investment research role in 2022, this past summer Alex worked at Citizens as an investment banking intern on their DCM team in Boston, where he will be returning after graduation. 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 Industrials 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.
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.
Urvish Ramaiya
Sector Head (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 and this summer, he will be interning with Amazon Web Services as a Software Development Engineering Intern. In his free time, Urvish enjoys listening to music, cycling and trekking.
Jack Stewart
Sector Head (Energy)
Jack is a junior Finance major from Hamilton, MA. This is his fourth semester in the fund and he is currently the head of the Energy sector. This past summer Jack interned at Fox Financial Investments, L.P. Next summer, Jack will be joining Harris Williams as an investment banking summer analyst in their Boston office. On campus, 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 friends.
Madeleine Ekmekjian
Senior Analyst (Consumer)
Madeleine Ekmekjian is a senior finance major from Waltham, MA. She has been in the fund for 6 semesters. Sophomore summer, Madeleine interned at Fidelity Investments. This past summer, she interned at Berkeley Research Group as a Turnaround & Restructuring Summer Associate and she will be returning as a full time associate after graduation. 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.
Tudor Grigoras
Senior Anaylst (Helthcare)
Tudor is a junior Finance and Economics major from Galati, Romania and a member of the Commonwealth Honors College. This is his 4th semester at the fund, and he will be a senior analyst in the Healthcare sector. Last summer, Tudor interned at Citi in their Romania based CCB Risk department. In addition to his involvement with the fund, Tudor is Vice-President of the UMass Investment Club. In his free time, Tudor enjoys working out, poker, spending time with friends and travelling.
Amanda Yee
Senior Analyst (Energy)
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 Energy 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 (TMT)
Marie Messinger is a Junior Finance major from Canton, MA. This is her fourth semester in the fund and she is a senior analyst covering the TMT sector. This past summer, she interned at Mass PRIM on their private equity team. Next summer, Marie will be joining Citi as a municipal banking summer analyst. 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
Senior Analyst (Healthcare)
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 Healthcare 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
Senior Analyst (Industrials)
Sarah Vaughan is a junior finance major from Dover, MA. This is her third semester in MFIF, and she is a senior analyst covering the Industrials Sector. This past summer, she interned at the UMass Investment Office and participated in the Girls Who Invest Online Intensive Program. Next Summer, she will be interning at KeyBanc Capital Markets as a Real Estate Investment Banking Summer Analyst. In addition, Sarah is the Chief Development Officer for Smart Woman Securities, TA for FIN-301, and a Career Peer in the Chase Career Center. In her free time, Sarah enjoys baking, running, and spending time with friends and family.
Inez Baxter
Junior Analyst (Industrials)
Inez Baxter is a sophomore Finance major from Newton, MA. This is
her second semester in MFIF and she will be a junior analyst covering
the Industrials sector. On campus, Inez is also a member of Smart Women’s Securities where she is on the young leadership team. This past summer she was a mentee in the Fidelity Boundless program, and this upcoming school year she will be participating in the Loomis Sayles
Undergraduate Women’s Investment Network(UWIN) program. In her free
time, she enjoys cooking, traveling, being outdoors, and spending time
with friends and family.
Armando Walters
Junior Analyst (Healthcare)
Armando is a freshman finance major from Boston, MA. This is his second semester in MFIF and he is currently serving as a Junior Analyst covering the Healthcare sector. This past summer Armando interned at Fidelity Investments as a part of the Asset Management Compliance Strategic Advisors team and this summer, he hopes to once again intern at Fidelity. On campus, Armando is a member of the Commonwealth Honors College. In his free time, Armando enjoys playing sports, weight lifting, and spending time with friends.
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Pranav Anandavel
Junior Analyst (Consumer)
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 Consumer sector. In his free time, Pranav enjoys working out, traveling, and spending time with his friends and family.
Adam Bates
Junior Analyst (TMT)
Adam Bates is a sophomore Finance major from Holden, MA. This is his 2nd semester in MFIF and he is currently a junior analyst covering the TMT sector. This past summer, Adam worked at Carr Financial Group as a wealth management intern. On campus, Adam is the Vice President of Investment Club and a teaching assistant for OIM 210. In his free time, he enjoys golfing, watching sports, and hanging out with friends.
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Tobin Clark-Goldfeld
Junior Analyst (Energy)
Tobin is a freshman finance major from Hamilton, MA. This is his first semester in MFIF and he is currently a Junior Analyst covering the Energy sector. 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.
Jack Stone
Junior Analyst (Energy)
Jack is a Freshman finance major from Mashpee, MA. This will be his first semester in the fund. In his free time, Jack enjoys skiing, golfing, traveling, and watching sports.
Max Voellmicke
Junior Analyst (Healthcare)
Max is a sophomore finance major and economics minor from Franklin, MA. This is his 1st semester in MFIF, and he is currently serving as a Junior Analyst. This past summer, Max interned at Digital Federal Credit Union at their Franklin branch, working upfront at the bank. On campus, Max works at UHS and is a member of the Commonwealth Honors College. In his free time, Max loves to workout, play basketball and badminton, and spend time with friends.
Anay Gandhi
Junior Analyst (TMT)
Anay is a sophomore computer science and actuarial math student with a business minor from Wilmington, MA, and this is his 1st semester in MFIF. This past summer, Anay interned at Iron Mountain as a Machine Learning Intern. He is a member of the Commonwealth Honors College and in his free time, Anay enjoys playing tennis, playing poker, traveling, and spending time with friends.