Hi! My name is Brian Connor, and I’m an MBDS candidate at the University of Pennsylvania. I hope to use insights from this program to incorporate realistic expectations about human behavior into my future quantitative work. I am also a proud alumnus of The College of New Jersey, where I graduated in May 2017 with a B.S. in Economics. During the day, I work full-time as a Financial Analyst in the Division of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics at Penn.
Outside of the classroom and office, I remain highly interested and involved in politics. During the 2018 cycle, I volunteered as a data analyst for Mikie Sherrill’s victorious congressional campaign. In this role, I collaborated with staffers to organize and analyze internal and public campaign finance data, using my quantitative skills to draw actionable inferences. In the past, I’ve interned for Senator Cory Booker and KIPP New Jersey, and I also volunteered as a campus organizer for Governor Phil Murphy’s successful inaugural run.
My current work focuses on the use of data science and behavioral science to explore the field of electoral politics. At the moment, I’m working on a comprehensive quantitative analysis of the relationship between campaign spending and vote share in congressional elections.
If you’re interested in working together, please don’t hesitate to send me an email at brianjconnor17 (at) gmail (dot) com.