Living & Working in America: International Alum Panel
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 5-6:30 p.m.
Location:
Kathleen McCartney Hall 106
For:
Students
Grounded Knowledge Panels provide an empowering forum for difficult and vulnerable discourse. This specific panel will use that model and will be an opportunity to learn more about different pathways that international alums have taken after graduation as well as about the challenges and successes they faced along the way.
Panelists:
- Handi Lu '25, who studied music and quantitative economics, is now a business development analyst at AQR Capital Management
- Esther Ishimwe '22, who majored in architecture & urbanism, works on the architecture team at PDR
- Asmita Gautam '20, who studied computer science and engineering, is a software engineer at the Trade Desk
- Ingrid Magalhaes AC '19, who majored in government, is pursuing a doctorate in comparative politics at the University of Virginia
Dinner from India Palace will be served.
This event is co-sponsored by the Lazarus Center for Career Development, Alum Relations & Development, the International Students & Scholars Office, and Valerie Joseph, the Smith staff member who created the model for Grounded Knowledge Panels.