From Classroom Project to Startup: How Mostafa Afr Built Langmates.ai Mostafa Afr (M&T’25) isn’t slowing down in his final year at Penn. A “super senior,” he’s on track to graduate this December with a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, a B.S.E., in Electrical Engineering, and a B.S. in Entrepreneurship.…Read More
Upon graduating from the Penn M&T Program in 1993, with dual degrees from Wharton and Penn Engineering and also an MBA from Wharton, Ryan Limaye went straight to Goldman Sachs to begin a career as a technology investment banker. The rest, as they say, is history. 32 years later, he…Read More
Lauren Reeder is a partner on Sequoia Capital’s early-stage team, working with founders from the idea stage onward. “The founders we work with are on the path to shaping the world… it’s an incredible privilege to work with them.” she says. Reeder began her career at several start-ups, from joining…Read More
David Quattrone, M&T’95, Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer at Cvent Not long after he graduated from Penn’s M&T Program, David Quattrone co-founded Cvent, an industry leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider. The company was founded in 1999 and today, Mr. Quattrone leads a technology and product team of over…Read More
Piotr Lazarek, a M&T’25 alumni from Poland, won the 2025 President’s Sustainability Prize for Nirby, a real-time farmland management system addressing inefficiencies in fertilizer usage. We sat down with him to find out more about how he’s using satellites, drones, and AI for more sustainable and efficient agriculture. Q. Congratulations…Read More
Joey Levin has served as Executive Chairman of Angi, a leading platform for home services, since April 2025 when it spun off of from IAC, an NYC-based holding company that is home to dozens of digital products and iconic brands that engage millions of consumers every day, to form an…Read More
Last summer, the M&T Intern Fellowship Award allowed him to have hands-on experience at a sustainable construction start-up in New York City. Herewith he reflects on his time in the M&T Program, talks about his internship, and chats about life after college. Q: Why did you apply for the Intern…Read More
Based in NYC, Horsesmouth was founded by William Nicklin, M&T’94, and helps financial professionals educate their clients and grow their businesses. Herewith Caroline explains more about her internship and the value it added to her M&T experience. Q: What were your previous internships like? CC: Two summers ago, I interned…Read More
In the below Q&A, Khush talks about his summer experience and the benefits of working for a start-up. Q: Tell me about your summer internship. KG: I worked for a medical technology start-up called Advanced Health Academy, which predicts organ health using your blood test reports. The CEO of the…Read More
Blair’s internship was made possible by the M&T Intern Fellowship Award. Blair is a fourth-year computer science and finance major, who will be pursuing her master’s in computer science after she graduates in May. Herewith she reflects on her time in the M&T Program and why she liked working at…Read More
