Education
2018-2019:
UC Berkeley
Dropped out after first year of College of Environmental Design Master of City Planning program
Coursework on housing market innovation and market-rate affordable housing; see my blog
GPA 4.00
GRE 167V 159Q 5.0W
2010-2014:
Harvard College
Bachelor of Arts cum laude in History, secondary field in Ethnicity, Migration, Rights
Coursework on postwar American/European histories, sociology of race and sexuality, urban issues, racialised & queer literature/art/film
Leadership roles at the Food Literacy Project, Harvard Canadian Club, Harvard Independent; Peer Advising Fellow to first-years on Thayer 4
Leverett forever. #GTower
GPA 3.79
SAT 740V 770M 750W
2006-2010:
Innisdale Secondary
Valedictorian of graduating class
Founding Editor-in-Chief of Invader Updater school newspaper, 2009-2010
Student Council President
Skills
Advanced analytics in Excel and Python; excellent team leadership, organization (Notion/Confluence), writing, PowerPoint, executive communication, analytical planning, graphic design skills
Languages
Native English speaker
Working proficiency in French, with immersion via working experience in Northern Québec
For press clips and awards,
see Recognition.
Acting
Throughout my childhood, from 2000-2010, I worked as an actor in Toronto, with on-camera and voice roles in film, TV, and commercials.
For more information, including credits and the whole story, consult my page on the subject.
Experience
2020-: Rivian
Lead, Strategy & Corp. Dev. Vancouver, BC
Internal consulting and business development role; to date, worked on accessories portfolio, infotainment system feature planning and partnerships, international manufacturing, membership, spaces, community partnerships
2019: Terner Center for Housing Innovation
Graduate Student Researcher
Berkeley, CA
Researched and wrote a report on innovative start-up financing models that increase access to homeownership; not published
Co-created company selection framework for Housing Lab
2019 (S): UrbanSim
Management Advisor Intern Berkeley, CA
First business-focused hire at professor’s urban planning data analysis start-up; collaborated to build operational OS, go-to-market plan and financial model for the company
2014-2018: Bain & Company
Consultant
Toronto, ON/Johannesburg
Co-led Bain Gay and Lesbian Association for Diversity (BGLAD) in Toronto, tripling membership in 2 years and being chosen to speak at BGLAD’s 2016 Chicago Summit
Intensive analysis and project coordination for >10 cases, including CEO-level strategy initiatives; led >5 sub-teams; filled senior consultant role on private equity diligence team for 5 assets; reputation as a culture linchpin in office and on teams
2013 (S): Microsoft
Assoc. Product Mgr. Intern
Bing Social & Sponsorships Bellevue, WA
Planned, managed teams for, and executed 22 in-person product events for Bing with the Seattle Seahawks and other national partners, reaching 32,000 people; developed detailed future strategy vision
2010-2014: FLP
Representative Captain
Cambridge, MA
Spent four years running food literacy initiatives in Annenberg and Leverett dining halls and led all the reps in senior year
Visit me on LinkedIn or Twitter
Movements
For a full listing of the political and nonprofit strategy and action work I do in collaboration with friends and comrades, visit perennial.work.
Volunteering
2021-: Vancouver 2SLGBTQ+ Advisory Committee
Representing a radical queer perspective that centres Indigenous context, oppressed communities, climate truth, and queer futurism
2016: The 519 Community Tax Clinic
Interviewed and filed tax returns on behalf of Village community members, including new LGBTQ immigrants
2012: Harvard First-Year International Program
Developed budgets, plans, and menus; coordinated with vendors, institutional dining, and student leaders to feed 150 mouths as the director of the Food and Catering Committee
2010/2012: Mission Hill Afterschool/Summer Program
Supported children living in Boston’s Mission Hill neighbourhood on academic skills after school and led a classroom over the summer
2010-2012: Harvard College Democrats
Canvassed around New England in 2010 and 2012 election cycles; served on 2010-2011 executive board as Service Director, organizing monthly service events with community groups around Boston
2009-2010: Kids Help Phone Student Ambassadors
Travelled across Barrie and southern Ontario getting the word out and staffing events for Kids Help Phone; received province-wide annual award for my contributions in 2010