LEARNING

Cambridge, UK

• 2011 Gates Scholar (1 of 30 Americans; 800+ applicants)
• 2011 National Jefferson Award for Public Service (1 of 4 “under 30 Globe Changers")
• Welterweight for the Cambridge varsity boxing team 
• Graduated with a Masters in Management (Entrepreneurship focus) 

Chicago, USA

• Washington State's 2010 Harry S Truman Scholar. I was 1 of 60 national recipients for the Presidential Memorial for Public Service, a $30,000 graduate school award 
• Served as Student Government President, representing 15,000 students as chief liaison to university administrators and oversaw $1.5M in campus activities funding
• Selected as Delta Upsilon Fraternity's 2011 Undergraduate of the Year (of 3,000+ active members)
• Graduated with Honors in Political Science (International Relations focus)

Inspired by my grandpa Charlie who had to quit school to support his family during the Great Depression, I aspire to be a life-long learner. I always have an open book on my bed stand and work through audiobooks during morning training runs.

Some of my favorite recent reads include:

Running: Born to Run, Running Man, Once a Runner.

Mountaineering: Eiger Dreams, No Shortcuts to the Top, The Climb.

Personal Development: Start-Up of You, Gateless, The 10X Rule, The War of Art.

Leadership: Win Forever, The Score Takes Care of Itself, The Alliance, The Effective Executive.

Science & Tech: Sapiens, The Third Chimpanzee, An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth, Into That Silent Sea, The Industries of the Future, The Innovator's Dilemma.

Philosophy: The Constitution of Liberty, How Will You Measure Your Life?, Meditations.

Foreign Affairs: The Next 100 Years, How Asia Works, Diplomacy, On China, Asia's Cauldron, The Coming Prosperity.

Founding Fathers: Washington, Franklin, Hamilton, The Federalist Papers.

Presidents: Team of Rivals (Lincoln), The Last Romantic (Teddy), Truman, Robert Caro's Life of LBJ series.

Civil War: Crucible of Command, Rebel Yell, Fierce Patriot, The Man Who Saved the Union.

Christian Spirituality: The Bronze Bow, Mere Christianity, The Beloved Disciple, The Book of Psalms, and the Bible.

What's your favorite book? I'm always looking for recommendations!

I feel closest to God while running, climbing, and exploring the great outdoors. These mobile meditations become worship in a cathedral crafted by God's paintbrush.

I seek to live by Saint Augustine's mantra: “Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.”

"I have very often been driven to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go." -Abraham Lincoln

Bible verses I'm reflecting on:

"A new commandment I give unto you: that ye love one another, as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are My disciples: if ye have love one for another.” -John 13:34-35

"Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance" -Romans 5:3

"Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture." -Psalm 37:3

"Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong." -1 Corinthians 16:13

"I can do all this through Him who gives me strength." -Philippians 4:13