A Social Data Scientist on the Experiments team, Eric is a Ph.D. student in Political Science (American Politics and Quantitative Research Methods, focus) at Yale University. His research focuses on climate change, systematic racism, and the urban-rural divide. Prior to Yale, he worked on diversity, equity, and inclusion and solving startup scaling challenges at a startup in NYC. He earned his BA (Cum Laude) in Political Science (Departmental Honors) and Sustainable Development from Columbia University, where he earned the Charles Beard Prize for his thesis on the politics of climate mitigation. He spends his spare time trail running and hiking with his spouse and his dog.