Random Walks - Austria

Overview

Spider Graph

Itinerary Description

Prost! Egészségedre! This trip will give you the opportunity to experience two major European cities. The itinerary strikes a nice balance of learning about the cities and culture while also enjoying the fun that each city has to offer. Experience the orchestra one day and a monstaroller adventure another.

Preliminary Itinerary*

Dates: Sunday 8/31 - Sunday 9/7/2025

View the Austria itinerary via WorldStrides.

*Activities and hotel selections subject to change.

Trip Photos

KEY DATES

February 7
Random Walks Fair

February 11

Online registration for all Admits

February 14
All trip registrations suspended

May 5
Waitlist registration begins

May 19
Trip notifications

June 3
Final payment due

June 9
Waitlist placements begin

June 30
Waitlist registration deadline

August 28-Sept 2
Trips depart

Trip Photos

Trip Leaders

Jane Vaughn

E-mail: jvaughn0@chicago.edu

Hometown: San Francisco, CA

Undergrad College:  Georgetown University

Undergrad Major:  Economics (minors in French and History)

Work Experience: Consulting

Booth Clubs: Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital, Fintech club, CWIB, Net Impact

2024 Random Walk (if any):  Thailand!!

Hobbies:  Backpacking, skiing, exploring new restaurants, hosting dinner parties, Rent the Runway, reading

Fun Facts: I swam from Alcatraz, I did a week long silent meditation retreat, I solo backed in Asia for a month, Ask me about how much I love Pub Wednesday

Mali Mongil

E-mail: mmongilp@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Undergrad College:  Boston College

Undergrad Major: Economics

Work Experience:  Big tech

Booth Clubs:  Management Consulting Club, Tennis Club, Sports Club, Wine club, Latin American Business Club

2024 Random Walk (if any):  Thailand

Hobbies: scuba diving, espresso, traveling, exploring restaurants and bars, negronis, saying I am from PR, trying new activities

Fun Facts: backpacked Southeast Asia pre-MBA, third-degree black belt back in the day, morning person, did you know I am from Puerto Rico?

Javier Rodriguez

E-mail: javier.rodriguezv@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Mexico City

Undergrad College:  ITAM

Undergrad Major:  Business Engineering (cool, right?)

Work Experience: Management Consulting

Booth Clubs:  Private Equity, Golf club, Coffee club, Wine club, Epicurean club, Latin American Business Club

2024 Random Walk (if any):  Thailand baby !!!

Hobbies: cooking and then complaining about the dishes, playing golf, Beli and Letterboxd reviews, brewing flat whites, spending money I don’t have on watches I don’t need

Fun Facts: anointed Chief Yap Officer by Jane, Mali & Fahad, nearly arrested in Brazil for riding an illegal Uber

Fahad Jamal

E-mail:fjamal@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Princeton, NJ

Undergrad College:  NYU Stern

Undergrad Major: Finance and Computing/Data Science

Work Experience:  fintech, private equity, investment banking Booth Clubs: Private Equity, Venture Capital, ETA

2024 Random Walk (if any):  Thailand baby !!!

Hobbies: finding a great fitting turtleneck, trying to find the maximum volume I can play music before I get a noise complaint, listening to Jane’s crisis of the day, comparing everything to New York City

Fun Facts: I was potentially abducted by aliens in the Catskills. I narrowly survived racing 200k across the icelandic highlands.