Curriculum Vitae
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Education
- 2024–2029
- Ph.D., Business Administration, Strategy Department, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
- 2022
- American Economic Association Summer Training Program (Advanced Track), Howard University
- 2021–2022
- No degree awarded or expected, Statistics, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- 2018–2020
- No degree awarded or expected, Mathematics, Harvard University
- 2013
- B.A., Psychology, Boston College
Working Papers
- 2026
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The Cost of Flexibility: Informal Governance and Resilience in the Minibus Taxi Industry in South Africa
(with Christopher F. Eaglin)
Revise and Resubmit, Strategic Management Journal
Publications
- 2026
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Hawkish or Dovish? Inferring Intended Monetary Policy from the Fed’s Dot Plot
(with Manuel González-Astudillo)
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control 185 (2026): 105294.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2026.105294
Honors and Awards
- 2022
- American Economic Association Summer Training Program Scholarship
- 2022
- Graduate Assistant Fellowship, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, UMass Amherst
- 2012
- Advanced Study Grant, Boston College
- 2011
- AmeriCorps Alumni
- 2010
- Sr. Thea Bowman Scholar, Boston College
- 2009
- AP Scholar with Distinction, College Board
- 2008
- National Merit Scholarship Program Commendation
Teaching Experience
- 2022
- Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Presentations
- 2022
- Predicting the Labor Market Impact of AI, AEASP Final Conference
- 2013
- Rainwater Harvesting in Nepal, Undergraduate Research Symposium, Boston College
Experience
- 2022–2024
- Research Assistant, Macroeconomics & Quantitative Studies, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
- 2019–2022
- Business Development Executive, IoT, AI & Data Science, TeraCode
- 2014–2019
- Account Manager, MATLAB & Simulink, MathWorks
- 2013
- Solutions Consultant & IDEX Fellow, Social Enterprise, Saahas Zero Waste Solutions
- 2011–2012
- Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, Boston College
- 2011
- Mentor, Friends of the Children Boston
- 2010
- Tutor, Codman Academy Charter Public School
Languages
English (native), Bengali/Bangla (intermediate), Nepali (basic), Hindi (basic), Spanish (basic)