Metcalf Alumni: Where Are They Now?
Get inspired by exploring how 25 former Metcalf interns have used their internship experience to launch meaningful careers across a wide range of industries!
David C. Blackburn, AB'01
Curator, Herpetology
Florida Museum of Natural History - University of Florida
Metcalf Internship: Smithsonian Institution
Tara Chandra, AB'11
Ph.D Candidate
University of California, Berkeley
Metcalf Internship: The Brookings Institution
Justina Chung, AB'14
Investment Vice President
SoftBank Investment Advisers
Metcalf Internship: Kabouter Management
Rene Dillard, AB'12
Director, Leadership Development
Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance
Metcalf Internship: Equality Illinois
Hob Du, SB'19
Senior Business Analyst, McKinsey & Co.
Chief of Staff, Victory Farms
Metcalf Internships: Coalition for College, The List
Rodrigo Estrada, AB'21, AM'21
Economic Development Specialist
U.S. Department of Commerce - Economic Development Administration
Metcalf Internships: White House Internship Program, Office of the Governor of Texas, El Paso County
Alexa Hanelin, AB'17
Associate
J.P. Morgan
Metcalf Internships: Chicago Project on Security and Threats, Citigroup
Alan Hau, SB'08
Head of Program Management
OneDegree
Metcalf Internship: Morningstar
Ayesha Hurry, AB'07, AM'10
District Social Worker for Social Emotional Learning
Cambridge Public Schools
Metcalf Internship: Illinois Department of Child and Family Services
Garrison Jones, AB'15
Private Equity Associate
The Vistria Group
Metcalf Internship: Morgan Stanley
Ryan Kaminski, AB’08
LGBTI Adviser
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Metcalf Internship: The Brookings Institution
Tal Kopan, AB’09
Washington Correspondent and Senior Political Reporter
San Francisco Chronicle
Metcalf Internship: WTTW
Emily Lines, AB’11
Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency
Metcalf Internship: Marjorie Kovler Center (Heartland Alliance)
Christian Okoye, AB'09
Partner
Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners
Metcalf Internship: Goldman Sachs
Brian Olson, SB’06
Senior Water Resources Engineer
EXP
Metcalf Internship: Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
Alexandra Perez, AB'12
Line Producer
Metcalf Internship: Atlas Entertainment
Koren Phillips, AB'05
Executive Director, Teaching and Education
Massachusetts General Hospital
Metcalf Internship: Chicago Public Radio
Jolene Pinder, AB’01
Documentary Film Producer
Visiting Assistant Professor, Tulane University
Metcalf Internship: United Neighborhood Houses of New York
Elizabeth Plocharczyk, AB’02
Medical Director of Laboratories, Cayuga Health System
Medical Examiner, Tompkins County
Owner and CEO, Excelsior Pathology
Metcalf Internship: Field Museum of Natural History
Ni Qian, AB’10
Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York
Metcalf Internship: SecondMarket
Christopher Quintos, AB’10
Consultant Team Lead
Euromonitor International
Metcalf Internship: UChicago Alumni Relations and Development
Rohan Sandhu, AB’12
Master’s Candidate, Harvard Kennedy School
Formerly Associate Director, International Innovation Corps
Metcalf Internships: The Brookings Institution, American India Foundation
Kate Turk, AB’05
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Boston University School of Medicine
Metcalf Internship: Kew Royal Botanic Gardens
Efe Ukala, AB’06
Founder, ImpactHER
Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JP Morgan
2021 UChicago Early Career Achievement Award Recipient
Metcalf Internships: DuSable Museum of African-American History, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
