The Stern & Tisch Entertainment Business Association is New York University's premier cross-school club for students interested in film, television, music, sports, and other media industries.

Instagram: @nyusteba

What we do

Founded in 1997, the Stern & Tisch Entertainment Business Association’s mission is to develop a diverse community of talented NYU students interested in the entertainment industry. STEBA provides a forum for student interactions with industry professionals, a platform for learning to navigate the industr(ies), the opportunity for students to gain the professional skills to succeed in entertainment, as well as the chance to connect with similarly-aligned peers. Through our professional panels, social events, and skills-development programs, STEBA offers a unique advantage to students pursuing careers in film, television, music, sports, games, publishing, talent, and more.

Students from all NYU undergraduate schools are welcome at STEBA! There is no formal membership process to join the club. Subscribe to our email newsletter at bit.ly/STEBlast to stay up to date on our programming.

Mentorship

The STEBA Mentorship Program matches qualified student peer mentors in the entertainment industry with young students to offer career advice, academic advancement, and social development. Your mentor won't be an uptight judge; they'll be a college student just like you! They'll help you fix your resume, share their contacts, give you career advice, and even kick back and get ice cream with you.

We look for new mentors and mentees at the beginning of each semester, so be sure to look out for updates in our email newsletter!

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Programming

Our events include professional programs featuring industry professionals, creatives, and recruiters from major entertainment companies; social programs to cultivate community; and skills-development workshops.

This Thursday in KMC 2-65 join us for a fun-filled night to test your knowledge of the Entertainment Industry in our first entertainment olympics including activities such as entertainment pictionary and trivia! Get a chance to win great prizes and f

The entertainment industries are nothing without their audiences, and tech plays an increasingly important role in connecting content with consumers. Wondering how new technology is being implemented in music and games? Join us for a panel featuring

Are you interested in learning more about the fashion world within the entertainment industry? Join our guests from TikTok, Meta, and PR Agency KMJR Studio Worldwide to hear their advice from celebrity influence to campaign strategy in the ever-chang

Join us for a private screening of the hit film "Return To Seoul" from Asian Film Awards, Best Director nominee Davy Chou, at the Angelika theatre on April 13th at 7:30 pm. Tickets are FREE and will be available on a FIRST COME first serve

Curious about the behind the scenes of organizing an NBA game or a music festival? Join us to hear key insights from professionals at Live Nation, the NBA, and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. From ticketing to social media, learn more a

Do you want to know how to work behind the camera with your favorite actors and directors? Join STEBA for a panel to dive into the world of assisting in film and TV productions. See you there at KMC 1-70 this Thursday at 6:30pm! #nyu #nyusteba #produ

Join STEBA for a conversation featuring NYU alumni and First Run participants who double as founders of their very own production companies. This discussion will marry creative producing with business, allowing you to jumpstart your own creative vent

Join us for Part 2 of our Making Predictions for the Entertainment Industry series! We’ve partnered with Stern’s Investment Analysis Group to break down the financials of WBD for a workshop where you will learn how to financially evaluate

STEBA has hosted professionals from a variety of industry players, including the following:

2022: STEBA’s 25th Anniversary

BREAKING DOWN THE INDUSTRY

Enjoy “Breaking Down the Industry,” STEBA’s newsletter designed to translate the latest entertainment business concepts and controversies using easy-to-understand terminology and plenty of context.

Featured

May 5, 2023

The Business of Advertising in the Television Industry: How NBCU's Peacock is Diversifying the Ad Experience in Newfront Pitch

May 5, 2023

For us, late Spring signals approaching deadlines and graduation, but in entertainment – it's upfront season!

May 5, 2023

Apr 28, 2023

Blocked Activision Acquisition Could Put the Brakes on Future Entertainment Industry Deals

Apr 28, 2023

On Wednesday, regulators dealt a potentially fatal blow to Microsoft’s hopes to acquire Activision Blizzard, the video game company behind Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and the Candy Crush Saga, to name a few. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) blocked the deal, citing concerns about anticompetitiveness in the cloud gaming sector. Microsoft will have a chance to appeal.

