Experience
cool things I've done:
Founder & CEO
2023-2026Futr
immigrants are almost 2x as likely as native citizens to end up in poverty. Futr is a fintech site for immigrants connecting them to financial institutions to defeat the poverty gap caused by financial exclusion. 8k+ users, feat. on CBS, raised ~$18k.
Economics Research Intern
2024-2026Penn State University
built novel econometric model to quantify policy changes. 1st-authored paper on theoretical fiscal policy, pre-print on SSRN.
Business Development Intern
2025Fitalyst
scaled outreach to 100+ colleges, initiated 15 pilot programs, built end-to-end design, ops, and implementation workflows for program deployment. got my first taste of solving business problems; loved it.