About our founders
Rachel Lyons
Liam L. Hiester
Liam L. Hiester
President
Rachel graduated from West Milford High School in 2016 to study Finance & Economics at American University. Rachel graduated Summa Cum Laude from American and was the 2020 Undergraduate Kogod School of Business Commencement Speaker. She currently works on the Direct Lending team at The Carlyle Group. Prior to Carlyle, Rachel worked in investment banking at KeyBanc within the Financial Sponsors Group. Rachel also serves on the Junior Board of Girls Inc. of NYC, a non-profit focused on providing educational and developmental resources to underserved girls in NYC.
Liam L. Hiester
Liam L. Hiester
Liam L. Hiester
Vice President and Treasurer
Liam graduated from West Milford High School in 2016 to study Cell Biology & Neuroscience at Rutgers University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and gained extensive research experience working in the Firestein Laboratory. After graduating from Rutgers he went on to work on the Drug Discovery & Development team at the Seaver Autism Center at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC for two years, until he began graduate school at Columbia University. He graduated with an MS in Applied Analytics in May 2023 and currently works in Biotech Equity Research at Piper Sandler.
Madeline Pluta
Liam L. Hiester
Madeline Pluta
Secretary
Madeline graduated from West Milford High School in 2016 and went on to earn her doctorate of pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island. Throughout pharmacy school Madeline gained extensive experience in various pharmacy settings including retail, hospital, managed care, and industry. She currently works as a retail pharmacist at Walgreens.