People

Meet the Team

Teacher-scholars and practitioners on the leading edge of theory and practice.

Center Team

Affiliated Faculty

Paul A. Argenti

Professor of Corporate Communication

Paul Argenti is a pioneer in the field of corporate communication, teaching some of the earliest courses on the subject for Harvard Business School, Columbia Business School, and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. He wrote Corporate Communication, the first textbook in the field now in its eighth edition, along with Corporate Responsibility, Digital Strategies for Powerful Corporate Communication, The Power of Corporate Communication, and many other books and articles. He teaches courses on corporate communication, corporate responsibility, and general management, and has consulted and run training programs for hundreds of companies including ING, Mitsui, Novartis, Goldman Sachs, and the Detroit Lions. Argenti is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review and has appeared in numerous publications including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, and others.

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Emily J. Blanchard

Associate Professor of Business Administration

Emily Blanchard is a leading expert on international economic policy, associate professor at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, research fellow with the Centre for Economic Policy Research, and a member of the CESifo research network. She served as chief economist of the US Department of State from January 2022 to November 2023. Blanchard’s research lies at the intersection of international economics and public policy. Her work explores how foreign investment and global value chains are changing the role of trade and international economic cooperation in the 21st century, and how globalization and education shape political outcomes and the distribution of income within and across countries. An award-winning teacher, Blanchard offers courses on global economics, international economic policy, and cooperation and competition in the global economy. She graduated with honors in economics from Wellesley College and earned MSc and PhD degrees in economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

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Thomas C. Lawton

Visiting Professor of Business Administration

Professor Lawton is an authority on nonmarket strategy and business model innovation, particularly during corporate turnaround or in response to political risk. Much of his work explores organizational forms and strategy processes for engaging political and social actors and arenas. The research leverages institutional perspectives and extends capabilities theory beyond market settings and into the nonmarket contexts of corporate political activity (CPA) and corporate social responsibility (CSR). His research has explored and advanced our understanding of how the firm competes beyond market settings, partnering with government in industrial policy initiatives, engaging external stakeholders through intermediaries like trade associations, and managing and mitigating political risk when entering and embedding in foreign markets, particularly emerging economies. He teaches a course in International Strategy at Tuck.

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Matthew Rees

Senior Fellow, Center for Business, Government & Society

Matthew Rees is the founder of Geonomica, an editorial consulting firm that has worked with clients across a number of industries, and a senior fellow at Tuck's Center for Business, Government & Society. He has cowritten, with Lloyd Minor, dean of Stanford University’s School of Medicine, Discovering Precision Health: Predict, Prevent, and Cure to Advance Health and Well-Being. A former journalist, Rees has worked for the Wall Street Journal and the Economist, and he is a frequent book reviewer for the Journal. He also has extensive government experience, serving as a speechwriter for President George W. Bush, former National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick.

Anant K. Sundaram

Clinical Professor of Business Administration

Anant Sundaram teaches Corporate Valuation and Business and Climate Change at Tuck. His areas of expertise are business valuation, M&A, corporate governance, and financial strategies for profitable growth.

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Student Leaders

Diego Alvarez Contreras T’26

MBA Fellow

Summer 2025 Internship: BCG Boston

Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico

Education: BA Economics, El Colegio de Mexico

Prior Role: Finance Ministry of Mexico

Career Interests: Management consulting, public sector consulting

Additional involvement: I will be a consulting tutor for T27s and T26s trying to recruit 

In regards to CBGS engagement during your fellowship, what topics are you most excited to focus on and explore?
Workshops for fellows, meeting conference visitors

Aron Cowen-Luehrmann T’26

MBA Fellow

Summer 2025 Internship: Amazon! Interning as a sr. product manager-technical.

