UC Santa Cruz UK Club

Co-President: Ryan Chilcote, Class of 1995

Ryan graduated from UCSC with a BA in Russian Studies. He is the founder and managing partner of Thirty Three Communications, a boutique public relations firm, and Ryan Chilcote Productions, its video production and events arm, and spent more than 25 years as as Independent Global Affairs & Economics Broadcaster, International Correspondent and Presenter for Bloomberg TV, CNN, CBS and the PBS NewsHour, reporting on foreign affairs, business, markets, economics, trade, industry, energy and natural resources.

A winner of the 2023 DuPont Award and an Emmy-nominated journalist and anchor, Ryan has led discussions with countless world leaders from Vladimir Putin to now UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and continues to emee and moderate discussions and many of the world’s leading international forums.

 

Co-President: Neely Lally, Class of 2010 

Neely graduated from UCSC with a BA in Economics and Politics where she held active roles in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Internship Program, Rainbow Theater, Student Union Assembly, and UCDC. Neely is also a US-qualified attorney and graduated from UC Berkeley School of Law. In addition, she is published in three law journals, received a research award in business strategy, and attained Pro Bono Honours at UC Berkeley Law. Neely has worked in higher education for several years and is currently as a fellow teaching law at SOAS, University of London.