Emily Willrich ‘25, President
Emily is a Senior living in Dunster House, originally from Wellesley, Massachusetts. She studies History and English and is passionate about Israeli startup innovation. Last summer she interned in the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Economic Policy. She participated in the Tamid Fellowship in the Summer of 2022, working at the Tel Aviv-based tech startup Voyantis. Outside of Tamid, she is an editor for the Harvard Tempus and is active in the Harvard Behavioral Strategy Group. In her free time, Emily enjoys traveling, jogging along the Charles, and swimming.
Paz Meyers ‘25, Vice President
Paz is a senior in Dunster House double concentrating in Molecular & Cellular Biology and Philosophy. Since joining Harvard TAMID as a freshman, Paz has worked on consulting projects for biotech, ecommerce, and marketing technology startups, interned at a digital medicine company on TAMID fellowship (Summer 2022), and served as Student Director on the TAMID National Strategic Development Team (2023-24). Outside of TAMID, Paz is an undergraduate fellow at the Safra Ethics Center, conducts deep learning-based structural biology research in the Gaudet Lab, and co-chairs the Dunster House committee. In his free time, he enjoys running, spending time with family, and playing guitar.
other members of our team
Jordan Mittler ‘27, Treasurer
Jordan is a sophomore in Leverett House studying Economics and Computer Science. This past summer, he worked at Republic, a VC firm in NYC, on the legal and deal operations teams. In addition to TAMID, Jordan is an Associate for the Harvard Undergraduate Venture Capital Group, the Director of Venture Fellows for Harvard Ventures, the Music Director of ApiChorus A Cappella, and a Student Board Member of Harvard Chabad. Before starting college, he spent a gap year in Tel Aviv working as a business development representative at a B2B software startup called Autofleet. In his spare time, Jordan enjoys playing piano, filmmaking, and watching The Office.
Rebecca Hirschfeld ‘27, Director of Operations
Rebecca Hirschfeld is a sophomore in Eliot House from Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, who plans to concentrate in Economics and Spanish. This past summer, Rebecca interned at Harri, a human capital management software company, focusing on compliance and industry research. Outside of Harvard TAMID Group, Rebecca is on the student board of Harvard Chabad. She is also Vice President of Harvard Undergraduate Real Estate Investment Group and Director of the WIBternship for Harvard University Women in Business. In her free time, she enjoys skiing moguls and eating grapefruit.
Josh Kaplan ‘26, Co-director of Fund
Josh is a junior studying Computer Science. Last summer he worked as an ALM Quantitative Developer at New York Life, the largest mutual life insurance company in the United States. He is also a member of the student board of Harvard Chabad, the editorial board of the Harvard Crimson, and the Harvard Undergraduate Venture Capital Group. When he’s not in the classroom, you can find him on a run along the charles.
Brenton Jaffe ‘26, Co-director of Fund
Brenton is a Junior studying History. Last summer, he worked at Guild Garage Group, a private equity start-up. He is also a member of the Harvard Lampoon and Harvard Undergraduate Real Estate Investment Group. When he’s not in the classroom, you can find him tearing his ACL, playing golf, or finding good hats to block the sun.