Building and advising startups in emerging technologies, as well as researching and deploying intelligent systems, has led me to pursue transforming the nation’s ability to adopt and deploy these technologies for the critical challenges of today (and tomorrow).
I question the policies, assumptions, and failures that undermine national security strategy, interrogate the lessons of the geopolitical past, and attempt to shape our understanding of the technological future.
I’m currently at Northeastern University pursuing an interdisciplinary BSc in business strategy, public policy, law, economics, design, and Jewish studies. I will graduate this year.
Since June 2024, I’ve been at Renaissance Philanthropy, which builds philanthropic funds in science and technology. There, I work on programs in policy entrepreneurship, climate, science, and housing abundance. I’m particularly proud of my work de-risking philanthropic investment in frontier science and funding translational R&D for catastrophic climate risks at our ARC fund.
I’m passionate about contributing to impactful work with intelligent systems, national security, public policy, or international development. Contact me with opportunities, questions, or requests.
I’m a proud Bukharian Jew and first-generation American. My parents immigrated to the United States from the Soviet Union in 1990.
My grandparents were career musicians and music educators; I’ve picked up several over the years. I’m currently learning doira and duduk, but my favorite has been the cello. In my spare time, I practice Persian and Uzbek, engage in amateur bookbinding and calligraphy, photograph my friends, read a lot, and obtain random certifications.
My favorite trip was to Japan in the Summer of 2024, where I studied experience design and made a photo book on the convergence of tradition and modernity in Japanese urban space. When I get around to it, I plan to publish it.
I hope one day to visit Uzbekistan, where my family is from. I’ve been cooking the national dish since I was tall enough to reach the stove.
My MO guides me.