ii · About

I’m a senior at Clark University finishing a degree in Political Science. In May I’ll be graduating with a 3.83 GPA and moving to Somerville, where I’m hoping to begin a career in the Massachusetts State Senate.

Right now I’m a Joe Moakley Fellow with the Massachusetts Democratic Party. Before that, I’ve worked in Congressman McGovern’s office, Governor Healey’s office, and at The Sunwater Institute. I also founded Clark COMPASS, an eight-week fellowship on AI, agriculture, and sustainable food systems.

“Carefully, honestly, and without pretending the tradeoffs aren’t real.”

The policy areas I think about most are agriculture and food systems and AI safety. My capstone research focuses on PFAS contamination in Massachusetts farmland, which is a problem that’s been underexamined at the state level and has real consequences for farmers and rural communities.

I try to approach policy work the way I’d want someone to approach any hard problem: carefully, honestly, and without pretending the tradeoffs aren’t real.

iii · Writing

1. PFAS and the Farm: A Massachusetts Crisis

   How per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contaminated Massachusetts agricultural land, and what the state can do about it.

   Policy / Capstone / 2026

2. AI in Agriculture: Opportunity or Distraction?

   The case for being skeptical of techno-optimism in food systems, and where AI investment might actually matter.

   Essay / Sunwater / 2025

3. The First Amendment and AI-Generated Speech

   Whether autonomous AI-generated content deserves constitutional protection, and what the marketplace-of-ideas doctrine has to say about it.

   Analysis / Clark / 2025

iv · Interests

If you’re meeting me and want an easy starting point, here’s what I actually spend time thinking about.

1. Politics & how it actually works

   I’m as interested in meta-politics as I am in policy. How much does money actually move elections? When does grassroots organizing beat a direct meeting with a legislative office? Why do some bills pass and nearly identical ones die? What separates reps who build long careers from ones who flame out? These questions feel underexamined relative to how much they matter.

2. Philosophy & ideas

   I read a lot of rationalist writing. Scott Alexander’s blog is probably the best thing on the internet. I take moral uncertainty seriously as a live question, not an abstract puzzle. I’m also drawn to democratic theory, particularly Rawls and Ackerman’s dualist framework.

3. History & religion

   I’m a direct descendant of the Baal Shem Tov through the Friedman dynasty and have a genuine interest in Hasidic history and Kabbalah, both as intellectual systems and as lived tradition. The intersection of mysticism and practical ethics in early Hasidic thought is underrated.

4. Games & hobbies

   I play chess, do woodworking, and drink more tea than is probably reasonable. I’m also on a serious campaign to become the number one Connect 4 player in the world. It’s going.

5. Model UN

   I’m Secretary-General of ClarkMUN. I’ve competed at HNMUN, McMUN, and others, usually in crisis committees. I think Model UN is a legitimately good training ground for political thinking if you take the research seriously.

v · Contact