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Meet the 2026 Tartans on the Rise

Tartans on the Rise celebrates recent alumni who are making an impact in their organizations and in their communities, across the nation and around the world through leadership, innovation and career achievements.

David Ajoku

David Ajoku

Founder and CEO, Aware.ai (ENG 2021)

Rebecca-Alford

Rebecca Alford

Principal Scientist, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine (MCS 2016)

Mahima-Arya

Mahima Arya

Senior Engineering Manager, DoubleVerify (DC 2020)

Moses Garcia

Moses Garcia

Director and Theater Arts Leader (CFA 2022; HNZ 2023)

Reshmi-Ghosh

Reshmi Ghosh

Senior Applied Scientist and Technical Lead, Microsoft (ENG 2017, 2020, 2021)

Tracy Held

Tracy Held

Writer, Filmmaker and Entrepreneur (CFA 2015)

Christopher Henley

Christopher Henley

Industrial Designer, MSA Safety (CFA 2015)

Susana Lau

Susana Lau

Founder and CEO, EtyaLab (ENG 2015)

Samantha Levinson

Samantha Levinson

Director of Program Innovation and Client Experience, The Bail Project (HNZ 2017)

Aditi Mahajan

Aditi Mahajan

Director, AlixPartners (TPR 2020)

Sakshi Mishra

Sakshi Mishra

Co-founder, Verber Studio (ENG 2015)

Sarah Pidgeon

Sarah Pidgeon

Actor (CFA 2018)

Akshat Prakash

Akshat Prakash

CTO and Co-founder, CAMB.AI (SCS 2019)

Antonina Simakova

Antonina Simakova

Co-founder and Executive Vice President of Research, Myris Therapeutics (MCS 2015)

Serano Tannason

Serano Tannason

Co-founder, Bang Jamin; Product Manager, Databricks (SCS 2020)

No毛l Um-Lo

No毛l Um-Lo

Anthropologist (DC 2016)