Home Region
Leesburg, VA
Undergrad Education
Dartmouth College
Previous Experience
Arctos Sports Partners, TPG Capital, Morgan Stanley, U.S. Army
“The opportunities are endless, the realities of what you can accomplish limitless, and the resources around you to do so are abundant.”
Coming to HBS is like…
Waking up one day and realizing you’re a wizard like the case with Harry Potter. The opportunities are endless, the realities of what you can accomplish limitless, and the resources around you to do so are abundant. Even things you may not have considered before are well within your reach.
What is your most memorable classroom moment?
Our section E roast for FRC in which Tom Pesch performed as Professor Pacelli. Professor Pacelli was one of our favorite professors as a collective class and the roast was really well done. Everyone was laughing including him. It was just amazing to hear the joy in the room and see how close we had come as a section alongside an exceptional faculty member.
What is your favorite childhood memory?
When I was 10, I started playing youth football. I remember one particular play where the quarterback fumbled the ball on a running play where I was the running back. I ended up picking up the fumble rather than jumping on it and running around the edge for a touchdown. The best part about that memory was the calm that I felt through the chaos and the smile I could see on my parents’ faces after the play was over.
What is the best thing about your hometown?
I won’t call Loudoun County, VA a small place necessarily but where I grew up has a small town feel with local foods, a historic downtown all while still having access to major airports and a major city in Washington DC.
What has changed about your understanding of leadership?
I think growing up, I always thought leadership was foremost about taking charge of a situation and that the strongest should lead. The reality is that leadership is foremost about service to others alongside a willingness to continue to grow as a leader. People don’t really care how much you know until they know how much you care.