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Meridian brings executives and students together. We start with a conference at UCLA on November 14.

Executives Joining Us on November 14

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Dr. Michael Ayad, Sheena D. Franklin, Julian Lewis, Julie Sina, Dr. Shanna Shaked, Rich Block, Jayha Buhs Jackson, Jack Rosenthal, PE, Chelsea Amihere.

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A Team Across UCLA, USC, and UC Berkeley

Jaxton Wright

Jaxton Wright

Founder

UC Berkeley

Junior

Honors Economics

Carisa Gonzales

Carisa Gonzales

USC Lead Coordinator

USC

Senior

Business, USC Marshall, emphasis in Leadership and Innovation

Cheryl Zhang

Cheryl Zhang

Demo Day and Partnerships Lead

USC

Senior

Business Administration, USC Marshall

Aaron Colgan

Aaron Colgan

Content and Filming

USC

Senior

Media Studies

Mane Patatanian

Mane Patatanian

UCLA Lead

UCLA

Sophomore

Honors Psychobiology and Political Science

Anahi Ceja

Anahi Ceja

Berkeley Outreach and Digital Content Lead

UC Berkeley

Junior

Neuroscience

Elijah Carraby

Elijah Carraby

Content Creation and Film

Community college

Senior

Meet the team

What Is Meridian?

Meridian brings executives and students together in person, by field. It begins with the November 14 conference, where executives from every field come to get to know students. After November 14, Meridian creates hackathon-style events for executives and students. We are building software that matches students with opportunities that fit them. Everyone who attends joins the Meridian network.

Alex McDowell

Production Designer, Minority Report and Fight Club

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December 2025

The First Meridian

150 students met executives from Netflix, OpenAI, and Chase Bank. Not for a lecture. For conversations that turned into mentorships, internship introductions, and career pivots. November 14 is bigger.

23 executives attended, and nine students left with internships.

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“I had an amazing time speaking on my experience and being able to hear the experiences of so many other talented individuals.”

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