Biography
Born in Alaska and raised in Tennessee, Lexie graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in economics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. During school, she studied abroad at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in Bangi, Malaysia. This program inspired her honors thesis examining the relationship between women’s employment outcomes and Malaysia’s free trade agreements. Before Princeton, she conducted macroeconomic analysis for the Office of Europe and Eurasia at the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of International Affairs. Prior to Treasury, Lexie interned for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, and U.S. House of Representatives. After Princeton, she hopes to return to the U.S. government and continue working on international economic policy. In her free time, Lexie enjoys drawing, painting, biking, photography, and reading.