THE WDW FAMILY
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Abhi Mehta -
Chief Executive Officer
Abhi has led We Dream Worlds for the last 5 years growing the team from 4 to 20 to build on our vision to impact the world through music. Outside of music, he's a passionate marketer from UC Berkeley who now manages marketing strategy in the FinTech world for high-growth companies. His work involves time at The White House, SoFi, Tesla, Upstart, Pandora, & other various technology focused companies.
Darren Ko -
Chief Technology Officer & Event Ops Lead
Darren is a 3rd year student studying CS at UC Berkeley. Darren is the CTO/ Event Operations Head for We Dream Worlds. His job is to make sure that all the equipments are perfectly setup and ready to be used by the artist. He is also a DJ going by the name Dekay.
Gwynevere Hunger -
Chief Financial Officer
Gwynevere is a junior at UC Berkeley studying Business Administration and Data Science. As the CFO, she is in charge of all the finances for WDW.
Aidan O’ Connor - Chief Marketing Officer
Aidan is a 4th year at UC Berkeley studying Economics. He is a Liverpool diehard, SoundCloud adventurer, and terrible photographer. Catch Aidan at your local Chick-Fil-A.
Shawn Kim - Chief Brand Officer
Shawn was previously a Campus Technical Recruiter at LinkedIn but is now pursuing a Computer Science degree and coding for work. She's passionate about growing We Dream Worlds with her experience in recruitment and branding. Along with her interest in the music industry, she also enjoys traveling, especially to different parts of Asia.
Julian Chow -
Chief Operations Officer
Julian is a 3rd year Electrical Engineering and Computer Science student attending UC Berkeley with a passion for EDM and bringing events to the bay area. His other interests including figure skating, poker, hip hop dance, horror stories, pineapples, and boba. Catch him at events head-banging or networking on the dance floor.
Gibran Huerta -
Chief Festival Officer
Gibran is a Mexican-American Bay Area native, born and raised in Oakland, California. He attended the University of California, Berkeley before obtaining Marketing and Data Analysis roles at companies such as Pandora/SiriusXM, Google, Tesla. Gibran is now a Full-Time Traveling DJ & Producer with multiple residencies across California, and has performed with the likes of Major Lazer, E-40, J.I.D, and more.
DREAM TEAM
Alvin Lee -
Business Analyst
Alvin is a 5th year at San Jose State University studying Industrial and Systems Engineering. Alvin likes to keep himself busy by being future-oriented. He is also an entrepreneur, a pianist, and a DJ.
Maggie Tran -
Marketing Associate
Maggie is a third year studying Business Marketing at San Jose State University. You can usually find her studying at the library, but when she isn't, she is usually out exploring new food places. Fun fact: she's 4'11, but if you round it up it's 6'4.
Shane Chang -
Production Manager
Shane is a Berkeley alum with a degree in Economics. As production manager of We Dream Worlds, he works with Darren on equipment and event management. He also DJs under the stage name PRJCT-X, any mainly enjoys the harder side of EDM.
Casey Takeda -
Brand Manager
Casey is from SoCal and currently works in SF. He has a passion for music while his other interests include video games, bartending, and being tech trash.
Claire Yu - Marketing Associate
Claire graduated from UC Berkeley in 2020 and is from the Bay Area. She is currently working in AI but hopes to explore other careers in the future. Fun fact- she loves matcha lattes.
Holly Cheek - Business Analyst
Holly is a 3rd year Statistics major at UC Berkeley from the Bay Area. She first found a passion for EDM when she realized it was perfect study music. When she’s not busy being an EDM Connoisseur, you can find her dancing in contemporary, hip hop, and ballroom styles.
Jayson Pattugalan -
Business Analyst
Jayson is a senior at UC Berkeley studying Economics. He is a Jinx Main, Professional KBBQ Eater, Volleyball Player, and Pinner at Pinterest. He’s here to help create memorable experiences through music.
Morgan Takach -
A&R Analyst
A Cal grad, Morgan splits her time between California and Colorado. In addition to going to festivals and working in EDM, she loves learning languages and eating her way through new cities.
Devin Gu -
Business Analyst
Devin graduated from Emory University with a BBA in Finance and Analytics. He's currently working in investment banking at Perella Weinberg in New York City. In his free time, he enjoys traveling and attending the latest trap and EDM festivals.
Nihaal Kumar -
Business Analyst
Nihaal is a 3rd year Econ/Accounting major with a Music minor at UCSB, aiming to work in the field of private equity. Nihaal is currently trying to get certified to skydive solo, and is 3 dives away from being able to dive on his own.
Kairui Zeng -
Talent
& Partnerships Director
Kairui is a Bae Area native who's addicted to music and the latest technologies
Lydia Sum - Marketing Associate
Lydia is a Bay Area native, born and raised in San Jose. She went to school at the University of Chicago, and currently does data analytics at an advertising agency in Chicago. In her free time, you can find her playing video games, baking, watching true crime documentaries, watching cooking videos, and learning pieces on the piano and guitar.
Alex Hong - Photographer
Alex is from Honolulu, Hawaii and is currently living in SF working at a tech startup and trades stocks as a hobby. He is passionate about photography and videography and create new memories.