Hometown: Philadelphia

Education: Temple University, BS in Math/Computer Science, Minor in Physics

Prior Role: Technology consulting for the federal government

Career Interests: Public service in the national security sphere

Additional involvement: Center for Digital Strategies Fellow; Business & Government Club co-chair, Jewish Students Association co-chair, Games Club co-chair, Judicial Board Chair

In regards to CBGS engagement during your fellowship, what topics are you most excited to focus on and explore?
The intersection between national security and business, and how/when businesses should act in the public interest around geopolitical issues

Caroline Fleischhauer T’26

MBA Fellow

Summer 2025 Internship: Bain & Company, Washington, D.C. office

Hometown: Pensacola, FL

Education: Vanderbilt University, B.A. in Public Policy Studies and History

Prior Role: Prior to Tuck I spent six years as a public sector human capital consultant at Deloitte, where I advised federal and state agencies on organizational transformation, workforce strategy, and the future of work.

Career Interests: After Tuck I plan to work in strategy consulting. In the long term I hope to help improve access and patient experience in the U.S. healthcare system.

Additional involvement: Center for Health Care Fellow Tuck Admissions Associate

In regards to CBGS engagement during your fellowship, what topics are you most excited to focus on and explore?
I am most excited to explore effective public-private partnerships and topics at the intersection of healthcare, business, and government.

Kirstin Govindasamy T’26

MBA Fellow

Georgia Greene T’26

MBA Fellow & Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: Vermont Center for Ecostudies

Summer 2025 Internship: Bain & Company, Boston

Hometown: Rumson, NJ

Education: Boston College - BA, International Studies & Philosophy

Prior Role: Prior to Tuck, I served as an AmeriCorps VISTA Communications Associate with Children's HealthWatch, a nonprofit based at Boston Medical Center. I then worked as a Corporate Program Paralegal at Ropes & Gray, where I specialized in strategic transactions and worked extensively with the pro bono asylum team.

Career Interests: After Tuck, I plan to work as a strategy consultant, where I hope to learn about a variety of industries. I'm especially interested in sustainability and social impact.

Additional involvement: Next year, I will be a Nonprofit Board Fellow with the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, a Visiting Executive Program Host Fellow, and a Tuck Admissions Associate. I also hope to be a Tripod Hockey Captain and a mentor for T'27s recruiting for consulting.

In regards to CBGS engagement during your fellowship, what topics are you most excited to focus on and explore?
As a CBGS Fellow, I'm eager to dive into the intersection of business and social impact. I’m excited to connect with peers and practitioners who bring diverse perspectives on the challenges facing the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. I'm especially eager to learn more about international trade, health policy, and corporate social responsibility.

Peatros Haile T’26

MBA Fellow

Summer 2025 Internship: Coporate Finance at Amazon (Seattle)

Hometown: Albany, NY

Education: Rochester Institute of Technology: B.S. in Biomedical Sciences
University at Albany: Masters in Public Health w/ concentration in Health Policy and Management

Prior Role: Deputy Chief City Auditor for the City of Albany, NY

Additional involvement: Tuck Admissions Associate and Basketball Co-Chair 

In regards to CBGS engagement during your fellowship, what topics are you most excited to focus on and explore?
At Tuck and through the CBGS, I want to dive deeper into how cross-sector partnerships can be designed, financed, and governed to deliver measurable progress. I hope to explore new models of collaboration that empower communities, make smarter use of taxpayer dollars, and create scalable solutions that reflect both public values and private capabilities.

Jessie Huang T’26

MBA Fellow

Summer 2025 Internship: Apple

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Prior Role: Healthcare, Education

Career Interests: Increasing student outcomes and success at the intersection of education, technology, and policy

In regards to CBGS engagement during your fellowship, what topics are you most excited to focus on and explore?
Understanding how education is shaped by private and public partnerships, as well as national and international dynamics

Pratiksha Mathurkar T’26

MBA Fellow

Summer 2025 Internship: India 

Hometown: India

Education: NMIMS, India

Prior Role: Education 

Career Interests: Education, Venture Capital, Impact Investing

In regards to CBGS engagement during your fellowship, what topics are you most excited to focus on and explore?
Inclusion for internationals, More conversations around education 

