Jiayue Wu

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBSc 2022 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Mathematical Applications in Finance & Economics Specialist: Statistical Science: Methods & Practice
Alongside the Classroom	Intern analyst, Asset Management Department, Bank of Guangzhou Intern investment assistant, Investment Department, Fortune Venture
Outside the Classroom	Member, ETC Investment Group
Further Education	Master of Science in Operations Research (MSOR) candidate, Columbia University
In the Media	LinkedIn profile

Engage more and be brave 🙂

Michael Lewis

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBSc 2005 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Human Biology Minor: Anthropology Minor: Mathematics
Outside the Classroom	Varsity football Intramural sport Student council
Further Education	MBA, York University, 2009 CFA, CFA Institute, 2011
Career Accomplishments	Partner, Boyden (executive search) Managing director, Thorek/Scott and Partners (executive search) Retail, commercial, and corporate banking Alternative lending Private equity Commercial real estate
In the Media	LinkedIn profile

Be open-minded; be kind.

Kimberly Philip

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2003 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Economics Political Science
Outside the Classroom	President and vice president, Innis College Students Society Students Administrative Council (now UTSU) U of T West Indian Student Association
Further Education	MA, Development Studies, University of East Anglia
Career Accomplishments	Senior insights manager, Weston Foods, Toronto Country insights leader, IKEA, Toronto Vice president, Hotspex (brand strategy: pharma research), New York City Strategist, Human Branding Inc. (insights: CPG), Toronto Managing director, Market Facts & Opinions (market research: financial services, consumer healthcare, beauty, CPG), across the English Caribbean Trade marketing, Holiday Snacks Limited (new product commercialization, shopper experience), Trinidad & Tobago
In the Media	LinkedIn profile

Your network is your net worth—connect with as many people as possible during your time in university. It is great to learn from different perspectives and your university friends/connections can be a strong support system in your future.

Shixing Feng

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBSc 2017 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	Major: Psychology Minor: East Asian Studies Minor: Music Switched programs from: Cognitive Science, Economics, Philosophy
Outside the Classroom	President, University Of Toronto Chinese Music Club (UTCMC)
Career Accomplishments	Venture capital in China, investing in early-stage technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT)/consumer/entertainment ventures
In the Media	LinkedIn profile

Andrea L. K. Johnston

First Nations affiliation: Chippewas of Nawash

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	BA 2002 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Sociology
Outside the Classroom	Worked full-time at an Indigneous Firm conducting policy research and program evaluation while studying at the University of Toronto part-time
Career Accomplishments	CEO, Johnston Research Inc. Evaluation Project Manager, O.I. Group
In the Media	LinkedIn profile “To Case Study or Not to Case Study: Our Experience with the Canadian Government’s Evaluation Practices and the Use of Case Studies as an Evaluation Methodology for First Nations Programs,” publication in the Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation “Using Technology to Enhance Aboriginal Evaluations,” publication in the Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation

“Get involved as early as possible in the world of work and feed into your CV.“

Webnesh Haile

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBSc 2009 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Switched programs from: Specialist: Biochemistry
Alongside the Classroom	Fourth year thesis – urban green roof field work
Outside the Classroom	President, Innis College Student Society Member, Innis College Council Recipient, Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Award, 2009
Further Education	JD, University of Toronto Faculty of Law, 2015
Career Accomplishments	Associate, specializing in construction law, Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP Articling Student and Associate, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP During law school Co-coordinator, Ontario Law Student Mental Health Initiative CEO, Grade Up Toronto (tutoring start-up) Legal intern, Hylands Law Firm, Shanghai Client Account Manager, Career Cruising (educational software company)
In the Media	LinkedIn profile “Webnesh Haile Appointed to the Advocates’ Society’s Young Advocates Standing Committee,” Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

“1. Keep taking on new challenges. I learned almost as much from my extracurricular activities and student jobs as I did from my undergraduate degree.
2. Mental health is important. Take care of yours and don’t be afraid to ask for help.
3. If you want to go to graduate school or a post-secondary program, it’s usually important to make sure you keep your marks up. You may not be thinking about this in first or second year, but it never hurts to try and keep those doors open in future.
4. If something is not working, don’t be afraid to switch programs. I did that after second year and it was a great decision for me.“

