Tara Makhija
General Partner
Tara is a second year studying Media Arts and Design and architecture. Before coming to UChicago, she placed as a finalist in many international innovation competitions, where her interest in entrepreneurship began. In the future, she plans on working on the product design and UX for early stage startups. Outside of entrepreneurship and design, Tara loves crocheting and watching sitcoms.
Haodi Shi
General Partner
Haodi is a second-year interested in math & social science. He has previous experience founding start-ups, working at university incubators/accelerators as well as running one. He is broadly interested in business innovation and has particular interests in the automotive, renewable energy, and TMT industry. This summer, Haodi will be working in equity research as well as investment banking.
Wesley Fang
President
Wesley is a third-year student majoring in Business Economics (maybe also Art History). Outside of LTF, Wesley has interned at three unicorn startups as well as a leading VC fund in China. This summer, he will be working at a global crypto hedge fund. Wesley is an avid squash player and also loves to play poker.
Anke Hao
Managing Partner
Anke is a third-year CS and Psychology major. She joined LTF after placing third in CNVC and participating in the Polsky Summer Accelerator, with the goal to support and expand the UChicago entrepreneurial community. She will be working in product management over the summer. In her free time, she likes to pamper her cats and read science fiction.
Sara Thomas
General Partner
Sara is a first-year studying Econ and MENG. She joined LTF in Fall of her first year after interning at a fintech startup throughout high school. She is passionate about helping founders and diversifying the undergraduate startup ecosystem. She will be working in asset management over the summer. In her free time, Sara enjoys running and cooking.
David Liang
President Emeritus
David is a fourth-year majoring in Economics and Political Science from Hong Kong. He joined LTF to rejuvenate the entrepreneurial community at UChicago. David is interested in the intersection between policy and innovation. Outside of LTF, David serves as the Undergraduate Liaison to the UChicago Board of Trustees. After graduation, he will be working in management consulting.
Alex Yan
General Partner
Alex is a third-year studying Business Economics and Astrophysics. Prior to joining LTF, Alex worked at a startup-accelerator and interned at a UChicago sponsored startup. Alex is also an avid consumer of LaCroix and Yerba Maté. This summer he will be working in operations finance.
Dante Vaisbort
Managing Partner Emeritus
Dante is a fourth-year Classical Civilizations major from Los Angeles, CA. Prior to joining LTF, Dante ran a small business and interned with several Chicago-area startups. In his spare time, Dante conducts entrepreneurship research and mentors with SCORE Chicago. In normal times, he enjoys studying abroad. After graduation, he will be working in management consulting.
Board Alumni
Darius Pool '17 - President
Julia Thomsen '19 - President
Agnay Mohindra '20 - President
Kunal Mahajan '21 - President
Bess Goodfellow '17
Alex Reitveld '19
Shyamsunder Sriram '20
Shreyash Agarwal '21
Vamshi Eppanapally '21
Lisa Smoluk '21
Jason Sheppard '22