I am a DPhil student in International Relations at Balliol College. I hold an MPhil in International Relations from Pembroke College, Oxford, and a BA in International Relations with a minor in French (Phi Beta Kappa) from Tufts University.

My dissertation advances a theory of strongman-dominated international systems—periods when several great powers vest foreign-policy authority in individual rulers who cultivate hyper-masculine, performative dominance.

During 2024–25, I served as President of the Oxford University International Relations Society, hosting speakers including John Mearsheimer, Graham Allison, G. John Ikenberry, Joseph Nye, Amitav Acharya, and The Lord Hague of Richmond. I was previously a fellow at the Oxford China Policy Lab, where I contributed to projects on contemporary US-China relations.