OFFICERS
President
Karthik Sriram, WG’19
About me: Strategy and Finance for Amicus Therapeutics, a biotechnology firm focused on helping patients with rare and ultra rare diseases. Financial modeling | Corporate Valuation | Operating Models & Strategy | I enjoy hiking, sports (playing and watching), and spending time with my family.
Executive Vice President
Jane Hindes Miller WG'84
About me: Former VP of Special Programs at GoMo Health, a science-based patient engagement company focused on healthcare and wellness | Recently retired | Live with my husband in North Brunswick | Have 2 grown daughters and 2 granddaughters | Enjoy baking and spending time with family at our vacation home in Vermont | I've increased my involvement with WCNJ because of the warmth and sense of community I feel and the great people I meet.
Secretary
Derek Li, W'22
About me: Former Private Equity Analyst at Global Infrastructure Partners | Consultant at Advancy. Experience includes financial modeling and growth strategy. I enjoy playing strategy games such as chess and poker and meeting new people.
Treasurer
Charlie Mangano, W'75
About me: Retired commercial banker | Experience includes government and education | Middle market lending | Bank administration | Interests include photography & golfing | Live with wife & mother-in-law in Short Hills, NJ | Twin sons & 4 granddaughters | Board member & past President of Penn Club of Metro NJ | Metro NJ SCORE Mentor.
Vice President – Events
Paul Aris, WG’87
About me: I advise families on how to best achieve their life goals via financial planning and optimized investments. Entrepreneurs and corporate executives make up the bulk of my practice | Married with 2 grown up children | Enjoy travel, gourmet cooking, and golf.
Vice President - Membership
Dylan Ingerman, W'22
Founder & CEO of LexFund, the U.S. marketplace for litigation funding. | Founder & Board Co-Chair of First-Generation Investors, a national 501(c)3 nonprofit teaching high school students about long-term investing and providing them with real money to invest.
President Emeritus
Susan Goldsmith W'81
About me: Partner, McCarter & English, LLP | Trademark, copyright, e-commerce lawyer with special interest in start-ups and emerging growth companies | Wharton marketing degree | Two grown kids in tech fields | Endlessly curious with deep interests in both history and science fiction.
DIRECTORS
Director
Raina Bhujle, W'98
About me: Strategist and trusted C-suite advisor with over 20 years of experience driving successful growth strategies and corporate transformations. "Chief Diplomacy Officer" with ability to influence across all levels of an organization. Passionate about mentoring talent and building high-performance teams.
Director
Renie Carniol, WG'76
About me: Director, Grotta Fund for Senior Care and Mack Ness Fund, Jewish Community Foundation of Greater MetroWest NJ | Passionate about improving life for older adults to help them age in place with dignity and independence and promoting economic and demographic growth and innovation in Israel.
Director
Russel Like, W’89
About me: Senior Technical Leader at the Electric Power Research Institute, where I focus on the economics and policy surrounding the integration of distributed energy resources into the electric utility grid, as well as the economics of electric resilience | enjoy bicycling and other outdoor activities, and spending time with family.
Director
Pamela Posnock, W'88
About me: I develop and execute projects that drive business success. I will bring value to your organization through my expertise in Project Management, Customer Understanding and Cross-Functional Teamwork.
Director
Ram Rajagopal, WG’02
About me: Strategy and operations executive with a track record of building and managing innovative, tech-driven businesses | 20+ years in consulting | Deep experience in Industry 4.0, EdTech, Wireless, and Technology Services | Live in Upper Saddle River with my wife and two sons | Die-hard Eagles fan holding strong in enemy territory | Longtime Wharton community builder, WG '02 Reunion Co-Chair, and frequent Wharton hirer who thrives on creating connections and fostering collaboration.
Director
Neeta Mukerjee, WEV'10
About me: Life Sciences Business Consultant, helping to bring innovative biopharma research to market. Market opportunity assessment | Value proposition analysis | Customer discovery for commercialization | Partnership development. Enjoy music, cooking, gardening, traveling, nature and the four seasons.
Director
Dushyant Pandit, WG'77
About me: Founded DorchesterAdvisors – Investment advisory firm | Investor & Entrepreneur | Champion of simplification | Rock guitarist | Single Malt Scotch and Craft Beers | Flaneur when travelling | Married with two independent daughters | Summit, NJ resident.
Director
John Possumato, W'82
About me: Founder & CEO, DriveItAway Inc. (the risk free in-app way to drive a used car before you buy it, from your local car dealer). An incurable entrepreneur from my time at Wharton and Penn Law School, I enjoy using technology for problem solving in unexplored areas of business and building sustainable teams in start-ups...and anything that has chocolate. Blessed with a great family, great friends and a great Wharton Club.
Director
Roger Saks, W'92
About Me: Managing Director of Investments at Stifel | I provide comprehensive wealth management services to High-Net-Worth families, with a focus on long term planning and investment strategies | Family Businesses and Financial Professionals make up a majority of clients | Married with 4 "almost grown" children | Avid downhill skier and enjoy outdoor activities, especially in the mountains.
Director
Judith Sheft, WG'83
About me: Executive Director New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology | Technology Commercialization and university licensing expert | Advisor to start up technology & life sciences companies | Advocate for growth and economic development in NJ urban centers | Enjoy international travel, murder mysteries and chocolate.
Director
Michael Vaccaro, W'88
About me: Lead Principal, Vaccaro Sales Compensation and Effectiveness Consulting; 30+ year consulting career and nationally recognized thought leader on Sales Force topics. | Grew up near Philadelphia; now a long-time Cranbury (central NJ) resident with my wife and son, plus two adult daughters in NYC | Competitive rower with the Princeton National Rowing Assoc.
Updated May 2025