About Me
I am a Ph.D. candidate in comparative political economy at the University of Virginia, researching what drives the movement and location of both people and capital, and specifically how these patterns reshape electoral politics, housing markets, and fiscal systems across the US, UK, and Sweden. Alongside this, I design novel measurement methods that quantify these dynamics with greater precision than existing approaches.
I am also a trained tax lawyer, called to the Bar of British Columbia, with practising experience at DLA Piper and Legacy Tax + Trust Lawyers. This legal foundation gives me the capacity to interpret complex legislation and translate it directly into economic and policy analysis.
I am also the Co-Creator and Lead Quantitative Methodologist of the Global Capitalism Index, a multi-institutional project spanning 170+ countries and developed in collaboration with eight researchers across the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business, and partner institutions. I designed the index from the ground up, including identifying the underlying statistical methodology, architecting the full measurement framework, and overseeing construction through to completion. The index produces insights actively used by academic, policy, and industry audiences, and so far has generated a comprehensive white paper with more publications on the way. It bridges rigorous social science and practical applications in country risk assessment, investment climate analysis, and institutional governance evaluation.