I am a third-year Harvard PhD candidate, Graduate Prize Fellow, Karl Deutsch Fellow, and 2024-25 Weatherhead Center Graduate Student Associate. My research lies at the intersection of comparative political economy, development economics, and economic history. Specifically, I quantitatively explore how the social, cultural, and institutional legacies of pre-colonial (and colonial) events continue to shape contemporary political and economic development outcomes in West Africa.

In 2023 I was 1 of 30 recipients of a Forbes 30 under 30 North America award in education for my work as the founder and president of the Research in Color Foundation — a 501c(3) non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the representation and retention of historically excluded scholars in economics through mentorship and financial support. In the past, I have worked with institutions such as the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, and the United Nations, among others. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and International Studies from the University of Michigan and a Master’s degree in Applied Economics from George Washington University. For the 2023-24 school year, I was on leave from my PhD program and working as a Staff Economist with the White House Council of Economics Advisers on topics related to international economics and trade.