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Research Program Mentors

Polygence mentors are selected based on their exceptional academic background, teaching experience, and unique ability to inspire the next generation of innovative thinkers and industry leaders.

Economics
Julia

Julia

MBA

Expertise

tech, strategy, business, finance, economics

Timothy

Timothy

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics, Monetary Policy, Behavioral Economics, Game Theory, Econometrics, Forecasting

Sam

Sam

PhD candidate

Expertise

Film studies + production, American literature, History, Economics, Music

Aditya

Aditya

PhD candidate

Expertise

computer science (including web dev and machine learning), economics (esp. game theory and/or behavioral economics), philosophy

Imani

Imani

MBA candidate

Expertise

Business, IT Audit, Consulting, accounting

Odysseas

Odysseas

PhD candidate

Expertise

Machine learning and maths and finance

Nicole

Nicole

PhD candidate

Expertise

Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

Caroline

Caroline

MA

Expertise

Music, Marketing, Communications, Media Studies, Anthropology, Ethnography, Leadership, Administration, and Operations

Majid

Majid

PhD

Expertise

Economics, Machine Learning

Frank

Frank

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics, Python, Optimization, Engineering

Oscar

Oscar

PhD

Expertise

Economics and/or data science.

Montserrat

Montserrat

PhD

Expertise

Statistical analysis, including regression, longitudinal analysis, and machine learning using R. Statistical analysis in topics such as politics, education, public health, and economics. Research design, including experimental design and survey design. Comparability studies, including propensity score matching and measurement invariance.

Garret

Garret

JD

Expertise

Finance, Law, Corporate Finance, Statistics

Shannon

Shannon

MS

Expertise

French, International Relations, International Business, Tariffs, International Trade Law

Jameson

Jameson

PhD

Expertise

Economics / Statistics / Web Development / ML / AI

Yang

Yang

MS

Expertise

City planning, real estate development, transportation, local politics, government and public policy

Ini

Ini

PhD

Expertise

Microeconomics topics (like education, labor markets, etc), data analysis for social science research, public policy analysis

Joseph

Joseph

Industry expert

Expertise

Business, technology, economics, sports analytics, Chinese language/culture/politics

Nihar

Nihar

Industry expert

Expertise

Finance, Consulting, Business, Economics

Riya

Riya

Industry expert

Expertise

Behavioral Economics, Environmental Justice, Social Psychology