Meet the team
Board of Directors
francesco Donato (msb ‘26) | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Francesco was born and raised in Milan, Italy. After going to boarding school in the US, he joined Georgetown, where he is a Senior in the MSB double majoring in Finance and Management with a minor in Philosophy. In GCI, he previously served as the club's Director of Outreach and as a Sector Head in the Economics & Risk group. Outside of GCI, Francesco also served as the President of DCivitas Consulting and a player in the Table Tennis Club; he also enjoys sports (in particular soccer and tennis), traveling, Greek mythology, chess, and cinema. Last summer, Francesco interned as a Summer Associate at Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
Email: ceo@georgetowninvest.com
CHRISTIAN SPADINI (CAS ‘26) | Chief FINANCIAL Officer
Christian is a Senior in the College, from New York, studying Economics and Music. He previously served as the Chief Marketing Officer and the Sector Head of GCI’s Power & Natural Resources sector. Outside of GCI, he serves as President of the Georgetown Italian Society and Chair of the semesterly CAB Fair. His experience includes interning at the Federal Reserve Board and the Treasury.
Email: cfo@georgetowninvest.com
Andrew Cimmino (MSB ‘27) | Chief Operating Officer
Email: coo@georgetowninvest.com
JONATHAN ROTHSCHILD (CAS '26) | chief Executive officer
Jonathan is a senior in the college studying government and minoring in business studies. He has been in GCI for 2 years and previously served as the sector head of Economics and Risk. Outside of GCI he enjoys skiing, playing frisbee and cooking.
Email: ceo@georgetowninvest.com
Karyna Stepanovych (SFS ‘27) | Chief Marketing Officer
Karyna was born and raised in Ukraine and came to the United States for college. She is a junior in the SFS, majoring in International Economics. At GCI, she previously served as VP of HR and as an analyst in the Power & Natural Resources sector. Outside GCI, she is a policy analyst at the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace & Security, a member of Georgetown Student Capital Partners, and she enjoys spending time at Yates. Last summer, she interned at the Central Bank of Ukraine in the Open Market Operations Department.
Email: cmo@georgetowninvest.com
Ricardo Roncallo (MSB '27) | CHIEF TRAINING OFFICER
Ricky was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, but lived in New Jersey since he was 5. He first went to Boston University before transferring to Georgetown, where he is a junior in the McDonough School of Business, majoring in Finance and minoring in Economics. In GCI he previously served as Junior Sector Head for the Technology, Media, & Telecommunications team. Outside of GCI, Ricky is a part of Georgetown Student Capital Partners, Georgetown Scholars Program, and loves to play soccer, basketball, workout, and travel. Ricky will be interning with BMO Capital Markets as an investment banking summer analyst.
Email: cto@georgetowninvest.com
Samuel Cohen (MSB '28) | CHIEF Investment OFFICER
Sam is a sophomore in the McDonough School of Business studying finance and accounting. Outside of GCI, he serves as Chief Investment Officer of GADIF and enjoys powerlifting and playing pickup basketball at Yates in his free time.
Vice Presidents
Sectors
Technology, media, & telecom
JAdrian de Vernou (Sector Head)
Landon Whayne (Junior Sector Head)
industrials
Jack Kessenich (Sector Head)
Austin Zhao (Junior Sector Head)
Economics & risk
Mrudula Chodavarapu (Sector Head)
Angelina Hu (Junior Sector Head)
Consumer & retail
Austin Zhao (Sector Head)
Nicholas Tanzi (Junior Sector Head)
Healthcare
Emma Robredo (Sector Head)
Ethan Choe (Junior Sector Head)
Power & natural resources
Samuel Cohen (Sector Head)
Sophia Zhao (Sector Head)