Matteus Pan, President

Matteus Pan is a Senior studying Computer Science and Finance at Penn. Having done non-profit educational work in Vietnam and homeless outreach with his church in Philadelphia, he has a passion for changing the world and believes changing the world isn't about doing things of great, wide-spread impact, but about creating ripples in the small world around you. Like giving a care package to a homeless person, or empowering a kid to find a job, or connecting a student to a mentor who will teach him/her to carry on the wave of change. Matt hails from Penang, Malaysia and works and plays hard - oh, and probably catches an hour of sleep every few days.

Aaron Gan, Vice President of Marketing and Innovation

Aaron is a Senior in the College majoring in Economics and Political Science. He likes to interact with and help people who are less fortunate, especially after doing so in less developed countries like Myanmar. He joined PennSEM after hearing about it from his roommate Matt, since it is a great opportunity to get involved in a new group that merges entrepreneurship and social purpose, and to learn from the wonderful team. When he's free, Aaron spends almost all his time on learning how to dance with the Penn Latin and Ballroom Dance team, having random conversations, as well as on his old passion - soccer.

Daryl Poon, Vice President of Marketing and Innovation

Daryl is a sophomore at Penn pursuing a dual degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics in the College, and Finance at Wharton. He hails from the amazing island city of Singapore which has the best food ever. He believes strongly in taking ownership of the type of world we want our children to inherit, and the power of empowering people to be the change they want to see in the world. He is especially interested in social entrepreneurship, international development, and non-profit work, and is also actively involved in the field of non-profit consulting with the Penn International Business Volunteers on campus, and volunteers with the Ayllu Initiative on mapping the Social Enterprise sector globally.

John Plaisted, Vice-President of Marketing and Innovation

John Plaisted is a junior in Wharton concentrating in Business and Public Policy with a minor in French. John hails from Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, and was first introduced to PennSEM his sophomore year, when he learned about the effectiveness and sustainability of social enterprise.  His experiences with PennSEM include a 2010 summer internship with Green Coast Enterprises in New Orleans, Louisiana, which is a real estate development company focusing on sustainable development and community renewal.  In his free time, he loves travelling, backpacking, hiking, listening to music, and watching hulu.

Niyoshi Patel, Vice-President of Programs

Niyoshi is a Junior in the Life Sciences and Management Program, pursuing a dual degree in Biology in the College and Economics in Wharton. Born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Niyoshi is involved with various entrepreneural activities on campus, such as being a member of the Entrepreneur's Residential Program and a marketing manager for a summer-storage company called PennMoveOut. In addition, she has a passion for microfinance: She is on the Penn Microfinance Club and the co-founder of Penn Global Business Brigades. In her free time, Niyoshi enjoys socializing with friends, watching The Office, and sleeping.

Ankit Shah, Vice-President of Programs

Ankit Shah is currently studying Urban Studies at the College and Management and Social Impact at Wharton. His interests include meeting people, discussing useless things and discussing useful things. It was this last interest that brought him to PennSEM. Upon arriving to Penn campus, he was intent on finding his niche in something that not only enriched his life, but the lives of others as well. He has a strong belief in the power of education and its value as the most worthwhile investment one, so he works with PennSEM to ensure that the general Penn community stays educated regarding their power to change the world while learning about this power himself. In his free time, Ankit runs, plays tennis, eats and sleeps.

Chloe Ho, Vice President of Events

Chloe is a Junior in the College, majoring in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE). Born and bred in Hong Kong, she came to the States especially to attend Penn. Passionate about community service for a long time now – having even traveled to places such as Mongolia and Thailand on social service projects – she was first introduced to the idea of social entrepreneurship as a Penn freshman. She has been hooked ever since. She feels honored to be a part of PennSEM and the Social Impact movement here at Penn, and furthers her interest by participating in the Franklin Community, an academic and residential program here at Penn that studies and advocates civic engagement. She enjoys reading, socializing and doing crosswords, and has a nearly fanatical obsession with traveling.

Karina Sengupta, Vice President of Events

Shijie Lu, Co- Founder

Shijie (SJ) Lu graduated from Penn in 2009 with dual degrees from the College and Wharton. SJ founded the Penn Social Entrepreneurship Initiative with the rest of his team because he wanted Penn students to have better opportunities to pursue their interests in social enterprise. The experience taught him that everyone truly has the capacity to be a change agent, and that students can be doing so much more to grow Social Entrepreneurship at Penn. SJ will be working with Ashoka's Full Economic Citizenship Initiative in India this summer, and with the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship in Geneva this fall. He will be starting work with Deloitte Consulting in San Francisco in 2010. If you're passionate about Social Entrepreneurship and want to chat - SJ wants to hear from you!

Nadia Anggraini

Nadia graduated from Wharton with concentrations in Management and Finance. She hails originally from Indonesia, but grew up in Singapore. She enjoys community service, and appreciates the fact that this passion has allowed her to interact with people from all walks of life, and to travel to other countries such as Cambodia. She joined Penn SEM was because she believes that the first step to reducing poverty is by fostering entrepreneurship in people, instead of the traditional philanthropic methods of charity and gift-giving. She enjoys long-distance running, backpacking, and wandering around exploring foreign cities.

James Liu

Sagar Shah

Sagar graduated from the M&T Program studying Electrical Engineering, Finance and Management. His experiences in social enterprise include a 2009 internship with PennSEM doing Philanthropy Advisory in Singapore, and time spent working at a Microfinance organization in India. Being an avid reader himself, Sagar is particularly interested in Education's role in poverty alleviation. His other interests include dancing, and sipping hot chocolate with a friend while philosophizing about life.