I work at the intersection of applied analytics, research, strategy, and advocacy, with a focus on finance, clean energy, and environmental issues all under the umbrella of sustainable development. I currently lead strategic analytics at the Coalition for Green Capital (CGC), where I support its development as a national green bank by aligning data analytics, systems implementation, research, and strategy to inform investment decisions, operational priorities, and environmental, economic, and health impacts. This work builds on my earlier professional experience in community development finance at a CDFI loan fund focused on cooperative business lending.

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 technical rigor with 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.