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International Development Studies graduate from Harvard University, with MPhil in Economic and Social History from University of Oxford. Currently working as Senior Associate at Google.org.
Headline:
Innocent Bystander
Industries:
Financial, Food and Drink, Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle, Media, Travel
Employment opportunities, Finding mentors, Joining a startup, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities
Schools:
Harvard University, University of Oxford
WORK EXPERIENCE
Employer:
Google.org, San Francisco, CA
Position:
Senior Associate
Time period:
September 2007 - Present
Description:
Work on Small & Medium Enterprise team, and Mobile team at Google’s philanthropic team. Focus on expanding financial access and building new mobile products in Africa and India. Helped formulate strategy and launch of both initiatives in an entrepreneurial start up environment. Led completion of over $9 million in initial grants and investments. Manage a portfolio of grants and projects for both initiatives, including an assessment of P2P lending platform opportunities, and building SMS-based mobile technologies for rural African users.
Employer:
Dalberg Global Development Advisors, Geneva, Switzerland
Position:
Summer Associate
Time period:
July 2006 - August 2006
Description:
First intern with a then-new consulting firm focused on UN and development consulting. Worked with the firm founders to develop business strategies for for-profit corporate clients, such as companies with Corporate Social Responsibility programs or emerging markets work. Helped build relationships with the World Economic Forum, Google.org and others.
Employer:
US Commission on International Religious Freedoms, Washington D.C.
Position:
Intern
Time period:
June 2005 - August 2005
Description:
Worked on issues of religious rights and freedom of conscience throughout Eastern Asia, with a focus on China and Tibet. Started a brownbag lunch series for Hill staffers to learn about Commission’s work related to foreign policy legislation.
Employer:
Oxford International Review, Oxford, UK
Position:
Senior Editor
Time period:
January 2005 - December 2006
Description:
Help coordinate and oversee the production, writing and publication of annual, student-run international affairs journal.
Employer:
Harvard International Relations Council (IRC), Cambridge, MA
Position:
President
Time period:
January 2004 - December 2005
Description:
Managed Harvard College’s largest all-student-run organization (over 500 members), including the Harvard International Review (HIR), a student-run international affairs publication. Oversaw budget of $500,000.
Employer:
Law & Anthropology Working Group, Human Rights Program of Harvard Law School
Position:
Sole Undergraduate Participant
Time period:
January 2004 - December 2004
Description:
Worked with law students to propose dispute settlement for Awas Tingni Inter-American Court of Human Rights case Proposed rights derogation clause for OAS Indigenous Caucus and Draft Declaration of Indigenous Rights.
Employer:
Harvard Model United Nations, Boston, MA
Position:
Under-Secretary-General, Economic and Social Council
Time period:
January 2003 - December 2004
Description:
Co-organized and managed model UN simulation for over 2,000 high school students from around the world.
Employer:
Harvard International Relations Council (IRC), Cambridge, MA
Position:
Vice President of Educational Events
Time period:
January 2003 - January 2004
Description:
Designed and founded on-campus international affairs speakers program. Organized 1st Harvard IR Week (April 2004).
Employer:
Harvard Association Cultivating Inter-American Democracy (HACIA), Central America
Position:
Director
Time period:
January 2002 - December 2005
Description:
Led Central American high school students in discussion of regional topics at simulation OAS conference.
Employer:
Invisible Citizens, Cambridge, MA
Position:
Assistant Editor
Time period:
January 2001 - December 2003
Description:
Authored part of a book about youth views on foreign policy and political engagement post-9/11.
Employer:
Katzenbach Partners, LLC, New York, NY
Position:
Summer Associate
Time period:
June 2004
Description:
Worked at a 4 year old management consulting firm. Helped launch China2024, a longitudinal study of Chinese business students meant to track economic growth and cultural change. Worked on restructuring a major pharmaceutical company’s internal product development teams.
EDUCATION
University:
University of Oxford
Time period:
2005 - 2007
Degree:
Economic and Social History, MPhil
University:
Harvard University
Time period:
2001 - 2005
Degree:
Magna with highest distinction, Special Concentration: International Development Studies
PUBLICATIONS
Articles:
“What’s a New President To Do? Congo’s Elections” Published on Washington Post’s PostGlobal site. October 2006.
“Inter-Community Conflicts: New Considerations for Resource Disputes.” Co-written with Theodore MacDonald. In Cultural Survival Quarterly, Vol (29.1). March 2005.
INFORMATION
Hobbies:
An avid fan of the Florida Gators, traveling, horseback riding, and watercolor painting.
Awards:
Rhodes Scholar, District IV, Florida (2005)
Harry S. Truman Scholar, Florida (2004)
John Harvard Scholar, Harvard University (2002-2005), Harvard College Scholar, Harvard University (2001-2002)
Frank Boas International Scholar, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University (2002-2003)
Research award for outstanding undergraduate research proposal in Asian affairs.
