Meet The Team
At Startup Consulting at Cornell, our strength lies in our people.
Our Executive Board leads with vision and strategy, ensuring that each project creates meaningful impact for our clients while fostering professional growth for our members.
Our dedicated Project Managers and Consultants bring fresh perspectives and diverse expertise to every engagement, working closely with founders to solve challenges and unlock opportunities for growth.
Executive Board
Professor Sarah Wolfolds
Club Advisor
Professor Sarah Wolfolds is the Andrew Paul Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow and senior lecturer at Cornell’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. Her research explores how for-profit and nonprofit organizations interact in industries like microfinance, focusing on financing models, HR systems, and organizational objectives. More recently, she examines financial exclusion in the U.S. Her dissertation research was supported by a Strategic Research Foundation grant.
Henry Tan
President
Economics & Statistical Science '27 | ht492@cornell.edu
Campus Involvement: Knight Institute Writing Center Tutor, BTRY 3010 TA, Labor Economics Lab Researcher
Summer 2025: Researcher at Cornell Labor Economics Lab
Henry joined SCC in Fall 2023 as an analyst and later served as a project manager for Circular and Sowfin. He is passionate about data analytics and startup risk management. He loves how he could see the impact of his contribution in the fast-growing environment of startups.
Diya Sheth
Senior Vice President
Mechanical Engineering, Entrepreneurship '28 | ds2457@cornell.edu
Campus Involvement: Cornell Assistive Technologies
Summer 2025: Biomedical Engineering Intern at Rockefeller University
Diya joined SCC in Fall 2024 as an analyst because of her interest in startups. Diya really wanted to help grow and learn about different startups in all different disciplines. Diya has worked for Cyberspara and Unibaio.
Henry Sun
VP Client Acquisition
Economics & Information Science '27 | hs897@cornell.edu
Campus Involvement: CRU Cornell
Summer 2025: Summer Analytics intern at Realty America Group Real Estate Acquisition Fund (RREAF)
Henry joined SCC in the fall of 2023 as an analyst and later took on the role of project manager at Simulacrum, an AI economics forecasting startup, as well as at Liberate the Block, a firm dedicated to empowering underrepresented students in higher education. He is passionate about economics, technology, and real estate, and he enjoys contributing to and collaborating with the fast-paced environment of startups.
Kayla Greenblatt
VP Recruitment
ILR, Business, Law & Society '27 | kg496@cornell.edu
Campus Involvement: Hopelessly Yellow, Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Society
Summer 2025: Human Resources intern at a private equity firm in NYC!
Kayla joined SCC in Fall 2024 as an analyst for MYNDY and later served as Recruitment Chair. She is passionate about tackling complex issues that startups face and collaborating with others to find solutions. She loves being able to make a real impact on startups across a wide range of topics in their fast-paced and dynamic environments.
Jena Le
VP Media Engagement
ILR '27 | jnl86@cornell.edu
Campus Involvement: Webdev, Esports (League of Legends), Splash! at Cornell, Cornell Vietnamese Association, Minority Industrial & Labor Relations Student Organization, Society of Women in Business, and mail center on North Campus.
Summer 2025: HR & Recruitment Specialist at a staffing agency.
Jena first worked with Gen.G, an esports startup in Korea, before joining SCC in Spring 2024 as an analyst for Unibaio. She is passionate about HR and strategy in unconventional industries. Jena enjoys startups for the responsibility they give her and how much she learns through hands-on experience.
Nicole Boyce
VP Member Engagement
AEM '28 | vnb22@cornell.edu
Campus Involvement: DUC (Dyson Undergraduate Council), SWIB, SCC, & Tri Delta!
Summer 2025: A sailing instructor, worked as an intern at an events planning & marketing company, and helped friends run their ice cream store!
Nicole joined SCC in Fall 2024 as an analyst, grew into an associate with Goalden Hour, and is currently VP of Member Engagement. She's passionate about building community and sparking collaboration that lets new ideas flourish. Nicole loves the energy of working with startups—the creativity, the fast pace, and the ability to watch big visions turn into real growth.
Santiago Alonso
VP New Member Education
Economics, Business '28 | sa953@cornell.edu
Campus Involvement: FGLI Office of Student Empowerment
Summer 2025: Sales Internship at West Herr Automotive Group
Santiago joined SCC in the Fall of 2024 as an analyst for Agent Mira, and moved on to be an associate for Rafter in the Spring. Now he is working as VP of NME, working to help others interested in consulting learn about the industry. Outside of SCC, he loves music and stays active whether it's lifting, running, or rock-climbing. He is also passionate about seeing how startups develop and how we can contribute to their success.
