CV
Education
PhD in Economics — University of Oregon (June 2022)
MS in Economics — University of Oregon (December 2018)
BS in Economics & Minor in Mathematics — University of Oregon (June 2016)
Research Interests
- Environmental Economics
- Urban Economics
- Labor Economics
- Real Estate Markets
- Climate Risk
Professional Experience
Freddie Mac — Senior Economist, Single-Family Climate Risk (August 2023 - August 2024)
- Led cross-divisional climate risk initiatives and served as technical subject matter expert on natural disaster risk assessment, translating complex catastrophe modeling insights into actionable policy recommendations for executive leadership.
- Designed and implemented comprehensive methodology integrating flood, hurricane, and wildfire risk data with financial models to assess regional impacts across diverse geographic contexts, directly informing risk management strategies for properties nationwide.
- Developed scalable risk assessment frameworks for natural disaster impacts on financial outcomes, collaborating with business and modeling teams to integrate findings into enterprise-wide credit risk models affecting multi-trillion dollar portfolio.
- Conducted analysis of energy efficiency building codes and their impacts on borrower financial outcomes and property valuations, demonstrating ability to bridge technical analysis with policy implementation considerations.
- Managed technical workstreams and mentored junior analysts while ensuring quality delivery of complex projects, including deployment of cloud computing infrastructure and version control systems for team of 10+ people.
Freddie Mac — Senior Quantitative Analyst, Model Risk Management (August 2022 - August 2023)
- Conducted independent validation and audit of mission-critical financial models affecting over $2 trillion in assets, ensuring regulatory compliance and identifying policy implementation gaps.
- Collaborated with expert model developers and senior management to provide technical guidance on model-related issues, translating complex technical concepts into practical recommendations for diverse stakeholder audiences.
Publications
Downwind and Out: The Strategic Dispersion of Power Plants and Their Pollution with Ed Rubin Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2025 Paper | Replication Package
The Environmental Cost of Land-Use Restrictions with Mark Colas Quantitative Economics, 2022. 13(1): 179-223 Paper | Minneapolis Fed Coverage
Working Papers
The Distributional Impacts of Climate Changes Across US Local Labor Markets with Emmett Reynier
Carbon Taxes in Spatial Equilibrium Won “Best Graduate Student Research Paper” award (University of Oregon)
In Search of Peace and Quiet: The Heterogeneous Impacts of Short-Term Rentals on Housing Prices with Brett Garcia and Keaton Miller
Labor Market Power and Spatial Policies with Claudio Luccioletti and Sophie Mathes Draft
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