Then
How I got here.
Not a career plan — more like a series of reasonable bets made with incomplete information. Which is probably how most things work.
School
Growing interest in climate, energy, and how complex systems work. Spent a lot of time reading about infrastructure and clean energy without really knowing what to do about it.
First year, Mechanical Engineering
Enrolled, showed up, did the work. Liked the problem sets. Got good grades. Kept noticing a feeling that I was optimising for something I hadn't actually chosen.
Decided to defer
Less "I have a vision" and more "I have a strong suspicion I should check." A role at a climate tech VC came up through a connection. It felt like a useful data point to collect.
Gap year — climate tech VC
Doing deal research and analysis. Learning how capital actually moves through early-stage climate companies. More interesting and more complicated than I expected.
Right nowBachelor of Commerce
Planning to start. Staying close to energy and sustainability finance rather than drifting into general corporate finance — though I'm open to being convinced otherwise.
To be determined
Check back in a few years.