new york tigertrek

Spring 2024

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 10–15.

This year’s theme? Passions in Professions. We want to meet the people who have consistently carved out their own niches, took big risks with intention, and made what they love a part of their lives. Although this trip has historically focused on tech and entrepreneurship, we’re expanding our focus to a more diverse range of fields, backgrounds, and identities. We can guarantee the speakers we’ll meet have done bold things with their passions — and if you have your own strong passions, 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