Natural Resources and Environment Consultant

With international events grabbing news headlines, the impact of state and local policies is often overlooked. But at the Pepperdine School of Public Policy, I was able to double-specialize in economics and state and local policy, a combination that allowed me to examine California's most pressing issues. This was most apparent during the Policy Research Seminar, where I used my training to analyze the state's workers' compensation problem.

Our team produced a proposal that rivaled those of policy think tanks, drawing acclaim from a number of individuals, including some of Governor Schwarzenegger's policy advisors. As a result of my experience, I am now a Sacramento-based policy analyst at the Pacific Research Institute, writing and speaking on issues such as tax policy, property rights, and legal reform.