Jack hails from Northport, New York, and is interested in the intersection between economic development and political institutions. This interest motivated his undergraduate studies in economics at Princeton University and inspired him to live in Varanasi, India, for a year through Princeton's Bridge Year Program where he worked with a local school and studied Hindi. Jack has interned with UNICEF's Office of Civil Society Partnerships in New York, in local government on Long Island, and at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He plans to help make U.S. foreign assistance work better for the developing world as a civil servant after completing the MPA program and is grateful to the SINSI program for making his education possible. Outside of the classroom, Jack enjoys camping and biking.