Apr 28, 2023

Apr 21, 2023

Peacock Enters the Metaverse: Extending the Reality of Streaming into VR

Apr 21, 2023

As streaming takes the industry by storm, it almost feels as if you’re in a whole new world when your eyes are glued to your screen. Well now, you really could be. As media convergence within the industry is amplified by development in both content and strategy, a new player enters the arena. Streaming in the metaverse, a new collaborative endeavor between NBCUniversal’s Peacock and Meta’s VR division, introduces a fusion of entertainment experiences with unique value offerings that the industry has yet to see.

Apr 21, 2023

Meet The Steboard

Featured

Selin Dursun

Co-President

School & Year: Stern 2024

Major: Data Science & Marketing

Minor: Producing

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: B99, The Office, Past Lives, Memento, Before Trilogy

Favorite Songs/Albums: Ocean Drive by Duke Dumont

Professional Experience: NBCUniversal, Paramount (P+)

Andrew Zhong

Co-President

School & Year: Stern 2024

Major: Finance & Data Science

Minor: BEMT

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Inception, Grand Budapest Hotel, The Farewell, How I Met Your Mother, Severance

Favorite Songs/Albums: High on Life by Martin Garrix

Professional Experience: Paramount (Pluto TV), EY-Parthenon

Josh Kenny

VP of Professional

School & Year: Steinhardt 2025

Major: Media, Culture, and Communication

Minor: Journalism and BEMT

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Young Royals and Heartstopper

Favorite Songs/Albums: Folklore by Taylor Swift

Professional Experience: KMJR Studio Worldwide, LOEWE, Ferragamo

Chris Hutchins

VP of Mentorship

School & Year: Steinhardt 2024

Major: Media, Culture and Communication

Minor: BEMT

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: House, The Social Dilemma, Maiden

Favorite Songs/Albums: Stargazing by The Neighbourhood

Professional Experience: 4th Row Films, Motto Pictures, Splicer Films

Anushka Dhar

VP of Marketing

School & Year: Tisch 2026

Major: Film & Television

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: La La Land, Interstellar, The White Lotus

Favorite Songs/Albums: Same Boat by Lizzy McAlpine, Folklore by Taylor Swift

Professional Experience: Disney+ Hotstar, Discovery Channel

Sathvika Ganesan

VP of Social Programming

School & Year: Steinhardt 2025

Major: Music Business

Minor: BEMT

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Friends

Favorite Songs/Albums: Fine Line- Harry Styles; Hope Is A Heartache- Leon; Young Blood- Noah Kahan

Professional Experience: Warner Music Group, Primary Wave, Park Avenue Artists

Katya Knadjian

VP of Alumni Relations

School & Year: Tisch 2025

Major: Film & Television

Minor: Producing

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Killing Eve, Succession, White Lotus, How I Met Your Mother, Fleabag

Favorite Songs/Albums: Let the Light In by Lana Del Rey

Professional Experience: Set and Office Production Assistant on Star Trek: Picard and Your Honor. Talent, Literary, and Production Intern at Entertainment 360

Oliver Park

Treasurer

School & Year: Stern 2025

Major: Film & TV and Data Science & Entrepreneurship

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Dazed and Confused

Favorite Songs/Albums: Don’t Let Me Down by The Beatles

Miranda Soong

Summit Director

School & Year: CAS 2024

Major: Economics

Minor: BEMT

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Parasite, Interstellar, Pitch Perfect, New Girl

Favorite Songs/Albums: My Favorite Part by Mac Miller & Ariana Grande

Professional Experience: Peacock, NBCUniversal, World Trade Center Los Angeles

Jagger Milchan-Lambert

Summit Director of Communications

School & Year: Stern 2025

Major: Finance & Statistics

Minor: BEMT

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Prisoners, Goodfellas, Succession

Favorite Songs/Albums: I am > I was (21 Savage)

Professional Experience: Incoming Media Investment Banking Summer Analyst at Morgan Stanley, Strategy & Business Operations at Madison Square Garden Sports, Tech & Media Private Credit at Crestline Investors, Film Financing Analyst at New Regency, Sports & Media Private Equity at 777 Partners

