Meet IDEA

Meet IDEA

Meet our 2026 team members!

C-Suite

Tanmay Thaker

Altschuler-Meyer CEO of IDEA
thaker.t@northeastern.edu
Andrew Kuhn

Chief Operating Officer
kuhn.a@northeastern.edu

Analytics Team

Nafisa Tasnia

Data Analyst
tasnia.n@northeastern.edu
Poorvi Tikoo

Data Analyst
tikoo.p@northeastern.edu
Isha Madhusudhan

Data Analyst
Madhusudhan.i@northeastern.edu

Investments Team

Vy Nguyen

Investments Director
nguyen.vy9@northeastern.edu
Charlotte Napawan

Senior Venture Analyst
napawan.t@northeastern.edu
Warren Chang

Portfolio Growth & Strategy Lead
chang.war@northeastern.edu
Tina Ni

Senior Venture Analyst
ni.tin@northeastern.com
Zach Guan

Venture Analyst
guan.za@northeastern.edu
Gia Bhutani

Venture Analyst
Bhutani.g@northeastern.edu
Nikita Nanavaty

Venture Analyst
Nanavaty.n@northeastern.edu
Brett Lendener

Venture Analyst
Lendener.b@northeastern.edu
Nidhi Kaki

Venture Analyst
Kaki.ni@northeastern.edu

Marketing Team

Marina Kan

Co-Director of Marketing
kan.m@northeastern.edu
Leah Mirchandani

Brand Manager
mirchandani.l@northeastern.edu

Operations Team

Moulika Sivalenka

Co-Director of Operations
sivalenka.m@northeastern.edu
Pranav Thamil

Co-Director of Operations
thamil.p@northeastern.edu
Shaan Kapoor

Logistics Director
kapoor.shaa@northeastern.edu
Anika Bijala

Logistics Manager
Bijala.a@northeastern.edu
Meksha Patel

Logistics Manager
patle.mek@northeastern.edu
Archi Marrapu

Logistics Manager
Marrapu.a@northeastern.edu

Venture Team

Sol Pérez León

Venture Director
perez.sol@northeastern.edu
Nick Ghantous

Ready Stage Coordinator
idea.ready@northeastern.edu
Alvar Repiso

Set Stage Coordinator
idea.set@northeastern.edu
Nimit Dedhia

Go Stage Coordinator
idea.go@northeastern.edu
Andrew Clark

Venture Analyst
andyclarkcollege@gmail.com