...I also minored in Russian during my undergraduate career and received a certificate in Translation Studies (concentrating in Russian). I am also a native speaker. I received a black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu from Royce Gracie. I won numerous of Brazilian jiu jitsu tournaments and 1 amateur MMA fight. (read more)
...I hold a Ph.D. in Political Science with a major in Quantitative Methods from UC Berkeley. Before I came to Cal for my Ph.D. I was the Chief Financial Economist of a large hedge fund in London, and a Senior Economic & Financial Analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank Of New York. (read more)