I graduated from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in 2014, where I majored in Culture and Politics. At Georgetown, I focused primarily on the construction of national and religious identities in the Middle East and French colonial empire. I also studied French and Arabic intensively, spending a semester at Sciences Po Paris and a summer at Alexandria University in Egypt.
During the first two years after undergrad, I worked as an analyst at a boutique, global law firm focused on disputes and investigations. Over the past two years, I worked as the institutional client manager for an investment firm dedicated exclusively to socially responsible, or “impact” investing.
At Columbia and LSE, I plan to focus again on national and sectarian identities in the Middle East, particularly with respect to Lebanon during the 20th century. I’m especially interested by the ways in which historical memory, both official and unofficial, can be used to reconstruct national identity in the wake of violent conflict. Ultimately, my goal is to use my knowledge and expertise to build a career centered on conflict resolution and long-term peace building in the Middle East.
Outside of work and school, I enjoy traveling, art and film, good food, dance music, and queer culture.