Amit Unadkat

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	BASc 2014 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Chemical Engineering
Alongside the Classroom	Professional Experience Year (PEY) at Deloitte
Outside the Classroom	Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE), U o T SKULE Patrol Team member, Innis Residence Life
Career Accomplishments	Product Manager, IGM Financial Inc. Consultant, Deloitte & EY
In the Media	LinkedIn profile

“Focus on your grades, build good routines and habits, find your life-long friends, try new things, continue to learn after you graduate!”

Ibraheem Aziz

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	BCom 2019 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Management (Focus in Strategy and Innovation), Rotman Commerce Minor: Economics
Alongside the Classroom	International Study Tour in Mexico City, Rotman Commerce Part of first place-winning team, NHH International Case Competition, Bergen, Norway, 2018
Outside the Classroom	Consultant, 180 Degrees Consulting – University of Toronto Chapter Community Learning Participant, Innis College/Rotman Commerce First-Year Learning Community Competitor, Rotman Commerce Case Competition Team Director of Finance, University of Toronto Black Ties Executive, Innis College Orientation Mentee, First in the Family Peer-Mentorship Program Mentee, Rotman Commerce Alumni Mentorship Program Member, Ace The Case, University of Toronto Consulting Association Participant, Rotman Commerce Management Consulting Alumni Program Senior Peer Mentor, InSIGHT – Innis College Mentorship Program Student Ambassador, Rotman Commerce Student Representative, Innis College Council
Career Accomplishments	Analyst, North American Retail Payments, BMO Financial Group
In the Media	LinkedIn profile

Matthew Celestial

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2016 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	Major: Book and Media Studies Minor: Environmental Studies Minor: Writing and Rhetoric Switched programs from: Specialist: Chemistry
Alongside the Classroom	St. Michael’s College (SMC) One Program in the Ecumenical Chaplaincy at the University of Toronto for Qu(e)erying Religion where they launched the Queer Spirits! Film Festival
Outside the Classroom	Board Member of the Board of Directors, University of Toronto Students’ Union (UTSU), representing Woodsworth College Community Outreach Coordinator, The Faculty of Arts and Science Director, Woodsworth Inclusive Secretary, Woodsworth Residence Council Vice President, Woodsworth Political Society
Career Accomplishments	Launched a public strategy and communications firm, Statement Strategies, working with Paramount Pictures Canada, Toonbox Entertainment, Pixar Animation Studios, Universal Studios Canada, the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International, Ado Ato Pictures, and more. Outside of public relations, he is a community organizer serving on the Board of Directors committee for Queer Ontario where he advocates for LGBTQ folks across all levels of government, launching non-profit initiative Diverse Francaise for newcomers to Canada interested in learning French (July 2019) and launching Health is a Right! Foundation supporting low-income communities in third world countries with access to healthcare (September 2019). Previously, he was the Director of Operations for LGBT in Capital Markets, the Director of Operations for Inclusive Love, and sat on the Durham Environmental Advisory Committee. Currently working towards a legal career to complete a JD and is as well interested in academic research on hermeneutics, media strategies that shape policy, and legal interpretation.
In the Media	LinkedIn Profile Twitter Matthew Celestial Public Relations

“1) Be present and enjoy the moment.
2) Be self-compassionate – you are doing good wherever you are.
3) Never say never. Everything comes together in full circle at some point.
4) Be kind to every single person (even the person who stole your seat on the TTC). Say thank you. Hold the door.
5) Don’t stop — even if you have multiple doors closed on you and people berating you. Keep going.“

Ruiyuan Xie

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBSc 2018 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Major: Cognitive Science (Computational Cognition Stream) Major: Statistics Switched programs from: Major: Computer Science
Career Accomplishments	Senior Data Analyst, Tesla Credit Risk Analytics Manager, Global Risk Management (GRM) RESL Team, Scotiabank Former Data Implementation Specialist Intern, Scotiabank
In the Media	LinkedIn profile Personal website

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