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Ava Dasari
Analyst | Class of 2028
Ava is a sophomore from Austin, Texas, studying Business Honors and Finance. This summer, she interned at Melange Capital, an Austin-based secondaries fund, and traveled with her Family. Outside of TUIT, Ava enjoys exploring Tex-Mex restaurants, listening to country and R&B music, watching musicals (especially Hamilton), and playing pickleball.
Blake Skolnick
Analyst | Class of 2028
Blake is a sophomore from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, studying Business Honors with an interest in finance & philosophy. This summer, he interned at Madison Avenue Partners, an opportunistic, value-oriented investment manager in New York. Outside of TUIT, he enjoys cooking, baking, espresso making, and playing pickleball.
Pranav Rao
Analyst | Class of 2028
Pranav is a sophomore in the Computer Science and Business program. His main interests are within the field of hedge funds, private equity, quantitative trading, and software engineering. Outside of TUIT, he enjoys working out, playing basketball, fantasy football, chess, and spikeball.
Peter Kim
Analyst | Class of 2028
Peter is a sophomore from Austin, Texas studying business and math. This summer, he interned at YCG Investments, an asset manager based in Austin, and studied business law in Scotland. Outside of TUIT, Peter can be found playing violin in the UT Symphony Orchestra, aspiring to be a racecar driver, eating, drawing comics, and eating some more.
Sid Bidare
Analyst | Class of 2028
Sid is a sophomore from Plano, Texas, studying Business Honors with an interest in finance. Last summer, he interned at Melange Capital, an Austin-based energy secondaries fund. Outside of TUIT, Sid can be found playing intramural soccer and pickleball, going to Chipotle (despite always complaining about the lack of portions to his friends), or watching Premier League soccer and the NBA.
Aashi Kasotia
Analyst | Class of 2028
Aashi is a sophomore from Sugar Land, Texas studying business with an interest in finance. This summer, she interned at True Wealth Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Austin. Outside of TUIT, Aashi enjoys playing golf, listening to country music, and exploring new food spots in Austin with her friends.
Jake Ridlon
Analyst | Class of 2028
Jake is a sophomore from Dallas, Texas, studying business with an interest in finance. Before returning to Texas, he spent most of his life overseas in Germany, China, and Malaysia. This summer, he interned at The Rooted Ventures, a family office seeking to acquire an operating business. Outside of TUIT, he has a passion for skiing, all you can eat sushi, beach volleyball, and traveling with friends and family.