Education
B.A. Applied Math (Economics & Computer Science)
Harvard University, Expected May 2023
GPA: 3.97 / 4.0
Honors: Detur Book Prize Recipient (awarded to top academic first-year students), John Harvard Scholar
H.S. Diploma
Edina High School, 2018
GPA: 4.34 / 4.0
Honors: 2018 Class Valedictorian (class of 667), National AP Scholar, National Merit Scholar, Siemens Research Competition Semifinalist
Work Experience
Vimbly Group
Developer Intern
May 2020 - Present
- NYC-based funded, profitable web 2.0 startup focused on growing and invest in tech enabled companies
- Project V3-Admin: Developed full-stack APIs, logic and UI for web app managing of hundreds of thousands of vendors, activities, and bookings for Vimbly.com booking business platform using Node, Sequelize, and React
- Project DAM: Built digital asset management framework for Leadership For Educational Equity nonprofit
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Business Analyst/IT Intern
June - August 2019
- Built dashboard on nationwide FRB project for banking supervision & regulation findings repository for hundreds of regulators using D3 and Sharepoint
- Proposed local partnerships and public outreach strategies to Minneapolis Fed Executive Board
- Researched early childhood center financing from banks under Community Reinvestment Act
- Developed stress tests and performance metrics for credit risk models for Fed system model validation teams
Victory Briefs Institute
Public Forum Debate Instructor
September 2016 - 2018
- Constructed curriculum with fellow instructors to train, teach, and judge debate skills for 100+ students
- Delivered daily hour-long lectures on specific argumentation skills and potential topic areas
- Mentored several students 1-on-1 – received perfect ratings from all students for teaching and guidance
Research Experience
Data-intensive Innovation and the State: Evidence from AI Firms in China
Research Assistant - with Martin Beraja (MIT), David Yang (Harvard), Noam Yuchtman (LSE)
September 2020 - Present
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China's Engagement with Africa and the Challenge of Democratic Ideology
Research Assistant - with David Yang (Harvard), Marco Tabellini (HBS), Elias Papaioannou (LBS)
June 2020 - Present
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- Conducted literature reviews on World Bank, IMF, and Chinese investments and aid to Africa and effects on democracy
- Scraped, cleaned, translated, and geocoded datasets from online Chinese government and Google sources using Python and R
- Conducted econometric, statistical, and spatial GIS analysis with project and African polling data
Dental Pulp Stem Cells & Titanium-Dioxide Nanoparticles
Research Assistant - with Miriam Rafailovich (Stony Brook) & Ya-Chen Chuang (Stony Brook)
June - November 2017
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- Conducted materials science + biology research as part of Garcia Summer Scholars Program
- Presented novel research findings at concluding seminar to 100+ professors and peers
- Produced conclusive 18-page research paper and won Siemens Science Competition Semifinalist Award
Leadership and Activities
Harvard Open Data Project - Contributor & Project Lead
2019-Present
- Student group using data science and journalism to investigate public Harvard data and solve campus problems
- Analyzed Harvard student-athlete hometowns by sport, income, and geography in Python & GIS
- Currently leading HODP project to create student wiki for classes, clubs, and other campus information
Harvard College Debating Union - Public Forum Round Robin Director
2018-Present
- Team member of world champion American and British parliamentary debate team
- Generated thousands in revenue by directing Round Robin for HCDU
Harvard Financial Analysts Club - Investment Research Team
2019 – Present
- Conducted fundamental research on companies and developed financial modeling skills on stock pitches
- Participated in financial education and investment teaching sessions for undergrads
Skills
Note: I think these sections are silly, but everyone seems to have one. Here is a *mostly* honest overview of my skills.
Selected Courses
CS 124:
Data Structure and Algorithms
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CS 50:
Introduction to Computer Science
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CS 51:
Abstraction and Design in Computation
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CS 6.036 (at MIT):
Machine Learning
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ECON 2030:
Behavioral Economics
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Econ 1011A:
Intermediate Microeconomics: Advanced
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Econ 1011B:
Intermediate Macroeconomics: Advanced
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GOV 1005:
Data Science in R
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MATH 5248:
Cryptology and Number Theory
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Math 22 A/B:
Linear Algebra and Vector Calculus
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Stat 110:
Probability
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UMN Advanced Topics:
Enumerative Combinatorics
