In 2006, a committee of alumni from different generations came together to plan the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of AIESEC in the United States. While planning these activities, they were overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the alumni community to reunite. Many alumni expressed a desire to create an organization that would give the alumni a platform to reconnect, interact and support AIESEC.
Jeff Popiel
Vice President, Geotech Environmental Equipment
President, AIESEC United States 1994-1995
Jeff Popiel, is currently the Vice President of Geotech Environmental Equipment Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of environmental groundwater sampling, monitoring and remediation equipment. Prior to his work with Geotech, Jeff was a Director for AIESEC International 95-96, worked for AIESEC United States from 93-95, and was involved at the local committee at the University of Colorado between 1990 and 1993.
Sarah E. Endline
Mastermind & Chief Rioter, sweetriot
President, AIESEC United States 1996-1997
Sarah founded and runs sweetriot, a socially responsible company that makes tasty chocolates. Prior to founding sweetriot, Sarah worked at Yahoo! on launching products, developing brand positioning, building customer communication plans, and creating loyalty strategies. She also served on Yahoo!'s corporate charitable giving board, led in MBA recruiting at Harvard, and created a corporate wide initiative to support women's career advancement at the firm. Sarah has also worked at The World Bank, Microsoft, and NFTE. Sarah has an MBA from Harvard Business School and BBA from The University of Michigan.
Peter Stewart
Group Vice President, Product Innovation & Management, Premiere Global Services
AIESEC International Congress OCP 1997
Peter is the Group Vice President for Product Innovation and Management at Premiere Global Services where he drives global go-to-market product strategy and partnerships for business communication solutions. Prior to his current position, he worked at Sprint-Nextel Communications and drove product strategy for wireless business solutions such as wireless email and location based services. Peter was a Principal Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting where he specialized in emerging internet technologies for enterprises. Peter earned a BS Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University.
Joe Fletcher
Customer Experience Strategist, Customer Passion
President, AIESEC United States 1998-2000
Through Customer Passion LLC, Joe works with businesses to improve their ability to deliver an experience that drives customer loyalty, profitability, and word of mouth marketing. Before Customer Passion, Joe was Manager of Client Information Services for Marsh & McLennan Companies, a $12 billion, Fortune 500 company. Joe holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Certificate in International Business from the University of Wisconsin where he graduated with Distinction.
Adam Brand
Managing Partner, SilverKey Technologies
VP of Information Systems, AIESEC United States, 2000-2002
Adam is currently a Managing Partner at SilverKey Technologies, an international internet marketing and software development company with offices in Azerbaijan, Egypt, India, Morocco, and the US. Prior to that, he founded and still owns TechAngels, a computer support company that provides onsite and remote computer help to homes and businesses. Adam graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems.