The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) is a global alliance of industry leaders, including Andreessen Horowitz, Block, Circle, Coinbase, Electric Capital, Fidelity Digital Assets, and Paradigm, dedicated to unlocking the promise of crypto and web3.

The Digital Dollar Project is dedicated to spearheading principle-driven research and fostering in-depth public discourse on the future of digital monetary innovations, including Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and other digital currencies. Through a combination of experimental pilots and collaborative working groups, the Project aims to explore and guide public discussion on the potential benefits and challenges of both private and public digital… Show more The Digital Dollar Project is dedicated to spearheading principle-driven research and fostering in-depth public discourse on the future of digital monetary innovations, including Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and other digital currencies. Through a combination of experimental pilots and collaborative working groups, the Project aims to explore and guide public discussion on the potential benefits and challenges of both private and public digital currency networks. Show less

Research assistant to Yaya Fanusie, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and former CIA economic and counterterrorism analyst, focusing on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and blockchain technology.

Research Assistant to the Digital Currency and Electronic Payments Working Group.The Hoover Working Group on the Global Implications of China’s Central Bank Digital Currency, led by Darrell Duffie and Elizabeth Economy, is comprised of approximately 25 leading authorities in economics, technology, national security, and China studies. The Working Group will produce a multi-chapter report intended to inform US policymakers on the global implications of China's Digital Currency and… Show more Research Assistant to the Digital Currency and Electronic Payments Working Group.The Hoover Working Group on the Global Implications of China’s Central Bank Digital Currency, led by Darrell Duffie and Elizabeth Economy, is comprised of approximately 25 leading authorities in economics, technology, national security, and China studies. The Working Group will produce a multi-chapter report intended to inform US policymakers on the global implications of China's Digital Currency and Electronic Payment (DC/EP) system. Show less

Research Assistant to Dr. Maria Repnikova (China expert) and Hallam Ferguson (USAID senior official)

I was the Paul Douglas Institute's project coordinator for an ongoing climate policy database, which collects information on countries' policies for topics that we decided are pertinent to addressing climate change. Our project was mentioned in the New Yorker! The Global Student Policy Alliance (GSPA) is a collaboration between non-partisan, student-run think tanks at other universities: The Buchanan Institute at the University of Edinburgh, The Wilberforce Society at Cambridge… Show more I was the Paul Douglas Institute's project coordinator for an ongoing climate policy database, which collects information on countries' policies for topics that we decided are pertinent to addressing climate change. Our project was mentioned in the New Yorker! The Global Student Policy Alliance (GSPA) is a collaboration between non-partisan, student-run think tanks at other universities: The Buchanan Institute at the University of Edinburgh, The Wilberforce Society at Cambridge University, and Cornell Roosevelt Institute at Cornell University. Show less

Author of "Collateral Damage: The Humanitarian Consequences of U.S. Sanctions on Iran", as part of Professor Eric Koester's writer's program at the Creator Institute at Georgetown.George A. Lopez, sanctions expert and member of UN Panel of Experts for sanctions on North Korea (2010-11), had this to say about my book: "This book provides a unique, human, citizen to citizen encounter of the costly impact of sanctions on ordinary Iranians. Anyone who believes that the 2018 maximum… Show more Author of "Collateral Damage: The Humanitarian Consequences of U.S. Sanctions on Iran", as part of Professor Eric Koester's writer's program at the Creator Institute at Georgetown.George A. Lopez, sanctions expert and member of UN Panel of Experts for sanctions on North Korea (2010-11), had this to say about my book: "This book provides a unique, human, citizen to citizen encounter of the costly impact of sanctions on ordinary Iranians. Anyone who believes that the 2018 maximum pressure sanctions imposed by the US were simply about ending Iran's aspirations for a nuclear weapon must read this book." Show less

The Paul Douglas Institute is a student-run think tank that works with legislators and civic organizations to conduct research into policy issues. I was a member of a 4-person team in 2018 that analyzed housing discrimination in Cook County. Our findings contributed to the publication of a report on the issue by the Heartland Alliance.In 2019, I was a part of a 9-person team evaluating policies in the context of the Green New Deal (GND). My roles include analysing local policies and… Show more The Paul Douglas Institute is a student-run think tank that works with legislators and civic organizations to conduct research into policy issues. I was a member of a 4-person team in 2018 that analyzed housing discrimination in Cook County. Our findings contributed to the publication of a report on the issue by the Heartland Alliance.In 2019, I was a part of a 9-person team evaluating policies in the context of the Green New Deal (GND). My roles include analysing local policies and processing data on state- and community-level GND policies to generate recommendations for city-level GND policies . Show less

NICRO is one of South Africa's largest and oldest NGOs, and it specializes in social crime prevention and offender reintegration. While there, I worked on the Criminal Records Expungement Coalition to support and empower people with criminal records to actively participate in the South African economy. I wrote a research paper on the economics of crime and unemployment to advocate for the improvement legislation on criminal record expungement. Additionally, I was responsible for formalizing the… Show more NICRO is one of South Africa's largest and oldest NGOs, and it specializes in social crime prevention and offender reintegration. While there, I worked on the Criminal Records Expungement Coalition to support and empower people with criminal records to actively participate in the South African economy. I wrote a research paper on the economics of crime and unemployment to advocate for the improvement legislation on criminal record expungement. Additionally, I was responsible for formalizing the objectives for the inaugural Coalition meeting, and drafting the Coalition's mission statement for an upcoming meeting with the Minister of Justice. Show less