About Me (a.k.a. Benji!)

Molecular biologist. Native New Yorker. Psychometrics nerd. Chief of Staff. Typography geek. Angel investor. Serendipity engineer. Vietnamese-Taiwanese. Bookclub host. Espresso connaisseur. Français student. Rock climber. Manifestation believer.

Molecular biologist. Native New Yorker. Psychometrics nerd. Chief of Staff. Typography geek. Angel investor. Serendipity engineer. Vietnamese-Taiwanese. Bookclub host. Espresso connaisseur. Français student.
'Rock climber. Manifestation believer.

Education

Vanderbilt University

Double-majored, & -minored: Molecular & Cellular Biology, Human & Organizational Development, Chemistry, Business.

Stanford University

Currently deferring my admission to the Graduate School of Business.

Experience

Stealth

Tinkering in psychometrics and AI x bio.

Nu (v)

Building Vanderbilt's startup & ventures ecosystem from the ground up.

Self/Angel Investor & Startup Advisor

Partnering with founders who demonstrate high-potential.

Elysian

Leading ML projects. As 2nd hire, helped raised $9M, headed up go-to-market, & scaled insurtech to 20 in <1 year.

Mercor

Built internal talent assessment ML data pipelines & advised on company scaling at Series A.

D. E. Shaw & Co.

Led special projects in technical psychometrics & strategic growth.

Advanced Therapeutics Laboratory

Conducted CRISPR/Cas9 research as a SyBBURE Searle Research Fellow at Vanderbilt.

Merck

Worked in global vaccines technical operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Muda

Co-founder & COO of a sustainable clothing marketplace.

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

Chemical biology & pharmacological research into autophagy kinases.

University of Washington

Investigated the colloidal stability of conjugated nanoparticles in brain microenvironments.