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Kenya

Nairobi and Amboseli offer a journey that blends vibrant urban culture with iconic East African wildlife. In Nairobi, you’ll meet the city’s most beloved residents at the Giraffe Center and elephant nursery before diving into the rhythm of the capital on a guided city tour. The adventure continues in Amboseli National Park, where vast landscapes, unforgettable game drives, and a visit to a Maasai village immerse you in the region’s traditions and natural beauty.

Trip Leaders



Danielle Gabriel

E-mail: danielle.gabriel@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Jacksonville, Florida Undergrad: Davidson College (Economics & History) Experience: Economic Consulting at Cornerstone Research Clubs: Investment Banking Group, Chicago Women in Business, Net Impact Group, Epicurean Club, Wine Club Random Walk: Turkey Hobbies: Aspiring foodie and sommelier, Baking (key lime pie enthusiast), Hiking and all things outdoors, Pilates Fun Fact: I'm a huge animal lover, I've had 10 family dogs in my lifetime and am so excited for the safaris. I've played violin for over twenty years and was in my college orchestra.

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Yusuf Yamani

E-mail: yyamani@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Orange County, California Undergrad: UC Berkeley (Economics) Experience: Consulting at Altman Solon Clubs: Muslims in Business, Booth Racquets Club, South Asia Business Group, Booth Games Group, Entrepreneur/Venture Capital (EVC) Random Walk: Turkey Hobbies: Tennis, Pickleball, Gaming, Fun Fact: ⁠I was kicked by a cow as a kid when trying to milk it, ⁠I did a work rotation in Munich for 9 months just before coming to Booth

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Mina Yoo

E-mail: mina.yoo@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Seoul, Korea Undergrad: University of Pennsylvania (Economics) Experience: Consulting at PwC Clubs: Graduate Business Council, Booth Korea Club, Management Consulting Group, Random Walk: Turkey Hobbies: Watching animal videos on Youtube, watching soccer, watching movies Fun Fact: I was once so obsessed with pandas that I arrived at zoo 5AM and waited three hours in the dark just to be the first one in. I was also anti-streaming so I clung to my 10,000-song iTunes library but gave in last year and since subscribed to YouTube Music.

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Sanjeev Parameswaran

E-mail: sparames@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Dallas, Texas Undergrad: Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Mechanical Engineering, Economics) Experience: Strategy, AT&T: 3 years; Management Consulting: ShARE : 2 years Clubs: Coffee Club, BTG, Wine Club, Games Club, CMG Random Walk: Turkey Hobbies: small batch coffee roasting and flavor experimentation, chess lover with 22k games, amateur guitar player Fun Fact: A bear once almost chewed my finger, I once woke up with a monkey sitting on my chest, I once got head butted by a deer trying to feed it a watermelon, I almost got tackled by a wild boar, my lifelong dream is to become a giraffe chiropractor

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