Zara Vakath ’24, a Silicon Valley native, is majoring in Economics while exploring the intersection of finance and marketing. In addition to her involvement as a CIE Fellow, Zara is an Analyst at the CMC Student Investment Fund and a Marketing Associate at Claremont Marketing Group. Her interests span consumer behavior, investing, film industry, fashion merchandising, and fine art. As a CIE Fellow, Zara hopes to explore how innovation and entrepreneurship can enable her to pursue a career that is both creative and analytical.