Team Leads
Ellie George, Team lead
Ellie is a senior studying biology with a minor in business for the life sciences. She is originally from Monkton, MD and in her free time she enjoys reading, cooking, and listening to music. In addition to being on DEBUT, she also works at Karuna Therapeutics as an Inspection Readiness intern, continuing her work from the previous summer.
Veda kamaraju, Team lead elect
Ruchira Hariharan, Phase 1a project manager
Genevieve Wager, phase 2a project manager
Genevieve is a junior majoring in Biomedical Engineering and Cognitive Science. In compliment to DEBUT she is in the Affect and Cognition Lab studying neuro-degeneration and stimulation. She enjoys metaphysics, theology, and neuro-psychology. In her free time, she plays the guitar and is currently learning Vienna by Billy Joel.
Cole Gaines, operations director
Cole is a senior from Bakersfield, CA majoring in Operations Research and Information Engineering. Outside of DEBUT he is involved in research within the ORIE Department, is a TA for ORIE 3300, and is involved in Cornell Equity Research and Cornell Data Journal Clubs.
Nikita dahiya, Team lead
Nikita is a senior originally from East Windsor, NJ. She is studying Operations Research and Information Engineering with a minor in CS. This past summer Nikita worked as an Equity Technology Analyst at Jefferies, and she plans to return there this upcoming summer. In her free time, she enjoys playing the piano, singing, and playing golf.
Reza ashrafi, team lead elect
andrew donofri, Phase 1a project manager
Natalina Putrino, Phase 2B Project Manager
Natalina is a junior, originally from Scottsdale, Arizona, majoring in computer science. Along with DEBUT, she is involved in Greek life, a member of Assorted Aces, and Ballet & Books. In her free time, Natalina enjoys dancing, hiking, and weightlifting.
