I am a U.S.-Swedish dual citizen with an international upbringing and a passion for exploring. In May 2025, I graduated from Binghamton University with a BA in Economics and Environmental Sustainable Systems. I spent the fall of my Junior year abroad with Sea Education Association in an 18-credit program accredited through Boston University, focused on climate change in ocean environments. I am currently pursuing an MSc in Social-Ecological Resilience for Sustainable Development in a joint program between Stockholm University and the Stockholm Resilience Centre.
My time at sea sparked my fascination with how the planet sustains humankind, and how humans, in turn, reshape the planet. That curiosity deepened during the global sustainability boom of 2019–2021. Living in Stockholm, I was immersed in the climate conversation: Greta Thunberg’s marches, the rise of ESG during the pandemic, and the realization that climate risk is also an investment risk. These moments showed me that sustainability is no longer just an environmental concern, it intersects with finance, politics, and culture. The subsequent backlash against ESG and the rise of greenwashing only fueled my interest. I became less focused on surface-level sustainability discourse and more drawn to its structural complexity. Sustainability cannot exist in isolation, it requires understanding trade-offs, interdependencies, and institutional constraints. Ultimately, my goal is to use this to help develop the intellectual and institutional tools needed to rethink how humans and nature can coexist.