Caroline Wang

Summit Director of Marketing

School & Year: Steinhardt 2027

Major: Media, Culture and Communication

Minor: BEMT

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Everything Everywhere All At Once, Schitt’s Creek, Daisy Jones & The Six

Favorite Songs/Albums: Juno - Remi Wolf, Youngblood - 5SOS, Passive Me, Aggressive You - The Naked And Famous

Professional Experience: TOORLY, Kooky, Lightcert

Maxwell Gross

Summit Director of Logistics

School & Year: SPS 2027

Major: Sports Management

Minor: BEMT

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Modern Family and The Flight Attendant

Favorite Songs/Albums: More Than My Hometown by Morgan Wallen

Professional Experience: Sports Marketing Intern at Sportfive, Digital Marketing Intern at Tribeca Film Center, and eSports Curriculum Development Intern at New York University

Emma Li

Professional Coordinator

School & Year: Tisch 2026

Major: Collaborative Arts

Minor: BEMT

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Midsommar, Get Out, Parasite, Fight Club

Favorite Songs/Albums: Ctrl by SZA, ANTI by Rihanna

Professional Experience: Intern at The Knew Network

Tristan So

Professional Coordinator

School & Year: Stern 2026

Major: Finance and Public Policy

Minor: BEMT

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Parasite, Suits, Designated Survivor, Money Heist

Favorite Songs/Albums: CRUSHER (album) by Jeremy Zucker

Professional Experience: Turner Capital Group, MD Global Partners, Avalerian Capital

Diego Andaluz

Professional Coordinator

School & Year: Tisch 2026

Major: Film Production

Minor: BEMT

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Parasite, The Tree of Life, The Holy Mountain

Favorite Songs/Albums: Currents

Professional Experience: Hollywood Creative Alliance, 1716 Digital, Deadline, Indiewire, Discussing Film, Freelance Entertainment Consultant

Ann Park

Professional Coordinator

School & Year: Tisch 2026

Major: Film & Television

Minor: BEMT

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Aftersun, The Boy and the Heron, Reply 1988

Favorite Songs/Albums: Instagram by Dean

Noelle DeFelice

Mentorship Coordinator

School & Year: Steinhardt 2024

Major: Vocal Performance, Music Theatre

Minor: BEMT

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: This is Us, The Morning Show, and La La Land

Favorite Songs/Albums: SOS by SZA, Guts by Olivia Rodrigo

Professional Experience: Finance Intern at The Nordlinger Group (1 year and 8 months), Professional performing experience around the city

Amaka Nwokocha

Mentorship Coordinator

School & Year: Steinhardt 2025

Major: Media, Culture, and Communication

Minor: BEMT

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Inglourious Basterds, Poor Things, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Favorite Songs/Albums: Honey by Troye Sivan, Family Tree by Ethel Cain, Dat Right There by Summer Walker, Airbag by Radiohead

Professional Experience: Warner Bros. Discovery Campus Ambassador, The Tangent Agency Production Management Intern, Tribeca Film Festival Programming Intern

Sarah Zhou

Mentorship Coordinator

School & Year: Stern 2026

Major: Finance, Data Science, and Film/TV

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: La La Land, Top Gun: Maverick, Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Suits

Favorite Songs/Albums: Till Forever Falls Apart by FINNEAS & Ashe, Plastic Palm Trees by Tate McRae, HEROS & VILLAINS by Metro Boomin

Professional Experience: CEO of Studio Rouge

Karen Han

Marketing Coordinator

School & Year: Tisch 2026

Major: Film & Television

Minor: Business Studies

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Past Lives, Life is Beautiful, Prisoners, Friends, Modern Family, Severance

Favorite Songs/Albums: it's not me (it's u) by mazie, emails i can’t send by sabrina carpenter, anaheim by niki

Professional Experience: Katch Data, Gigantic Pictures

Victor Zhou

Marketing Coordinator

School & Year: CAS 2025

Major: Economics

Minor: Business Studies and BEMT

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: TV show: Breaking Bad. Movie: Yi Yi, No Country for Old Men

