Executive Board
FIR Executive Board 2024-2025
Nik Bansal
Co-President
IBW '27
Moelis & Co, NY
Justinian Alexos
Co-President
PEW '27
Goldman Sachs TMT, NY
Mark Avila
Co-President
IBW '27
Lazard Rx, Chicago
Matthew Cancilla
Head of Equity Research
IMW '27
George Hahn
Director
PEW '27
Blackstone, NY
Aryanna Ennis
Director
PEW '27
Citigroup, SF
Rohan Golla
Director
IBW '27
Perella Weinberg, NY
Will Green
Director
PEW '27
Audax Group, NY
Thomas Coates
Director
IBW '27
Shore Capital, Chicago
Ryan Gaertner
Director
IBW '27
Stein Philip
Director
IBS '27
Adam Tsai
Director
IBW '27
Deana Sultanaeva
Director
PEW '27
Surya Somasundaram
Director
PEW '27
Brenden Khalikhman
Director
PEW '27
PJT Partners Park Hill, NY
FIR Advisors
Providing Guidance & Leadership
Boris Bukchin
Former Co-President
PEW '25
Evercore, NY
Ariel Dasgupta
Former Co-President
IBS '25
M. Klein & Co, NY
Aria Merrikh
Former Co-President
IBW '26
Moelis & Co, NY
Ben Sharabi
Former Co-President
IBW '26
Moelis & Co, LA
Adrian Nunez
Senior Advisor
PEW '26
Moelis & Co, NY
Austin Sigman
Senior Advisor
PEW '26
Lazard Rx, Chicago
Brian Lewis
Senior Advisor
IBW '26
J.P. Morgan, NY
Steven Papadatos
Senior Advisor
PEW '26
Rothschild & Co, LA
Rylee Firestone
Junior Advisor
IBW '27
PJT Partners RSSG, NY
John Myers
Junior Advisor
PEW '27
Moelis & Co, NY
JV Krol
Junior Advisor
IBW '27
Moelis & Co, NY
Sophia Brandenberger
Junior Advisor
IBW '27
Moelis & Co, NY
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