“A well-rounded education helps you make connections between subjects that most people would miss, allowing you a deeper understanding of potential solutions.”
Lives in: Boston, MA
Majors: Economics, Chemistry
What work looks like: “If you have ever opened a news article that says something along the lines of "jury awards $100 million for xyz" or "lawsuit settled for $50 million in antitrust case," the people who identified and justified those valuations could be my practice group. I assist with a lot of the foundational work that allows this kind of economic analysis to happen smoothly.”
What he loves about it: “My job is wicked interesting. One week I'll be working on code and processing data for a case against drug manufacturers, and the following week, I'll be reading internal documents to understand the anticompetitive conduct of tech companies. Most importantly, I love that our work could deter future bad acts by firms, and that real payments are being made to real people harmed by illegal firm conduct.”
What he gained from a liberal arts education: “Not only did I sharpen my ability to critically think through problems in chemistry classes, economics courses, and extracurriculars like the Lawrence Debate Union, but I also learned how to effectively communicate my ideas for how to overcome such problems. A well-rounded education helps you make connections between subjects that most people would miss, allowing you a deeper understanding of potential solutions. In my work, I often receive data and documents from the defense with no clear understanding of what is contained within the material. It is up to me to weave the threads of information into something coherent, and I would not get far without being able to make those relevant connections and articulate why those connections matter.”