new york tigertrek
spring 2025
New York TigerTrek is Princeton’s annual trip that brings 20 Princeton students to New York City for a week of intimate, off-the-record conversations with creatives, entrepreneurs, and game changers in industries ranging from art curation to technology. Year after year, this trip transforms the ideas and career goals of students who go on the trip and of students back on campus. This year's trip will be held during
Spring Break, March 9–14.
This year’s theme? Mosaic of Minds. We want to meet the people who have consistently carved out their own niches, said no to the status quo, and took big risks with intention. We also emphasize the importance of transferable skills across industries for interdisciplinary collaboration. We can guarantee the speakers we’ll meet have done bold pivots with their niches — if you hope to explore and expand your own skill set, you’ll fit right in with us.
DIRECTORS
Arav raval
ECE ‘26
Hello! My name is Arav, and I am an Electrical and Computer Engineering student in the Class of 2026 from East Windsor, New Jersey. I'm interested in green energy systems, particularly within infrastructural and financing lenses, so I hope to build expertise in those areas. At Princeton, I am the Co-President of Princeton Autonomous Vehicle Engineering, and I am very excited to be co-leading E-Club's New York TigerTrek!
I joined New York TigerTrek for the opportunity to interact with unique entrepreneurs, thought leaders, and Princeton students in a context that encourages openness and collaboration. I value the exposure to creative lenses and communities deeply invested in their work that NYTT has provided me with.
chloe lau
PSY ‘27
Hi! My name is Chloe and I am a sophomore from Hong Kong, prospectively majoring in Psychology with minors in Journalism, Statistics & Machine Learning. I am a Features and Prospect writer with The Daily Princetonian, a Peer Career Advisor with the Center for Career Development, and the Alumni Engagement Chair with the Asian American Student Association.
I am also a passionate musician - I play the harp with the Princeton University Orchestra and sing soprano with the acapella group The Princeton Katzenjammers. In my free time, I enjoy crocheting amigurumi. Since NYTT last spring, I have been involved with E-Club and am so excited to meet new speakers on the 2025 trip!
past speakers
Paul Misener, VP of Global Innovation Policy and Communications @ Amazon
Dr. Alfred Spector, CTO @ Two Sigma
Jennifer Hyman, CEO @ Rent the Runway
Alan Patricof, Founder @ Greycroft Capital
Yong Feng, CTO/Co-Founder @ Peloton
Dan Rosensweig, CEO @ Chegg
Tim Urban, Founder @ WaitButWhy.com
Charles Birnbaum, Partner @ Bessemer Venture Partners
Shaun Stewart, CEO @ New Lab
David Gilboa, Co-CEO/Co-Founder @ Warby Parker







