"Hi, I'm Xander! I am a graduate from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland's top university, with a degree in the highly selective Philosophy, Political Science, Economics, and Sociology (PPES) Program. I received First Class Honors for my degree and thesis in political science that studied campaign finance and political polarization in U.S. congressional elections.

I have met and reported to politicians, industry experts, and former presidential candidates. I worked at the U.S. Senate and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), one of Washington's most prestigious foreign policy think tanks, as well as ClimateWorks Foundation, a leader in financing environmentalist movements. I am a named contributor for my open source intelligence (OSINT) research and insights in two highly influential foreign policy pieces that informed discourse surrounding U.S.-China relations during the Biden and Trump Administrations.

In high school, I was a founding member and president of the non-partisan Young Progressives Club, opinion editor of the school newspaper, and captain of my Mock Trial team. During this time I helped organize youth volunteering for the nationally-recognized state senate campaign of then 22-year-old Will Haskell.

I love politics and history, and have lived and breathed them on both sides of the academic and professional aisle. I am a believer in the need to engage with complex topics by finding the best possible arguments for the positions we want to counter. For this reason, I believe in the Socratic method, but everyone learns differently, and I strive to engage with your unique learning style so that you can excel not only in what we work on together, but the tasks you face throughout your academic career and beyond. I hope that through my tutoring you will leave with mastery of the subject material you are concerned with and a confidence in your abilities that will carry you to success wherever you may go in your academic and professional life." less...