Latina/o Studies Fridays with Alumni Fall 2026

A lunchtime series to introduce students to Cornell alums who will offer advice on preparing for an ever-changing workplace. Alums will discuss their academic trajectories, networking, internships and employment, and what they wish they had known when they were students at Cornell.

Join us for light lunch (for those attending in person) and a virtual conversation followed by Q & A with Latina/o alumni, 429 Rockefeller Hall. Open to all.

October 23: Andres Holzer-Torres '06 Engineering/Computer Science

Andres Holzer-Torres, aikidoka, dog parent, citizen of the world. Andres moved to Venezuela after being born in Ithaca while his parents finished their PhDs. He returned to Ithaca, to attend Cornell university after finishing high school in Venezuela. After graduating he spent time across a variety of industries (finance at UBS, financial consulting at JP Morgan, healthtech, market research, cybersecurity) and company life stages (massive multi-national at UBS, employee 5 in a seed stage startup at Picnic) working in the software engineering space. Andres was an individual contributor for 15 of those years, and has been doing management over the last 5.

November 13: Julio Alex Albarracin '23

Alex has worked in investments and finance industry for over a decade at firms including Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs. Experience as a trader and investment banker. Former Teach For America Corps Member, having taught high school math in Brooklyn. Graduated from the SC Johnson College of Business with a Master’s in Real Estate in 2023.

This series funded by the Latina/o Studies Program in collaboration with Cornell Latino Alumni Association, LSSO Student Success Office, and the Latino Living Center at Cornell University.