Vaishnavi Jayakumar is a second year undergraduate double majoring in Business and International Political Economy. She is interested in sovereign wealth funds, renewable energy markets and regional trade and security in Asia. Vaishnavi interned at ABN AMRO N.V. in Mumbai, India this summer, working with mid-market financing and sustainable development projects. At Berkeley, Vaishnavi is actively involved on campus as an intern with the ASUC Academic Affairs office and External Public Relations Director for Fashion and Student Trends. She is fluent in German and Tamil. Vaishnavi loves travelling or going home to Singapore for breaks and hopes to pursue a career in international business upon graduation.

Anne Meng is a third year political science major. She is interested in international relations, game theory, and Chinese politics. Anne spent the past summer studying politics abroad at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. At Berkeley, Anne debated on the Cal Parliamentary Debate Team for two years and is a caseworker for the ASUC Student Advocate’s Office. In her spare time Anne likes to draw and paint, YouTube, and drink coffee. Following graduation, Anne would like to go to graduate school and pursue a career in academia.

Cindy Cheng is a third-year undegraduate majoring in Economics and International Political Economy. Cindy studied at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Grenoble for a semester improving her French language skills and knowledge of the European Union. Her interests regarding international relations and trade center around Northeast Asia, especially regarding China and Taiwan, and the European Union. She likes learning languages. In her spare time, she likes reading, playing tennis/badmintom and playing poker. Outside of school, she works part time with the Australian governement, and is involved with UC Berkeley Model United Nations.

Ross Cheriton is a fourth year Political Science major interested in Asia-Pacific security and economic relations. When he is not in the BASC office or in class, you are most likely to find him drilling with the Cal ROTC, studying Japanese, or if it’s a Friday night, playing soccer at Maxwell Field. After graduation Ross would like to work abroad, enter the Foreign Service, or go to graduate school. His favorite color is blue.

Nathan DeRemer is a third-year undergraduate double majoring in Political Science and English Literature, with respective concentrations in Asian political economy and the contemporary novel. He is currently interested in all aspects of East Asian economic and security cooperation, and hopes to study in China in the near future. Since his first semester as an undergrad, Nathan has been a regular writer for Berkeley's student-run independent newspaper, The Daily Californian. He has also been involved with various campus activities such as Students Take Action Now, Darfur and Cal Intramural Sports. This summer, Nathan worked as a door-to-door fundraiser for three nonprofit youth homeless shelters in Los Angeles through the Los Angeles Homeless Services Coalition and continues to support their cause. As for next summer, he has been offered an internship at the Fox News Channel and is currently applying for the American Jewish Committee's prestigious Goldman Fellowship in Domestic Legal Policy.