Welcome! I am a political economist and an aspiring academic. A native of Toronto, Canada, I have also lived and worked in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Philippines and now currently based in Los Angeles, California.

I was trained in economics at the University of Toronto, the University of Queensland, and UC Santa Barbara. I am currently a PhD Candidate at the Department of Political Science at UCLA. I have previously consulted for the World Bank for projects based in the Philippines as well as the Inter-American Development Bank's expansion of the Database of Political Institutions (2021 - 2023).

I use tools from economics and political science to study the political economy of elites, focusing on how elite networks and economic structures shape development with a focus on the Philippines and Latin America. My latest publications and ongoing research projects can be found here.