Makely Phillips T’26

MBA Fellow

Summer 2025 Internship: Deloitte in the Seattle office

Hometown: Seattle, WA

Education: American University, BA in International Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), MA in Military Strategy, Cybersecurity, Intelligence 

Prior Role: Government Relations, Senior Policy Analyst, Executive Assistant to Marine Corps Generals, Headquarters Marine Corps, Pentagon

Career Interests: Aerospace & defense consulting 

Additional involvement: Tuck Social Chair, Co-chair of newly formed Aerospace & Defense Club (still pending student board approval), Consulting Club Mentor (still pending)

In regards to CBGS engagement during your fellowship, what topics are you most excited to focus on and explore?
Defense industrial base/defense industry, national security, foreign policy

Jon Rossi T’26

MBA Fellow

Hometown: CT/MA/VT

Education: Wesleyan University, BA Mathematics

Prior Role: Higher Education; Tech; Health Nonprofit

Career Interests: Advancing structural change in health and equity through business, policy, and community-based social innovation

Additional involvement: I'll be an MPA at HKS in the fall and back at Tuck in the winter and spring; My other involvement next year at Tuck, aside from CBGS: I'm also a Fellow with the Center for Health Care; Peer Support Counselor; leading Mandarin Language Practice Group (an initiative we are trying to have merged within Asia Business Club)

In regards to CBGS engagement during your fellowship, what topics are you most excited to focus on and explore?
I'm most interested in community-based and grassroots models of change. I would love to continue exploring community-based mental and physical health initiatives and interventions in non-traditional spaces like barbershops. I am also increasingly interested in co-leadership models (e.g., two leaders one generation apart leading an organization) and generally in diversity of thought and partnership across borders in solving wicked problems

Snehan Sharma T’26

MBA Fellow & Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: COVER Home Repair

Summer 2025 Internship: DICK'S Sporting Goods, Pittsburgh PA

Hometown: Grayson, GA

Education: Duke University, B.A. History

Prior Role: Tech, Retail/eCommerce 

Career Interests: I'm interested in strategy and entrepreneurship as it relates to retail/eCommerce, technology, and sustainability.

Additional involvement: Nonprofit Board Fellows, Retail & Consumer Goods Club, Co-Chair

In regards to CBGS engagement during your fellowship, what topics are you most excited to focus on and explore?
As political and economic dynamics shift globally, I'm excited to explore the role of corporations as actors in society. Specifically, I'm interested in how corporate responsibility will be reshaped in the coming months and years.

Jasmine Syed T’26

MBA Fellow

Summer 2025 Internship: Altman Solon (NYC)

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Education: Duke University (Computer Science, Sociology, Global Health)

Prior Role: In my previous role I worked on technology strategy and implementation projects for the government. Additionally, I became involved with social entrepreneurship work and got to explore public/private partnerships.

Career Interests: I hope to one day lead a technology-based social enterprise.

Additional involvement: Women in Business Symposium Co-Chair; Tuck Serves Co-Chair

In regards to CBGS engagement during your fellowship, what topics are you most excited to focus on and explore?
I am excited to bring more leaders on campus who are intertwining social purpose with their work. Additionally, I would love to explore how we can democratize new technologies.

Ben Temple T’26

MBA Fellow

Hometown: Norfolk, NE

Education: Wheaton College, B.A. Philosophy of Business & Economics, International Relations Minor

Prior Role: FinTech

Career Interests: FinTech, Government, Entrepreneurship

Additional involvement: Business and Politics Club (Co-Chair) and Term Exchange (Fall)

In regards to CBGS engagement during your fellowship, what topics are you most excited to focus on and explore?
Speaker Visits, Trade Policy, Immigration, AI Regulation