Favorite Songs/Albums: In Rainbows by Radiohead, Last Summer Whisper by Anri

Professional Experience: Wealth Management Summer Analyst at Guotai Junan Securities, Investment Operation Intern at Gaingel Capital, Investment Research Intern at Strata Venture Capital

Chazzel Ferbol

Marketing Coordinator

School & Year: CAS 2027

Major: Journalism/Dramatic Literature, Theatre History, and Cinema

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Corpse Bride, Goof Troop, Angels of Death, LaLa Land

Favorite Songs/Albums: In The Night by The Weeknd

Nicole Cheng

Marketing Coordinator

School & Year: Stern 2025

Major: Accounting & Marketing

Minor: BEMT

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Normal People, Succession, Killing Eve, Barry, La La Land

Favorite Songs/Albums: any and all Lana Del Rey

Professional Experience: Tax preparation intern

Jamie Huang

Social Coordinator

School & Year: Liberal Studies 2027

Major: Media, Culture, and Communication

Minor: Creative Writing

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Wandavision, Queen Charlotte, The Uncanny Counter

Favorite Songs/Albums: Anything by Gracie Abrams, Angels Fly by Louis Tomlinson, Ultraviolence by Lana Del Rey

Professional Experience: Chinatown Manpower Project, Rutgers University/Huamin Research Center

Mathias Cerisola

Social Coordinator

School & Year: Tisch 2026

Major: Film & TV

Minor: Business Studies

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Inglorious Basterds, Entourage

Favorite Songs/Albums: We're All Alone In This Together - Dave

Ava Waldman

Social Coordinator

School & Year: Tisch 2027

Major: Film and Television Production

Minor: BEMT

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Almost Famous, La La Land, The Breakfast Club, Nomadland

Favorite Songs/Albums: Straight Shooter - The Mamas & The Papas

Professional Experience: Management and Productions Intern for a bicoastal talent management company -- 1022m

JP Pak

Senior Advisor

School & Year: CAS 2024

Major: English Literature

Minor: BEMT

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Burning, An Elephant Sitting Still, Frances Ha, There Will Be Blood, Barry, Ramy

Favorite Songs/Albums: Endless by Frank Ocean

Professional Experience: NBCUniversal (Universal Pictures), Zeitgeist Films, Washington Square News

Caroline Kiernan

Senior Advisor

School & Year: Gallatin 2024

Major: Entertainment Business & Performance

Minor: Economics

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: The Good Place, New Girl, Parks and Recreation

Favorite Songs/Albums: "Where Do All The Good Kids Go" by Maddie Zahm & "All In Due Time" by Joshua Bassett

Professional Experience: Stewart Talent, Fox Business Production Intern, GrammyU

Charlotte Xenopoulos

Mentor (and Music Capstone Advisor)

School & Year: Steinhardt 2024

Major: Music Business

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: The White Lotus, The 100, Stranger Things, The Office

Favorite Songs/Albums: Lust For Life by Lana Del Rey & Awake by ILLENIUM

Professional Experience: NBCUniversal, Global Citizen, Dayglo Presents, Music Managers Forum-US, Reinhold Global

Contact

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For more details, check out our social media pages (as seen below) or email us at steba@stern.nyu.edu.

NYU STEBA's Inaugural Entertainment Business Summit

Proudly presented by NBCUniversal

In an ever-changing entertainment landscape, content remains at the core of industry. Thus, our 2024 Summit's theme is "The Power of Content."

To take the next step in your entertainment career, join us to participate in a series of panel discussions, skills workshops, and networking opportunities.

When: Friday, April 5th, 9:00AM-4:00PM
Where: NYU Stern Kaufman Management Center
What: Check out nyustebasummit.com
How: Click here to register and purchase your ticket today!

This year’s Inaugural Summit is proudly sponsored by NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media & entertainment companies. NBCU is home to leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, Bravo, USA Network, Peacock, Universal Studio Group, and more.