About
Background, experience, and how I got here.
Harvard University Sociology & CS
Y Combinator W18Schwarzman Scholar Tsinghua (declined)SwipeHouse Founded & Exited
Microsoft Sr. PM, CopilotFair Opportunity Project Co-Founder & Board PresidentPioneer Fund LP & Venture PartnerForbes 30 Under 30HBS Field X/Y Mentor Education
Harvard University
2013-2017Sociology & Computer Science. One semester remaining — left for SE Asia research expedition.
Cloquet Senior High School
Graduated 2013Co-Valedictorian. Rural Minnesota.
Experience
Microsoft — Senior Product Manager
2022-PresentShipped DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, and founding team of Microsoft Copilot. Scaled AI image generation from 0 to 100M MAU. Promoted within 6 months. Currently on Microsoft Designer.
SwipeHouse — Founder & CEO
2017-2021World's largest social network for TikTok creators. 2.3M affiliate installs, 2,400 five-star ratings, #150 in the App Store. YC W18. Acquired 2021.
Fair Opportunity Project — Co-Founder & Board President
2015-PresentFederally funded nonprofit helping students in all 50 states get into and afford college. $5M+ in scholarships in 2024 alone. Featured in CNN, NYT, CNBC, and Forbes.
Pioneer Fund — LP & Venture Partner
2021-PresentFund behind Brex, Vanta, Snackpass, Boom. Investing in healthcare, robotics, compliance, and pain solvers.
Independent Consultant
Summer 2017Advising startups and nonprofits on growth strategy.
Liwwa — Data Scientist Intern
Summer 2017Machine learning credit model for entrepreneurs in Amman, Jordan.
HBS Case Writer
Summer 2016Harvard Business School case study on eBay's agile transformation.
eBay — Product Manager Intern
Summer 2015/16Product management on core marketplace features. Filed US Patent 10,452,688.
Korean Foundation — US Youth Ambassador
2014Selected as a US Youth Ambassador by the Korean Foundation.
Selected Speeches
Science Summit at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78)
September 2023 — New YorkPresenting research on technology and economic development.
World Internet Conference — Student Representative
Winter 2016 — WuzhenOne of 15 student reps representing the US.
US State Department Representative
Winter 2018 — Shenzhen, ChinaRepresenting US entrepreneurs.
Harvard Financial Aid Gala Speaker
Spring 2016Thanked donors alongside Lloyd Blankfein.
Aurora Chain Blockchain Summit
Spring 2018 — Seoul, KoreaBlockchain discussion.
Harvard Medical School Education Access Speaker
Fall 2018College and financial aid navigation.
Technical Skills
Get in Touch
Best way to reach me is LinkedIn. I try to respond to everyone.