Originally from Arlington, Virginia, I moved to New York City in June 2025 to pursue a lifelong dream of living in Manhattan. My mom and dad being originally from Long Island, I grew up coming to New York routinely, and after 24 and a half glorious years in Virginia, I accepted an investment banking job and made the jump.
I am a Catholic, a conservative, and an extrovert. My 20+ years of Jets fandom speaks to my intense loyalty. I believe country concerts are proof that God exists and wants us to be happy. I have two sisters that rock, two parents that rule, and a battalion of friends from all walks of life that keep my screen time far higher than I'm proud.
I average 16,000 steps a day. When I sleep for seven hours, my average goes up. I batted third in little league and started for my high school football team. I tend to dominate the conversation. I watch movies in multiple sittings because the thought of having a free two hours is foreign.
I don't order steaks out because I believe I can make them better at home. My favorite vacation spot on earth is the Outer Banks, but I'll never turn down a trip to Southern California.
I was the treasurer of my fraternity, a founding member of UVA's conservative publication, a waiter at a barbecue restaurant in high school, and a bartender in Duck, North Carolina for one summer in college.
I love the Fourth of July, the Kentucky Derby, NASCAR, and Game 7s. I love Top Gun: Maverick, Whiplash, and Shawshank Redemption.
If you want to talk bank modeling, I'm the guy for you. If you want to talk U.S. politics, I know enough to be dangerous. If you want to talk NFL offensive schemes, pull up a chair.
But enough about me. Tell me about you?
I attended a Catholic grade school from kindergarten through 8th grade where I walked around in slow motion. I read the morning announcements as Director of Communications and averaged 19 points a game on the CYO basketball team (no assists, obviously). I won the Spanish award in 8th grade and the March Madness bracket challenge in 5th grade. I still keep in touch with several of my classmates.
I made the decision to go to Bishop O'Connell High School afterward, where I was a tackling dummy on the football team, an all-practice squad small forward for the basketball team, and a serviceable starting catcher for the baseball team for the first two years.
By junior year, I got to start on the football team, where I squared off against Caleb Williams three times. I also achieved Eagle Scout, where we dug 18 steps into a hillside to provide pedestrians with easy access to a remote Arlington landmark. I won $2,000+ doing speech contests, had shoulder surgery, and was accepted into the University of Virginia.
At UVA I was a Vice President of Delta Upsilon for 3 years, won several intramural sports tournaments, and wrote one article that was so funny people will still text me about it from time to time. I majored in Economics because I wanted to be a banker and politics because I liked to argue about it.
My experience as treasurer of a quarter-million dollar non-profit (my fraternity) and as a campaign finance intern (fancy way of saying "one who makes candidate brochures") led me on the pursuit of investment banking jobs, where I eventually found an internship doing community bank M&A in Washington, D.C. Upon graduating, I accepted a return offer and moved to an apartment in Clarendon, working full-time as an investment banking analyst with a side hustle of being the man on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
After one and a half years, I felt myself plateauing, and it was time to realize my dream of moving to New York City. Within a couple of months I found a job, signed a lease, and booked a train ticket 300 miles north.
I'd like to be the President of the United States. I'd like to be the quarterback of the New York Jets. I'd like to be "Maverick" in "Top Gun."
I'd like to swim from Nevis to St. Kitts. I'd like to run with the bulls in Spain.
I'd like to bench 225 pounds. I'd like to finish a marathon. I'd like to snowboard down a black diamond.
I'd like to learn to play the guitar. I'd like to write a book.
I'd also like to write a movie. Or a mockumentary. Or at least a mini-series.
I'd like to own a Kentucky Derby-winning horse. I'd like to own a beach bar in San Diego.
I'd like to participate in an organized boxing match. I'd like to fly a plane. I'd like to drive a car around a track at 100 miles per hour.
I'd like to meet the Pope. I'd like to meet Donald Trump. I'd like to meet LeBron James.
Enough about me. Off to the next side quest.