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Austria & Hungary

Travel through the heart of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, beginning in the regal city of Vienna before heading to the "Pearl of the Danube," Budapest. You will experience the architectural grandeur of Vienna on a guided city tour and then transition to the dual-sided magic of Buda and Pest. This trip highlights the sophisticated culture, historic plazas, and stunning riverfront vistas that define Central Europe.

Trip Leaders


Paige Lampman

E-mail: plampman@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Columbus, OH Undergrad: Ohio State University (Environment, Economy, Development & Sustainability; Business Analytics) Experience: Manager at NPO Clean Fuels Ohio, Project Engineer at Turner Construction Clubs: Fine Arts Group; Soccer Club; Climate, Energy & Sustainability; Corporate Management Group Random Walk: Chile Hobbies: Painting, Embroidering, Lifting, Soccer/Field Hockey, Fishing Fun Fact: I have two cats, have been in a few art shows, assistant for a research project that ended up winning a Nobel Prize, Nationally Ranked Field Hockey player in HS, love to fly fish, only tattoo is a matching one with my fiancé of a PB&J sandwich.

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Vaibhav Mehta

E-mail: vaibhav.mehta@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: East Windsor, NJ Undergrad: University of Virginia (Commerce and Political Philosophy, Policy, and Law (PPL)) Experience: Finance Transformation Consulting at PwC Clubs: Management Consulting Group, Media, Entertainment, and Sports Group, Chicago Booth Rugby Club, Follies Random Walk: Chile Hobbies: Critiquing Bollywood Movies, Boxing & MMA, Long Walks Fun Fact: My senior thesis was on K-Pop and I've seen more than five concerts live—academic interest turned lifelong obsession. I also have hitchhiker's thumb, in case that ever becomes relevant.

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Ontara Sarker

E-mail: osarker@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Germantown, MD Undergrad: University of Maryland, College Park (Neurobiology & Physiology) Experience: Healthcare consulting at Deloitte Venture Capital at AVIA Health Innovation Clubs: Healthcare Club, Entrepreneurship/VC Club, Booth Dance, South Asian Business Group Random Walk: Kenya Hobbies: Dancing, all things true crime, and really really bad reality TV Fun Fact: In 1st grade, I came second in my county spelling bee… and the word that took me out was “zucchini.” Still traumatized.

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Nirvaan Ranganathan

E-mail: nirvaan.ranga@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: New York, NY / Mumbai, India Undergrad: Swarthmore College (Music & Physics) Experience: Jefferies Financial Group, Clean-tech Startups Clubs: Climate, Energy, Sustainability Group; Tech Group; AI Group; Public Speaking Group Random Walk: Malta Hobbies: Music, soccer, chess, film & tv Fun Fact: I was a 'digital nomad' for a year during covid

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