Project Manager
Christine Tao
ORIE '28 | ctt44@cornell.edu
Campus Involvement: Cornell App Development (appdev), Cornell Media Guild, Cornell Tri-Delta
Summer 2025: Marketing and Proposals for a Civil Engineering Firm
Christine joined SCC as a strategy analyst in Fall 2024, and served as a project manager for our Unibaio team the following spring. As an Operations Research and Engineering student, she is interested in the intersection of applied mathematics, programming, data analytics, and business strategy.
Julia Carrea
Biological Sciences, Global Health '28 | jec468@cornell.edu
Campus Involvement: Co-Director of The Steminist Movement's Enrichment Committee, Alpha Chi Omega sorority
Summer 2025: Researcher at Weill Cornell Medicine's Zippin Lab.
Julia joined SCC in Fall 2024 as an analyst for Circular and Bantr and will serve as a project manager this semester. She is passionate about biotech and data analytics and is particularly interested in bridging the gap between scientific innovation and business development, turning research breakthroughs into strategies with real world impact.
Helen Lin
AEM '27 | hl2392@cornell.edu
Campus Involvement: Cornell Medium Design Collective Club
Summer 2025: Strategy Intern at People Inc.
Helen joined SCC in Spring 2025 as an analyst for Unibaio. She is passionate about the intersection of business strategy and social impact. She enjoys having the opportunity to make tangible contributions that help organizations grow while driving positive change.
Tiana Thwin
Economics, Business '27 | ttt42@cornell.edu
Campus Involvement: Cornell Myanmar Students Association (Vice President), Cornell Dining (Student Dining Associate)
Summer 2025: Travelled around the US!
Tiana joined SCC in Fall 2024 as an analyst for Myndy, then served as an associate for Goalden Hour in Spring 2025, and is now a project manager. Passionate about social impact and creative problem-solving, she enjoys working with startups for the fast-paced learning, collaboration, and the opportunity to drive meaningful change.
Consultants
Olivia Parkinson
Economics, Environment & Sustainability '28 | oap23@cornell.edu
Campus Involvement: Big Red Ambassadors, Big Red Sports Network, Rock Climbing Club
Summer 2025: Head Lifeguard at local swim club!
Olivia joined SCC in Spring 2025 and worked with Unibaio, conducting vendor research at the Ithaca Farmers Market to support growth strategies. She is passionate about biotechnology and sustainability. Olivia enjoys working with startups because she thrives on the hands-on experience of shaping early-stage ventures and tackling real-world challenges.
William Lock
ILR, Information Science '27 | wzl4@cornell.edu
Campus Involvement: Cornell Speech and Debate Society
Summer 2025: Human Resource Business Partner Intern - Global Foundries
Will joined SCC in Spring 2023 as an analyst, and is currently captain of the Cornell British Parliamentary team. Off campus he is a program assistant at the Susan Christopherson Center for Community planning, an organization that works to create climate resilience across New York state.
Khai Xin Kuan
Information Science, AI and Business for Engineers '27 | kk996@cornell.edu
Campus Involvement: WICC, DOTS, Cornell Bitcoin Club
Summer 2025: Data Science Intern at Shell, AI4ALL Ignite Fellow
Khai joined SCC in Fall 2024 and previously served as an analyst for Simulacrum. After taking a gap sem, she’s excited to be back. This past summer, she interned at Shell as a Data Science Intern, working on time series forecasting and MLflow integration. With prior experience at a tech startup, she is passionate about scaling innovation and enjoys the fast-paced, high-impact journey of early-stage ventures.
Victoria Mocarski
ILR, Philosophy '27 | vpm29@cornell.edu
Campus Involvement: SCC, The Wardrobe, the Tatkon Center for New Students
Summer 2025: HR Intern at Insurance Company in Philadelphia
Victoria joined SCC in Fall 2024 as an analyst. Her interests lie in go-to-market strategy and customer acquisition. She enjoys working with startups because of their agile nature and innovative culture.
Jack McHugh
ILR, Business '27 | jtm326@cornell.edu
Campus Involvement: ASATT, Delta Upsilon, Project Smile
Summer 2025: HR Intern at CooperVision
Jack joined SCC in Fall 2024 as an analyst working for Circular and later for LTB. He is passionate about helping new companies enter the market and navigate the challenges of scaling in fast-changing industries. He loves how the work he does building solutions create visible, lasting impact.