black Converse — the naive journey
Mathematics drew me to difficult problems. Economics made me curious about the choices behind everyday outcomes. Teaching brought those questions into conversations with other students.
MATHEMATICS
I grew up taking part in mathematics competitions. Beyond the result, what keeps me interested is the reasoning: how an assumption shapes a problem, why a method works, and what changes when I approach it differently.
The reasoning behind an answer
ECONOMICS.
I have long been drawn to rankings and statistics. Reading Freakonomics helped me recognize a deeper interest: the incentives and less visible factors behind outcomes that initially seem unrelated.
What lies beneath an outcome?
ALLOCATION
How should limited resources be shared?
EDUCATION
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I also founded a tutoring program for students in disadvantaged areas
Through ENTEN, our work included online teaching, workshops, and sharing subject guidance and learning materials. These were different ways of helping students find support beyond their own classrooms.
When an explanation meets a learner
Mathematics taught me to look for structure. Economics made me question what those structures were optimizing for. Education brought the question back to people.
MATHEMATICS
Finding structure behind unexpected relationships.
ECONOMICS
Asking what systems optimize—and at what cost.
EDUCATION
Testing those questions against real learners and unequal opportunities.
The first solutions widened access—but they also exposed a deeper problem.