Emily Shubin

President

Emily's goal as President is to help fellow classmates establish strong connections within the entrepreneurial and VC communities at UW and in the greater Seattle community and gain access to valuable resources. Prior to joining the Foster MBA program, Emily worked at a boutique wealth management firm in downtown Seattle providing client services and investment support. Emily earned her BA in Psychology from Whitman College and spent this past summer interning at a local mobile technology startup. At Foster, she is focusing her studies in Entrepreneurship and Marketing, and has a particular interest in working in the health and fitness industry after graduation. Emily enjoys hiking, CrossFit, going to Farmer's markets, and hearing about businesses that people want to start!

Albert Kim

VP Speakers

Albert has spent the past 5 years in online advertising, marketing, and media working for Microsoft and Expedia prior to joining the Foster MBA program. He has consulted for Fortune 100 companies as well as the largest agency in Japan (Dentsu). Albert earned his BS in electrical engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Currently, his focus at Foster is entrepreneurship, finance, and marketing and is in the midst of a 12 month fellowship with the Alliance of Angels. Away from business, he enjoys golf, snowboarding, skiing, paintballing, traveling, and long walks on the beach.

Jayson Cannon

VP Speakers

 Before joining the Foster MBA Program, Jayson worked at a cleantech startup as a program manager that grew from 25 employees to over 250 during his time with the company.  It also went through rounds of VC fund raising and went public before finally being bought out by another company.  Over the summer he interned at another small startup in the cleantech space and helped manage development timelines and grant proposals.  Jayson earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington in 2000.  His current interest is to pursue opportunities in the cleantech sector and eventually launch his own startup. 

 Matt is a second-year full-time MBA candidate. Before coming to Foster, he worked in engineering at a food ingredients supplier. Over the summer he interned at a biomedical company and also did research for a new tech startup looking to expand internationally. Matt enjoys working with entrepreneurial companies and worked closely with the CIE this year to organize the Startup Walks in October.

Matt Vegas

VP Events

 Nika Dahlbacka is a second year full-time student at Foster.  Before starting her MBA she worked at Boeing, and then moved on to work with International suppliers in the 787 Program.  She has served as a Commissioner on the Seattle Human Rights Commission for three years, and is passionate about social justice and equality.  This summer, she interned at Target Corporate in Minneapolis.  She is committed to furthering diversity and entrepreneurship efforts at Foster, and is excited to be part of the EVCC leadership team.

Nick White
Co-Treasurer

Nick returned to business school after spending three years as a commercial banker, analyzing market segments and evaluating businesses throughout the Pacific Northwest. He got the entrepreneurial itch after spending much of the first year of business school working at a start-up online stock brokerage. Nick interned this past summer at Ignition Venture Partners, and is on exchange in the fall at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. When not studying or talking to entrepreneurs, you can find Nick playing soccer, climbing mountains, and brewing beer.

Sid Sheth

Co-Treasurer

 Prior to Foster, Sid was a Chemical Engineering major from Purdue and spent time working on beauty products at L’Oreal. He has also spent time working as a tax consultant for the country’s first green tax firm specializing in helping clients secure rebates on energy efficient utilities.  He then found himself working for his family business in India where he wore many hats ranging from that of a production manager to developing next generation composites. Though Sid does not have an area of focus at Foster, he is interested in all areas of business that are analytical and data driven. Outside of school, Sid is an avid aviator and is working on his private pilot’s license. Sid’s other passions include all forms of electronic music, technology, reading and various forms of physical activities.

Karthik Vasudevan
Evening Rep

 Karthik Vasudevan is a 2013 MBA candidate in the evening program.  He is a Project Manager at PMC - an operations engineering & management consulting firm.  He manages a global team of engineers on process improvement and simulation modeling projects. His educational qualifications include a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science Degree in Industrial Engineeering.  He is a Six Sigma Black Belt and is Certified in Production & Inventory Management.  Karthik aims to establish a consulting practice and social enterprise focussed on rural markets in India in the near future.  Outside of work Karthik is passionate about cricket and enjoys a friendly game of poker.