Kim Nahari is a junior at Harvard College, concentrating in Philosophy with a secondary in Computer Science. Kim currently works at Foundry, helping to build an optimized cloud for AI, focusing on GPU compute solutions. Prior to attending Harvard, Kim served as an officer in the Israeli Intelligence Forces, rising to the position of Chief of Staff. In this role, she oversaw strategic operations and led data analysis initiatives critical to national security efforts. At Harvard, Kim chaired the Hillel International Israel Summit, gathering 1,000 students from 200 colleges across the U.S. and Canada to learn about Israel. She also leads the Harvard College Israel Trek, which brings 100 non-Jewish students to Israel annually. 

kimnahari@college.harvard.edu

Leah Powell is a junior at Princeton majoring in economics with minors in philosophy and history. Leah is a leader in several business and finance organizations on campus including Prospect Student Ventures, Tiger Investments, and Girls into VC. Leah co-founded and directed the FemaleFounded conference, which brought together over 100 women from around the US alongside entrepreneurs and investors for a weekend of empowerment and connection. She also serves as the Vice President of Chabad at Princeton, where she has spent the past year building a network of over 600 alumni to come together to address key community issues relating to Israel. This upcoming summer, Leah will be interning in New York City at Blackstone, within their private equity secondaries group.

lp7449@princeton.edu

Julia Birdwell is a sophomore at Princeton University studying Public Policy with concentrations in Computer Science and Chinese. On campus, Julia serves on the student board of both Hillel and Chabad. Partnering with Visa, Julia co-founded and built Uplift Israel, an humanitarian aid organization which utilizes an infrastructure of direct-aid to support families and pregnant mothers in countries at war. After raising over 500k in the past year, Uplift has distributed the money through prepaid debit cards, helping Israeli families to keep food on their tables and connect vulnerable populations to immediate financial aid support structures. Alongside with interning at Susa Ventures in San Francisco, Julia currently serves on leadership for Princeton’s student-run Prospect Student Ventures.

jbirdwell@princeton.edu

Mika Bardin is an Israeli American student completing her junior year at Yale University, majoring in Cognitive Science. She is a semi-professional squash player competing on the Yale Women's Squash team, a former USA National Champion, and currently the Israeli National Champion, training to compete as Israel's first female squash representative in the LA 2028 Olympics. Off the court, she is the founder of Play for Equal Pay, a nonprofit dedicated to closing the gender pay gap, having raised over $200,000 to achieve pay parity for one of the largest professional squash tournaments in the world. Over the past year, Mika has founded and led Yale’s Jewish Students Standing for Israel group with over 200 members. Her advocacy has included hosting events and vigils to unify the Jewish community following the events of October 7th, fundraising for and shipping tactical gear during the first few weeks of the war, and representing the Yale Jewish community on national news stations in both the U.S. and Israel.

mika.bardin@yale.edu

Peyton Klein is a Stanford senior studying Human Biology with a concentration in neuroscience, behavior, and systems design. Her experiences range from founding one of the largest youth-led nonprofits serving refugee youth to interrogating the mental health crisis as a design researcher and leading operations in fast-paced start up settings. Most recently, she founded On Call Cafe, Stanford’s student run late night café and largest student run business. Klein is honored to be Forbes 30 under 30, a TEDx speaker, Teen Vogue’s 21 under 21, and a Princeton Prize in Race Relation Awardee. Her work has been featured on the Today Show, Fox News, in Teen Vogue, and the New York Times. 

peytonk@stanford.edu

Jonathan is a senior at Stanford University studying Political Science and Symbolic Systems. On campus, he conducts research for Condoleezza Rice, serves as the student president of Hillel, and is part of the Sequoia-backed venture capital group. This past summer, he worked for Bill Ackman as an investment analyst, and after college, he will be joining the investment team at Insight Partners, focusing on high-growth tech companies.

jcos@stanford.edu