About Me
I'm a junior at Carnegie Mellon University pursuing a B.S. in Information Systems with a double in Human-Computer Interaction. My business interests lie in venture capital and startups. I'm currently a student partner at Rough Draft Ventures. This past summer, I gained experience in early-stage venture as a venture parter at Flatiron Investors in New York City.
On campus, I'm a Carnegie Mellon Innovation Scholar, Foundation Capital Fellow, and have been involved with CMU's startup incubator, Project Olympus. I'm also the co-founder of Scottie Ventures – CMU's venture capital club. Additonally, I'm actively involved with Sigma Chi fraternity & professional business fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi.
Honors & Awards
Experience
Incoming Summer Analyst
Stripes Group
May 2017
Stripes Group is a leading growth equity firm that invests in Internet, Digital Media, Software / SaaS and Branded Consumer Products businesses around the world.
Student Partner
Rough Draft Ventures
November 2016 - Present
Powered by General Catalyst, Rough Draft Ventures is a student investment team that supports student-led companies with up to $25K in funding, and provides access to a community of peers, experienced mentors, alums and investors.
Co-Founder
Scottie Ventures
August 2016 - Present
Scottie Ventures is a Carnegie Mellon group that teaches the fundamental skills of venture capital through its unique curriculum and internship-based approach.
Foundation Capital Fellow
Foundation Capital
August 2016 - Present
Selected as 1 of 10 fellows to help invest a micro-fund, set aside by Foundation Capital, into early-stage companies. Also sourcing Seed through Series C investments for Foundation's main fund.
Venture Partner
Flatiron Investors
May 2016 - August 2016
Flatiron Investors is a venture capital firm focused on early stage investments in a wide variety of sectors, from B2B SaaS to Fintech to Virtual Reality. I helped with sourcing & due dilligence on potential deals.
Co-Editor
Requests for Startups
February 2016 - August 2016
Requests for Startups is a weekly newsletter of entrepreneurial ideas & perspectives by investors, operators, and influencers. I curated tech startup news as well as interviewed entrepreneurs and VC's.
Business & Product Development Intern
MuseFind
June 2015 - August 2015
VC-backed ERA portfolio startup that matches brands of all sizes with their ideal social media influencers using a proprietary smart algorithm, to empower brands to reach their audience more effectively. I worked on various product development projects.
Investment Intern
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
May 2015 - August 2015
Early-stage investment fund and technology accelerator that funds 10 technology startups twice a year and provides space, services and mentoring with its 300 mentors, 10 operating partners, sponsors and staff.
Lead Data Analyst
Ward Home
October 2014 - March 2015
Created a visual analytics dashboard with 30+ KPIs for the non-profit social service agency in order to measure success of the company’s child development programs.
Development Intern
Axis Group
June 2015 - July 2015
Designed UI for analytics dashboard in data discovery and visualization tool, QlikView, for use with firm’s clients.
Founder, Developer, & Designer
CraftWords
March 2014 - Present
Single-handedly developed and deployed featured iOS game, CraftWords, accumulating 3,000+ downloads in 60+ countries.
Project Portfolio
Personal Projects I've Spearheaded