Aaron Guo is a Growth Marketing Manager at Google. In his role, he works to apply behavioral science and growth principles to campaigns that reach billions of people each year. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania, studying Business and Engineering with a focus on environmental sustainability. Aaron also works with One Million Lights Philippines, a nonprofit organization developing zero-emissions rural electrification infrastructure. In the future, Aaron hopes to build systems and incentive structures that encourage people to naturally make environmentally sustainable decisions. Aaron is from the United States.

Abraham (Abe) Lemus is a TRIO McNair Scholar who will graduate with a B.S. in Political Science. Abe has previously conducted research on the history and impact of partisan redistricting in the state of Kansas. Abe advocated for fair representation in the 2020 election cycle and to use a non-partisan or bi-partisan redistricting committee for 2030. Abe has also done a legislative internship in Washington, DC for the Office of Congressman Dean Phillips and for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Abe currently serves on Emporia State University’s provost search committee as the only student delegate. Abe is from the United States.

Adaeze Nduaguba graduated from Dartmouth College with a dual major in Government and Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies before joining Google. Passionate about promoting gender equity, she built and mobilized a state-wide coalition in Massachusetts that introduced legislation to help eliminate the gender and racial wage gaps. She previously interned at the White House supporting Let Girls Learn, an initiative aimed at helping adolescent girls worldwide attain a quality education. A scholar of comparative studies, studying global affairs at Tsinghua University will equip her with the tools she needs to reimagine institutions and apply much-needed change to her community. Adaeze is from the United States.

Aiping Huang is an enthusiastic journalist, host, and communicator. She has worked with major news organizations in China, including Xinhua News Agency, China Global Television Network, the Associated Press Beijing Bureau, etc., covering major events, including the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the United Nations Biodiversity Conference, Brazil Russia India China South Africa (BRICS) Summit, and more. She is a member of the Beijing Women Journalists Association and a communication consultant for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). She gained a unique perspective of China, believes in the power of communication, and is passionate about bridging China and the world through it. She is interested in cross-cultural communication and public diplomacy. Aiping is from China.

Alex Marley studied Electrical Engineering and Economics at Northeastern University. He then returned to Cometeer to engineer innovative beverage technologies while investing in startups as Managing Partner at Dorm Room Fund. He previously supported a MIT based defense technology startup developing shielding arrays for the U.S. Air Force and founded a newsletter generating exposure to student-run startups across the east coast of the United States. Through his research, Alex has developed wireless network modules to support 64-channel neural interfacing devices and helped create pose recognition algorithms to monitor individual’s movement inside a room. Alex is from the United States.

Alison Kahn received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Human Rights from Barnard College, Columbia University, where she led student initiatives for global health and immigrant rights and served as an admissions representative. She is currently the David Paul Policy Fellow at the American Friends Service Committee, where she advocates for human rights, climate and economic justice, and peace. Alison has previously worked at the U.S. Congress, Women’s Refugee Commission, and on community programs in Costa Rica and Uganda. Her writing on legal personhood has been published in the Cambridge Journal of Political Affairs. Alison is from the United States.

Amanda Hu is a senior at Massachusetts Institute of Technology majoring in Biology and Business Management. She is passionate about healthcare entrepreneurism and financing strategies to drive innovation in the medical fields. Amanda is a founding member of Encreto Therapeutics, a start-up discovering treatments for obesity, and is engaged in women’s health research at Massachusetts General Hospital. She also provides strategic support to AI healthcare portfolio companies at Aegis Ventures. As a Schwarzman Scholar, she hopes to work at the intersection of policy, technology, and business to bridge healthcare innovations between the U.S. and China. Amanda is from the United States.

Ana Chen studies diaspora politics and Chinese national memory at Stanford University. She is pursuing two honors theses with the International Relations department and the Program in the Arts and aims to increase the accessibility of the U.S.-China relationship by bringing the geopolitical to the level of the personal. She believes art can propose new means of navigating and addressing geopolitical conflict. She was the President of the Forum for American-Chinese Exchanges at Stanford, and has spearheaded research with the European Council on Foreign Relations, the Shorestein Asia-Pacific Research Center, and others. Ana is from the United States.

Andrew Bilden grew up for 18 years in Hong Kong before deciding to serve in the U.S. Navy. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Chinese and a minor in Japanese. There, he also boxed and sailed competitively. He served as a Surface Warfare Officer aboard two U.S. Navy guided missile AEGIS destroyers, where he had the honor of leading teams of sailors at sea. Transitioning to the private sector, he aims to support America's global economic engagement and gain a deeper understanding of U.S.-China economic relations. Andrew is from the United States.

Anjali Nadaradjane is a lawyer, policy analyst, and writer. She received a first-class honours degree from Macquarie University in Law and International Relations and currently works at MinterEllison, Australia’s largest multinational law firm. Anjali is passionate about international affairs, public policy, and education. She has worked at various think tanks in Australia and Indonesia and has written for several national media outlets on public policy matters. She holds executive positions with the ASEAN-Australia Youth Strategic Partnership and United States Consulate’s Youth Advisory Council. She has also spearheaded initiatives on her university campus to mentor young women in politics and leadership. Anjali is from Australia.