I work at the intersection of finance, policy, and research, bringing clarity to complex issues and translating insights into action. I currently lead operational strategy and execution at CGC, where I support its development as a national green bank. This work builds on my earlier professional experience in community development finance at a CDFI loan fund focused on cooperative business lending, as well as my expertise in public banks, mission-driven financial institutions, and climate finance.

My academic training is in political economy, public policy, and data science. I received my PhD in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2023 and BS in Public Policy Analysis from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in 2015. As an academic and educator of undergraduate and graduate students, I focused on synthesizing complex quantitative and qualitative information into clear insights. In my current professional role, I do so to inform action, connecting analytical rigor with practical implementation and real-world impact. 

My academic research focused on the nexus of politics and finance through international, comparative, and historical lenses. My dissertation studied the origins and diffusion of public banks, including creating an original dataset of more than 1,300 institutions spanning the years 1401–2021. My research on public bank creation, as well as global anti–money laundering regulation and financial crisis diffusion, has been published in leading political science journals. I have also authored white papers related to emerging areas of research and policy.

This website collects and presents the expertise I have cultivated across academic research, applied work, and evolving areas of focus to serve as a resource for interested researchers and practitioners, or anyone else who may happen upon it.