Our Team
Isabel Lyu T’24
Isabel Lyu is a T’24 and a Director of the Tuck ESG Fund. Prior to Tuck, she had five years of experience as a corporate banking manager in HSBC across mainland China and Hong Kong, and this past summer she interned with Morgan Stanley, where she mainly focused on C&R and Media. At Tuck, Isabel is a co-chair of the Finance Club, a co-captain of Tripod Hockey and enjoys sports including Tennis and Volleyball. She is very interested in the ESG practice in Consumer & Retail sector. Isabel grew up in Shanghai, China and holds a B.A. in Economics from University of International Business and Economics.
Ryan Mooney T’24
Ryan Mooney is a T’24 and a Director of the Tuck ESG Fund. Prior to Tuck, he worked as a quantitative trader at Societe Generale in New York, focusing on equity program trading. Ryan is interested in sustainable investing and venture capital. At Tuck, he is a Revers Center for Energy, Sustainability, and Innovation Fellow, Co-Chair of the Energy Club, and Leadership Fellow. Ryan also enjoys skiing, tripod hockey, and spending time with classmates. He holds a B.S.B.A. in Finance from Georgetown University.
Ava Pavao T’24
Ava Pavao is a T’24 and a Director of the Tuck ESG Fund. Prior to Tuck, she was a Director for AdTech company Brand Networks in Boston, MA. Post-Tuck, Ava is looking forward to transitioning into a career focused in Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) at Deloitte within their strategy consulting group in Boston. She is passionate about sustainable, ethical business practices and corporate accountability which sparked her initial interest in the Tuck ESG fund. At Tuck, Ava is part of the Student Board – serving as T24 Social Chair, a Tuck Consulting Club Mentor and is currently learning to play golf and ski (depending on the season) in the Upper Valley. She also teaches indoor cycling classes part-time at River Valley Club. Ava holds a B.A. from William Smith College.
Abigail Sawabini T’24
Abigail Sawabini is a T’24 and a director of the Tuck ESG Fund. Prior to Tuck, she was an Associate Investment Director at Cambridge Associates in Boston, Massachusetts. During her time at Cambridge Associates, she consulted endowments and foundations with respect to asset allocation framework, investment manager due diligence, and macroeconomic trends. The portfolios on which Abigail worked ranged in size from $100 million to over $3 billion. During her time at Cambridge Associates, she was elected to be a team leader, giving her the opportunity to manage a team of 10 analysts and associates. Additionally, Abigail advised clients with ESG mandates, which required designing a blueprint for investment manager research related to ongoing portfolio tracking involving the assessment of investment returns and impact. Prior to joining Cambridge Associates, Abigail spent a summer working for Girls Who Invest, a non-profit organization, aiming to increase the pipeline of women into the asset management industry. At Tuck, Abigail is a Finance Club Co-Chair, Leadership Fellow, ESG Fund Director, and Tri-pod Captain. This past summer she interned at Bank of America in their Global Consumer and Retail Investment Banking division, which is where she will return following Tuck.
Abigail holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Colorado College.
Yuka Sugimori T’24
Yuka Sugimori is a T’24 and a Director of the Tuck ESG Fund. Prior to Tuck, she was a strategy consultant at PwC Strategy& in the Tokyo office. She is passionate about reducing the environmental footprint in businesses through energy, circularity, and more. She is looking forward to working at Boston Consulting Group in Boston. At Tuck, She is a Revers Center for Energy, Sustainability, and Innovation Fellow, a director of Tuck Student Initiative for Decarbonization, and Tripod Hockey team co-captain. She holds a B.A. in Organizational Studies and a minor in Economics from University of Michigan.
Kelly Timmes T’24
Kelly Timmes is a T’24 and a Director of the Tuck ESG Fund. Prior to Tuck, she spent eight years scaling operations and leading teams at a rapidly growing educational publishing and technology company. At Tuck, she is passionate about areas at the intersection of energy, impact, and entrepreneurship. She is a Revers Center Fellow, Tuck GIVES Co-Chair, Energy Club Co-Chair, Tuck Career Mentor, and Tripod Hockey Captain. Last summer, Kelly interned at Maine Venture Fund, and she is pursuing opportunities in cleantech and renewable energy after school. She holds an A.B. in Sociology from Princeton University.
Emily Weis T’24
Emily is currently a first year MBA Candidate at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Prior to Tuck, she spent two years in government working at the US Department of the Treasury as a Financial Analyst and four years at State Street as a Macro Strategist covering FX, fixed income, and equity markets. She graduated with a degree in Economics and International Affairs from Northeastern University in 2016.
Christine Yao T’24
Christine Yao is a T’24 and a Director of the Tuck ESG Fund. She grew up in Hangzhou, China and lived in Canada for 15 years. Prior to Tuck, she was an analyst on the Mutual Fund Research team at RBC Wealth Management in Toronto, Canada. During her time at RBC, she was a member of the RBC Canadian Investment Committee, covering investment due diligence, asset allocation, and fund selection for RBC’s multi-asset investment portfolios. This past summer, she interned with the Equity Research team at Morgan Stanley in New York, where she will be returning full time. At Tuck, she leads the Tuck Investment Club. Christine received a B.A.S. degree in Engineering Science and a M.Eng degree in Financial Engineering from the University of Toronto.
