About me

I’m an economist interested in how AI changes the work people do, how firms organize that work, and what those changes mean for labor markets.

I’m a Research Fellow at Cohere Labs and a Research Affiliate at the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy. My research combines field experiments, causal inference, and large-scale labor market and behavioral data. I focus on how to measure changes in tasks, workflows, and skills and how to connect that evidence to decisions by organizations and policymakers.

Previously, I was an economist at Revelio Labs, where I studied workforce trends and AI adoption using job postings, professional profiles, and employee sentiment data. My work included public research and analyses for clients on technological change and workforce strategy.

I earned my PhD in Information Systems, with a concentration in economics, at MIT in 2024. My dissertation examined the economics of artificial intelligence and the future of knowledge work. Before and during my doctoral training, I held research roles at Stanford Graduate School of Business and Glassdoor. I also hold a BS in Computer Science from Duke University.

Research interests

  • AI adoption and changes in tasks, workflows, and skills

  • Human–AI collaboration, productivity, and knowledge work

  • Economic measurement and labor market outcomes

Background

  • Research Fellow, Cohere Labs · 2026–present

  • Economist, Revelio Labs · 2024–2026

  • PhD, Information Systems (Economics Concentration), MIT · 2024

  • BS, Computer Science, Duke University · 2015

Affiliations

Research Affiliate, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy
NABE Scholar, 2025–2026

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