About Me
I am a Ph.D. candidate in comparative political economy and quantitative methods at the University of Virginia. I am particularly interested in how property taxes shape political behavior, housing, and labor markets.
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 (capitalismindex.com), a multi-institutional project developed in collaboration with eight researchers across the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business, and partner institutions. The GCI identifies capitalistic strength across the world through assessing eight dimensions underlying capitalism, including private property rights, labor market openness, and capital market sophistication, among others. I personally identified the underlying statistical methodology, architected the full measurement framework, and oversaw 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.