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Washington, DC, US

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Wrote weekly columns on the intersection of economics and public policy.Translated difficult concepts into clear and compelling prose for a general audience.Cultivated relationships with policymakers, industry leaders, and non-profit executives.*Summarized the key narratives underlying my work for live television and radio audiences.Served as a subject.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Joined the organization when it was in crisis. Revived the Federal Policy team by simultaneously learning, training, and supervising the use of the Tax Foundation's state-of-the-art macroeconomic policy simulation model.Mentored, guided, and led a team of mostly junior analysts who had to suddenly fulfill the role of national-level subject matter experts.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Served as an ambassador for Niskanen’s pro-growth perspective within the media and with contacts on Capitol Hill and in the Administration.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Lead Niskanen’s effort to achieve measurable fiscal and monetary policy wins on Capitol Hill.Engaged with members of Congress, congressional staff, administration officials, policymakers, and media figures to ensure the benefits of Niskanen’s pro-growth perspective were widely understood.Produced digestible summaries of policy-relevant analysis for.

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

My stepfather became seriously ill in June 2016, and I took on the role of temporarily managing our family business, Scott Tree Service, while he was hospitalized. Sadly, he passed away about five weeks after I arrived.In the wake of this loss, I continued to oversee the company's operations, as my mother, who had handled the financial side of the.

Chapel Hill NC | Washington, DC

Created an internationally recognized economic policy brand and social media presence based on the blog modeledbehavior.wordpress.comProduced opinion and analysis pieces in publications such as The Financial Times, Forbes, The Atlantic,Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, and The Washington PostModerated the inaugural Twitter Townhall with President Barack Obama

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Served as interim program manager for a pilot program that directed over $7 million in private charitable grants to organizations and thought leaders with the potential to positively and immediately impact US macroeconomic policy.Guided those grantees in successfully hosting a shadow conference in Jackson Hole to coincide with the Federal Reserve’s annual.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Educated and advised state and local officials on economics and tax policy as a part of the School of Government's leading nationally recognized applied research mission. Cultivated and managed relationships with a diverse set of stakeholders in academia and the public and private sectors. Gave presentations, taught workshops, and authored two—to.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Designed and developed “The IEI Tax Calculator,” a path-breaking, interactive state tax code simulator.Used the “Calculator” to guide Legislative Committee hearings, NC OSBM deliberations, multiple study commissions, GOP Caucus deliberations, and other stakeholders to modernize the tax code.Performed simulator “Workshops” for dozens of not-for-profit and.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Taught two sections of Intro Micro and Macro Economics per semester.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Principal Analyst for USDA Grant: Estimating Damage From Hog Lagoon Flooding by Extreme WeatherWrote SAS Proc IML Code to map hurricane intensity predictions onto estimated lagoon breachesProduced successful back-casting simulations of Hurricanes Dennis, Floyd and FlorenceHeavily documented code and wrote a manual to pass to the incoming analyst

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Economics

Phd, Economics

Dissertation: The Prior Trap A Game Theoretic Model and Agent-Based Simulation demonstrating that residential segregation according to.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Economics, Valedictorian - College Of Management