Sophie Kersun

About

I am a fourth year student in the Schreyer Honors College at Penn State University pursuing a Finance degree with minors in International Business and Entrepreneurship & Innovation.

Experience

• Corporate Strategy Intern at BNY
  Jun 2026 - Present · 1 mo

• Member at Schreyer Consulting Group
  Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

• Financial Services Intern at Epic Research
  Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 · 3 mos

• Co-Founder | Carbon Acres at Penn State Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship (HESE)
  Aug 2024 - Jun 2025 · 11 mos

  • Developing a social impact venture based in Kisumu, Kenya that improves smallholder farmers’ crop health and profits through sustainable farming practices and increased access to resources • Drove stakeholder engagement across Kenya to align the development of Carbon Acres with community interests and maximize its impact on the lives of Kisumu residents and beyond

• Alpha Kappa Psi (University Park, Pennsylvania, United States)
  • Recruitment Chair
    Apr 2024 - Dec 2024 · 9 mos

  • Public Relations Chair
    Dec 2023 - May 2024 · 6 mos

  • Inductee Class Social Chair
    Sep 2023 - Dec 2023 · 4 mos