About
I received my Ph.D. in Micro-Organizational Behavior from Harvard Business School in 2026, advised by Kathleen McGinn, Lakshmi Ramarajan, and Jeffrey Polzer. Alongside my studies, I designed and taught Harnessing Employee Talent: The Diversity Advantage, a course for HR leaders in the Management Master’s Program.
I earned my A.B. in Psychology from Princeton University, with minors in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, and wrote my honors thesis with Ken Norman. I then spent two years as a Behavioral Research Fellow at the Kellogg School of Management.
During my doctorate, I was the inaugural Ph.D. Research Fellow at ghSMART. Working with its archive of more than 30,000 executive assessments, I identified what predicts C-suite selection, how private equity and corporate leaders differ, and how first-generation and low-income executives navigate their careers. I have also worked inside Fortune 500 companies, including Apollo Global Management, where I used behavioral science interventions to redesign how the firm assesses partner candidates.
Research
My research examines meritocracy at work: who advances in organizations, and why.
I pursue my research through two connected streams:
- How people navigate careers when the usual sources of support are unavailable, and the strategies, tradeoffs, and outcomes that follow.
- How organizations decide who has potential: the criteria, incentives, and judgments that shape who is seen as talented and who is overlooked.
Together, these streams locate advancement in the choices organizations make—the incentives they set, the people they back, the standards they apply—and not only in the talent of the people who rise.
My work has appeared in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Academy of Management Proceedings, and Harvard Business Review. I have presented or lectured at Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Law School, INSEAD, the Academy of Management, the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, and the United Nations, as well as at corporate engagements.
Beyond Research
Outside of work, I am a former scratch golfer who loves to get in a round. I have also served on advisory boards that expand access to opportunity, a commitment that also informs my research. First Tee – Silicon Valley • Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation • Chronic Disease Coalition