Parker, of Brunswick, Maine, graduated from Princeton’s computer science department in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering. He is returning to the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs for a Master in Public Affairs as a graduate fellow with the Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative (SINSI). Parker is primarily focused on cybersecurity and technology policy, although his interests also include international relations and renewable energy. As an undergraduate, he worked on projects to strengthen electoral accountability and identify competitive districts in the midterm elections. His senior thesis, a platform for peer-to-peer energy trading, sought to modernize the electricity grid by incentivizing customers to invest in renewable energy. In 2018, Parker studied at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Informatics and developed firmware for Hearth Labs, a startup focused on reducing HVAC energy consumption. Before returning to Princeton for his fellowship, Parker interned for Senator Angus King (I-ME) in Washington, D.C. He had his first SINSI rotation at the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI). He then moved to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Denver, Colorado, and finished his fellowship at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Energy Division. He was a member of Princeton’s Sustainable Engineering and Development Scholars (SEADS) and the Princeton University Cycling Team. A recipient of the 2017 Martin A. Dale ’53 Award for mountaineering and photography, he also managed Outdoor Action’s climbing wall and is certified by the American Mountain Guide Association as an instructor.