About Me
Fishing the St. Joseph River in Idaho
I am currently a Master of Public Policy candidate at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy Studies. My studies concentrate on analytical economic approaches to energy, environmental, and climate policy, with specific interest in quantitatively understanding both what constitutes effective public policy and how public policies affect the private sector. This interest stems from my upbringing in Montana, where I became an active outdoorsman and advocate of environmental stewardship, but also recognized the occasional give-and-take between ecological interests, societal welfare, and economic prosperity. My interest in these issues matured at Dartmouth College, where I graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 2008, majoring with High Honors in Environmental Studies and minoring in Public Policy. Before beginning my graduate studies I worked for an environmental policy center researching the economic and political characteristics of the ecological restoration sector of the economy. My spare time in my previous life in New Hampshire and Montana was spent fly-fishing and backcountry skiing, but now that I live in Chicago it is spent sailing and attempting to become a better cook.
Master of Public Policy candidate at the 
