Data Analyst at the Intersection of Business Analytics & International Affairs
R • Python • SQL • Tableau
I use data to answer critical questions—whether for corporate strategy or global policy: Where should we allocate resources? Are we meeting our targets? What drives performance? Who's being left behind?
Currently: Dual graduate student combining business analytics (Georgetown MSBA 26') with international affairs (Seton Hall MA '27). Building a portfolio that demonstrates how data analytics drives better decisions across corporate strategy, humanitarian response, ESG investing, and global policy.
Business Problem: Digital advertising budgets are wasted on audiences unlikely to engage on LinkedIn.
Solution: Predictive model using demographic data to identify high-probability LinkedIn users, enabling precise audience targeting.
Business Impact:
- 30-40% reduction in wasted ad spend through demographic pre-filtering
- Improved conversion rates via data-driven audience segmentation
- ROI optimization for B2B marketing campaigns
Skills: Logistic Regression • Feature Engineering • Interactive Web Apps • Marketing Analytics
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Business Problem: Asset managers and corporate boards need quantifiable ESG metrics to assess climate finance commitments.
Analysis: Multi-country regression analysis examining relationship between emissions output and climate finance contributions across major economies.
Key Finding: Emissions explain only 40% of climate finance (R²=0.403), revealing systematic gaps:
- South Korea: Rank 3 emitter, Rank 12 funder ($1.54/ton CO₂)
- France: Rank 9 emitter, Rank 3 funder ($27.26/ton CO₂)
- USA: #1 emitter, only $2.34/ton (14× less efficient than Norway)
Business Applications:
- ESG Investment Screening - Identify portfolio companies with weak climate commitments
- Regulatory Compliance - Track corporate alignment with TCFD, CDP standards
- Risk Assessment - Quantify climate transition risk across holdings
- Benchmarking - Compare corporate ESG performance against industry peers
Skills: Regression Analysis • ESG Metrics • Data Visualization • Regulatory Reporting
Business Problem: Organizations with limited budgets need data-driven frameworks to identify where funding is misaligned with need.
Analysis: Cross-sectional analysis of resource allocation efficiency by comparing funding flows against quantifiable impact metrics.
Key Finding: Systematic funding gaps emerge when attention is concentrated—some high-need areas receive 80% less funding than expected based on impact severity.
Business Applications:
- Foundation Grant Strategy - Optimize philanthropic portfolio allocation
- CSR Program Design - Identify underserved stakeholder groups
- Budget Optimization - Quantify ROI across program areas
- Market Gap Analysis - Find underserved customer segments
Skills: Portfolio Optimization • Gap Analysis • Statistical Modeling • Executive Dashboards
Business Problem: Companies need to forecast whether they'll meet 2030 emissions reduction targets to avoid regulatory penalties and reputational risk.
Analysis: Time-series trend analysis comparing actual emissions trajectories against committed targets for major economies.
Key Finding: 4 of 5 countries off track—some need to cut emissions 2.7× faster to meet 2030 commitments.
Business Applications:
- Corporate Sustainability Planning - Project whether current trajectory meets Paris-aligned targets
- Scenario Analysis - Model required acceleration to meet net-zero commitments
- Supply Chain Risk - Identify high-risk suppliers in carbon-intensive sectors
- Investor Relations - Communicate credible decarbonization roadmaps
Skills: Time Series Analysis • Forecasting • Scenario Modeling • Trend Analysis • KPI Tracking
| Timeline | Project | Focus Areas |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | Global Education Access Analytics | Market gap analysis, demographic segmentation, policy impact assessment, development finance |
| Jan 2025 | Stock Performance & Investment Analysis | Portfolio optimization, risk-adjusted returns, investment strategy comparison, financial modeling |
Programming & Analysis:
- Languages: Python • R • SQL
- Analytics: Regression • Classification • Time Series • Clustering • Predictive Modeling
- Visualization: ggplot2 • Plotly • Streamlit • Tableau • Interactive Dashboards
Business Domains:
- Marketing Analytics - Customer segmentation, targeting optimization, campaign ROI
- Financial Analysis - Performance forecasting, portfolio analysis, risk assessment
- ESG & Sustainability - Climate risk, regulatory compliance, impact measurement
- International Development - Resource allocation, humanitarian response, policy effectiveness
- Strategic Planning - Portfolio optimization, gap analysis, scenario modeling
Key Data Sources:
- Business: Kaggle, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, SEC filings
- ESG/Climate: Climate Watch, OECD, Our World in Data, UNFCCC
- Social Impact: World Bank, UNICEF, UNESCO, WHO
- Market Research: Pew Research, Census Bureau, industry reports
I bring analytical rigor from business to problems in international affairs and ESG.
What makes my work different:
- Cross-sector fluency - Translate between corporate KPIs and policy metrics
- Quantitative rigor - Statistical modeling, forecasting, hypothesis testing on messy real-world data
- Impact focus - Whether analyzing marketing ROI or humanitarian funding, I measure what matters
- Reproducible methods - Transparent code, clear documentation, defendable results
Technical foundation (Georgetown MSBA '26) + Policy context (Seton Hall MA International Affairs '26) = professionals who can bridge data analytics with diplomatic judgment.
Master of Science in Business Analytics | Georgetown University
McDonough School of Business | Expected December 2026
Merit Scholarship Recipient, Class Representative
Master of Arts in International Affairs | Seton Hall University
School of Diplomacy and International Relations | Expected May 2026
Dean's Graduate Scholarship & Graduate Merit Scholarship Recipient
Dual Degree Focus: Building expertise at the intersection of quantitative analytics and international policy—combining technical skills (Python, R, SQL, machine learning) with global context (development finance, humanitarian response, climate policy).