Our Team

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Leadership

President: Yushi Li

Yushi Li

President

COO: Waleed Seddiq

Waleed Seddiq

Chief Operating Officer

Marketing

VP Marketing: Simran Iswaran

Simran Iswaran

Vic President of Marketing

Director of Marketing: Weijia Gao

Weijia Gao

Marketing Director

anna bekauri

Anna Bekauri

Marketing Director

Engagement & Institutional Relations

VP of Engagement: Madeleine Eaton

Madeline Eaton

Vice President of Engagement

Director of Engagement: Titas Radzevicius

Titas Radzevicius

Director of Engagement

VP of Institutional Relationships: Eliza Copland

Eliza Copland

Vice President of Institutional Relationships

Director of Sponsorships: Max Hill

Max Hill

Sponsorship Director

Corporate Partnerships

VP of Corporate Partnerships: Alexandra Friedmann

Alexandra Friedmann

Vice President for Corporare Relationships

Director of Partnerships: Ela Tabbouche

Ela Tabbouche

Partnerships Director

VP of Non-Traditional Industries: Sophie Beaumont

Sophie Beaumont

Vice President for Non-Traditional Industries

General Counsel: Jiyoon Kim

Jiyoon Kim

General Counsel

OUBT Consulting

Managing Director: Isobel Johns

Isobel Johns

Managing Director

VP of Consulting: Amaury Genovese

Amaury Genovese

Vice President of Consulting

Project Manager: Ian Hsu

Ian Hsu

Vice President of Consulting

OUBT Ventures

Milan Sabota

Co-Managing Director

Ventures Co-Managing Director: Eraj Shojai

Eraj Shojai

Co-Managing Director

Operations & Events

VP of Events: Bethany Yinung Ru

Bethany Yinung Ru

Vice President of Events

Director of Operations: Alana Hanson

Alana Hanson

Director of Operations

antonia panescu

Antonia Panescu

Head of Conferences

Director of IGNITE Program: Eren Akgün

Eren Akgün

IGNITE Director

Platform Solutions

Vedat Habib Papo

Vice President of Platform Solutions

President: Yushi Li

Prior to being elected President of the society, Yushi was the President of the Oxford Finance Society (OFS), one of the largest student-led finance societies in the UK. Whilst at OFS, Yushi optimised sponsorship workflow and led various initiatives including establishing a Masterclass series in finance and a digital database for members and alumni. Before that Yushi served as the VP & President-elect of Oxford University Scientific Society, the worlds’ oldest student-led science society, and helped rescue the society from discontinuation. Yushi sat on the organising committee of iGEM Oxford 2022-2023, making the prestigious biotech competition available to Oxford students again after significant discontinuation. Yushi was the youngest founder in the IMAGINE IF! Global Life Sciences Accelerator cohort in 2021.

Alongside his studies, he is a Venture Fellow at Ahren Innovation Capital, a leading UK-based Venture Capital Fund. Yushi has a Double First in Biochemistry from Oxford and is a student of Kim Nasmyth FRS FMedSci. He is an elected Scholar of New College, Oxford. In his free time, Yushi enjoys rowing, tennis and going to concerts.

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Chief Operating Officer: Waleed Seddiq

Waleed Seddiq is a PhD/DPhil candidate at the University of Oxford, specializing in cardiovascular medicine, where his research focuses on discovering novel biomarkers to predict and manage cardiovascular disease. As the Chief Operating Officer of OUBT, Waleed plays a key role in driving the society's mission to foster innovation and collaboration in the biotech sector.  

He also holds a Master of Medical Sciences in Clinical Investigation from Harvard Medical School, with a concentration in translational immunotherapy. During his time at Harvard, Waleed founded and served as the president of the Harvard Saudi Student Association (HSSA), demonstrating his leadership and commitment to fostering community engagement. His academic journey is distinguished by several prestigious awards, including the SABIC Prize for Chemistry and Health and the Harvard Medical School Annual Conference Award for his pioneering research on using genetically modified viruses to treat brain cancer.  

