Kai was raised in Ottawa, Canada and graduated from Queen’s University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in economics. He spent four years working in the provincial civil service in Toronto, most recently as a senior policy adviser in economic policy at the Ontario Ministry of Indigenous Affairs. He worked on the province’s approaches to the regulation of recreational cannabis and tobacco, including working with First Nations toward agreements to establish their own regulatory approaches in their communities, as well as on agreements to share resource development tax revenues with First Nations. The summer before coming to Princeton, Kai split his time between Toronto, Ottawa, and traveling in western and central Europe. Kai’s policy interests include public finance and fiscal policy, income and wealth inequality, applying economic analysis to policy decisions, and helping create opportunities for Indigenous communities. This past summer, Kai interned with the City of Toronto. After graduation, Kai intends to return to civil service in Canada.