Jeremiah was born and raised in Windsor, Connecticut. He graduated summa cum laude from Clark University with a Bachelor of Arts in international development, and a concentration in political economy and policy. He served two full terms as an AmeriCorps service member; his first was with AmeriCorps NCCC, where he served a number of community-oriented nonprofit organizations across the southwest region of the United States. Jeremiah served his second AmeriCorps term with the disaster recovery organization SBP, where he led volunteers in New York City's rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Sandy. He later became the AmeriCorps Program Manager of SBP's new Houston branch following Hurricane Harvey, and helped to grow the site to the largest in the country. Afterward, he joined City Year Greater Boston as the evaluation manager, analyzing student data to inform meaningful practice within partner schools. He comes to Princeton's MPA program with a focus on domestic policy, particularly on addressing income inequality through policy reform.