i've worked on strategy at a space weather startup, ai alignment at a boutique defense prime, and invested in semiconductors at a hedge fund
i studied operations & analytics + global business at georgetown, and ai at thomas jefferson high school for science and technology
i researched dual-use startup funding, algorithmic bias in mortgage lending, and designed a blockchain-based voting system
some other things i’m proud of:
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fed 2,500+ frontline workers at 56 hospitals across 21 states through heroes of covid
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helped pass the bipartisan FASTER Act and create the congressional food allergy research caucus
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authored a book on contrarian thinking that made amazon’s top ten political short reads
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led a 100+ person organization that raised $250k+ for startups and conducted due diligence for pe/vc firms ($12b+ collective aum)
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chaired the supervisory committee of the largest student-run financial institution ($20m+ in peak assets)
let’s chat: arul@nigam.com