A dedicated athlete, Waleed has practiced judo for over 14 years and enjoys tennis, football, and sports in general. He believes that OUBT is an ideal platform for those eager to be at the forefront of a new revolution in the biotech field. 

 

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Vice President - Corporate Partnerships: Alexandra Friedmann​

Alexandra is the VP for corporate partnerships in biotech. She is currently pursuing an MBA at Saïd Business School and has previously worked in commercial analytics at Vertex Pharmaceuticals and in strategy consulting at Kx Advisors. Alexandra holds an MSc in biotechnology from the University of Edinburgh, and a BSc in molecular and applied biotechnology from RWTH Aachen University.  

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Partnership Director: Ela Tabbouche​

Ela is a fourth-year Biochemistry student, completing her Master’s research project in the Gromak lab. As Partnership Director, she is working closely with Alexandra to build connections with leading Biotech and Pharma companies.  

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Vice President Non-Traditional Industries: Sophie Beaumont​

Sophie is a current 4th year Biochemistry undergraduate student at Trinity College with her research project in Prof Stephen Tucker's lab. She is VP for Non-Traditional Industries and at Oxford has previously been President of Oxford Women in Business, an intern at an Oxford health-tech start-up and writer for the Oxford Scientist. Beyond Oxford she has completed research experience at Birkbeck University London and interned for a leading boutique strategy consultancy in London. 

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Head of Strategy: Matthew Dean​

Matt is a first year DPhil student in cancer science interested in how we can target metabolic properties of the tumour microenvironment to design more specific therapeutics. His project involves the design and preclinical testing of pH sensitive logic gated therapeutics for colorectal and pancreatic cancer. Alongside by studies, Matt is an avid sports enjoyer playing both football and table tennis.   

 

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Vice President - Engagement: Madeline Eton​

Madeleine is the VP of Engagement for OUBT. She’s currently a graduate student in the Department of Biochemistry in Jason Schnell’s lab and also holds a bachelor’s degree from Imperial College London. 

 

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Engagement Director: Titas Radzevicius

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Vice President - Institutional Relationships: Eliza Copland

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Sponsorhip Director: Max Hill

As the Director of Sponsorship (Retail) for OUBT and a consultant for the organisation, Max oversees sponsorship initiatives with local retail businesses and provide strategic guidance to external biotech and pharmaceutical companies. 

 

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Vice President - Marketing: Simran Iswaran

Simran is a fourth year Chemistry student completing her Master’s research project in the Timmel Group focussing EPR spectroscopy on molecular triad systems for avian magnetoreception. As VP of Marketing she is responsible for leading a dynamic team in executing strategic marketing campaigns to broaden the visibility of OUBT between its members and partner companies. Previously, Simran has held positions as Director of Investment Operations of OxWIB and Vice President of the New College JCR, where she developed an algorithm to allocate accommodation to undergraduates. Beyond academia, Simran enjoys socialising with her friends, cooking and skincare.  

 

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Marketing Director: Weijia Gao

Weijia is a 4th year Biochemistry student completing her Master’s research project on AI-driven image processing of tumour tissue immunofluorescence data. As the Director of Marketing, she is working to connect OUBT to both the student community and the broader biotechnology ecosystem. Previously, Weijia has served as the Director of Sponsorships at Oxford Economics Society, the world’s oldest student-run economics society, where she led client relations and restructured sponsorship and funding strategies. She has also been thrice elected as the Biochemistry Student Representative for the university’s departmental and divisional committees.  

Weijia holds a Double First in Biochemistry and has been awarded the Gibbs Proxime Accessit Prize, Schools Prize and St Edmund Hall Open Scholarship. She was also winner of the NASA ISSET Experimental Design Competition, where her proposal was launched and conducted on the International Space Station. Alongside her studies, Weijia enjoys baking, karate and is an avid Pokémon card collector. 

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