Ignacia Ulloa T’26

MBA Fellow

Summer 2025 Internship: Bain and Company in Boston

Hometown: Santiago, Chile

Education: University of Notre Dame - Sociology and Economics, Minor in International Development

Prior Role: Foreign Policy

Career Interests: Social impact, economic development 

Additional involvement: Tuck Admissions Associate, Peer Support Counselor, Co-Chair Art Club, Co-Chair Book Club

In regards to CBGS engagement during your fellowship, what topics are you most excited to focus on and explore?
Role and impact of lobbyists Evolution of corporate responsibility, social impact, and ESG adjacent trends

Frida Velcani T’26

MBA Fellow & Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: Bugbee Senior Center

Summer 2025 Internship: Dartmouth (June), Cleveland, Ohio (July), Southern California (August)

Hometown: Stuart, Florida

Education: Vassar College – Bachelor of Arts, Major: Science, Technology, & Society, Correlate: Hispanic Studies

Prior Role: Prior to Tuck, I have been involved in the healthcare sector as a medical student, researcher, and associate at a diabetes-focused nonprofit. 

Career Interests: I’m passionate about pursuing a career in ophthalmology, where I can combine excellent clinical care with systems-level thinking to improve patient outcomes. I’m also interested in exploring how innovation, policy, and business strategies can be used to expand access to eye care.

Additional involvement: Nonprofit Board Fellows, Cheesemongers Co-Chair, MD/MBA Student Representative (Geisel Student Govt)

In regards to CBGS engagement during your fellowship, what topics are you most excited to focus on and explore?
During my CBGS fellowship, I’m most excited to focus on topics that sit at the intersection of healthcare, public policy, and social impact—particularly sustainable and equitable access to care. I also look forward to fostering inclusive dialogue and collaboration across Tuck and Dartmouth’s graduate schools. I envision events that bring together students to engage on big issues—from reproductive rights to clean energy—and build coalitions that reflect a diversity of thought and lived experience.

Alex Xue T’26

MBA Fellow & Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: Willing Hands

Summer 2025 Internship: BCG New Jersey

Hometown: Portland, OR

Education: Pepperdine University (Business Admin major & Non-Profit Minor)

Prior Role: People Strategy & Organizational Development

Career Interests: Management Consulting specializing in technology and social impact.

Additional involvement: Tuck Admission Associates, Nonprofit Board Fellow, Tuck Talks Co-Chair, Tuck Volunteer Club Co-Chair

In regards to CBGS engagement during your fellowship, what topics are you most excited to focus on and explore?
Bridging the wider Dartmouth/UV Community together through various programming and enhance collaborations. 

Abril Galarraga T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: Hartford Community Restorative Justice Center

Alex Antonuccio T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: Music to Life

Sam Baughan T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: Whaleback Mountain

Sarah Bienstock T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: Public Health Council of the Upper Valley

Aerin Brown T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: Spark! Community Center

Derek Colaizzo T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: Upper Valley Habitat for Humanity

Allyson Conlin T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: Vision for Creative Housing Solutions

Maggie Connolly T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: West Central Behavioral Health

Katherine Dutile T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: Good Beginnings, Inc

Mackenzie Erdman T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: AVA Gallery and Art Center

Michael Ford T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: The Hanover Improvement Society

Jacob Goodkin T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: Vermont Institute of Natural Science

Allie Gould T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: Lyme School Board

Fernando Herrera T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement:

Taha Hussain T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: Historic Windsor, Inc./Preservation Education Institute

Izzy Kannegieser T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: Whaleback Mountain

Alexandra Lilly T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: Upper Valley Trails Alliance

Jack Noble T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: CraftStudies, Inc.

Camila Achury Rincon T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: High Horses Center for Equine-Assisted Services

Kate Schlinke T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: Maynard House

Chloe Smith T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: Vermont Institute of Natural Science

Silas Wyper T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: Connecticut River Conservancy

Erin Zeigler T’26

Nonprofit Board Fellow

Board Placement: Second Growth