Executive Directors

Seth Kisch

Seth is an Associate at Battery Ventures, a venture capital and private equity firm based in Waltham. He is one of the founders of Boston International. He was previously a Manager at Novantas, a boutique strategy consulting firm, where he advised financial-services sector clients in the U.S. and Europe. Seth graduated cum laude in economics from Harvard University in 2004. While at Harvard, he served as Treasurer of the Harvard Students for Israel and worked with the Harvard Model UN.

Seth has spent time living in France, Spain, and the UK. He speaks one foreign language well and three poorly. Seth is particularly interested in issues surrounding economic development and integration, European politics, and Middle East policy. He enjoys traveling, skiing, and playing golf and squash.

Justin Hall

Justin is a founder of Boston International and currently works as an Associate at Charlesbank Capital Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm. Previously, he was a management consultant at Bain and Company, where he served international clients across a broad set of industries. Justin earned a double major in economics and German literature from Cornell University in 2004.

Justin has organized a number of successful philanthropy events, and was formerly on the board of Access Better Learning and Education Boston, a sponsorship and mentoring program for local high school students. Justin enjoys snowboarding, international literature and wines, and traveling.

Zachary Kruth

Zachary is an Analyst at Audax Group, a private equity firm based in Boston. He graduated in 2007, Highest Honors and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California Berkeley, with a major in Political Economy of Industrial Societies. While at Cal, he worked for the Institute for International Studies and studied abroad in Spain and Hong Kong. He also spent a semester working at the Nicaraguan Embassy in Washington DC, and speaks Spanish decently well.

In his spare time, Zachary actively pursues his interest in United States foreign policy as it relates to Asia and Latin America. An avid reader, he also enjoys soccer, traveling, and good Mexican food whenever it can be found.

David, Justin, Seth, and Zach

Advisors

David Adelman

David was a founder of Boston International and is actively involved as an advisor. He is starting at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the fall of 2009 and was formerly an Associate at Charlesbank Capital Partners and a management consultant at Bain and Company. David graduated cum laude in government from Harvard University in 2004.

David grew up in Israel, and in college he served as President of Harvard Students for Israel, an influential political and social organization on campus. Since graduation, he has been an active member of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council Young Associates and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. In his spare time, he also enjoys playing sports, with a special affinity for golf, squash, and snowboarding.

Gautam Tambay

Gautam is a second-year graduate student at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is also one of the four founders of Boston International. Formerly, he was a management consultant at Bain and Company. He has lived and worked in Virginia, Washington D.C., Norway, France and India. Gautam graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi in 2003. During college he was a member of AIESEC – a student organization that promotes international exchange, and served as Vice President of their Delhi chapter.

Gautam takes an active interest in international development and profitable social enterprise. He is an international film and language buff, an amateur climber, and enjoys exploring cultures through shoestring backpacking trips around the world.