Andy was born and raised in New York City. He studied philosophy, politics and law as an undergrad at SUNY Binghamton and he received his J.D. from Temple University Beasley School of Law. He practiced law as a litigation attorney, and, briefly, investigated use-of-force and sexual misconduct complaints against correction officers for the New York City Department of Correction. For the past seven years, Andy has worked as a police officer with the New York City Police Department. Since 2018, he has worked as a policy analyst in the NYPD’s Office of Management Analysis and Planning where he helped revise the NYPD’s use-of-force policies and force reporting structure. Upon graduation, Andy will return to the NYPD where he will assume a supervisory role. Andy is happily married with two kids and enjoys training Thai boxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu in his free time.