In this edition of our Real Humans: MBA Students series, we head to Washington, D.C., to meet a handful of new members of the Georgetown McDonough MBA Class of 2028.
To start, Donté Harrington comes to McDonough after roughly four-and-a-half years in private equity deal originations at TELEO Capital Management. A Boise State graduate who also played six seasons of college football, Harrington decided an MBA was the right next step after gaining exposure to the broader world of finance and identifying new possibilities for his career. Then, Khush Trivedi brings four years of venture capital experience in India to the Class of 2028. The Mumbai native pursued an MBA to broaden his business toolkit and move from primarily domestic dealmaking toward cross-border and institutional finance. We also meet Ciara Terry, who has an unusually cross-functional background spanning public policy, consulting, consumer insights, education, and entrepreneurship. A Spelman College graduate, Terry is also developing Condolo, an AI-powered bereavement marketplace inspired by her personal experience helping her family navigate end-of-life arrangements.
Next, Salvador Perez brings together experience in strategy consulting and grassroots economic development. After graduating from Virginia Tech, Perez spent two years with Accenture before joining the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic, where he saw firsthand how unreliable infrastructure can affect entrepreneurs and communities. Finally, Valeria San Roman joins the class from Lima, Peru, after working for four years as a Product & People Specialist at Banco de Crédito del Perú. With a background that crosses business, technology, and organizational development, San Roman saw the MBA as an opportunity to deepen her leadership skills, expand her business knowledge, and fulfill a longstanding goal of studying and living abroad.
Together, these five students reflect the breadth of perspectives shaping Georgetown McDonough’s MBA Class of 2028—from finance and entrepreneurship to policy, technology, and international development. In the profiles that follow, they share what they hope to contribute to the Hoya community, their early impressions of the program, and the lessons they learned while navigating the MBA admissions process.
