Hi, I’m Brandon

I am a PhD student in the Department of Political Science at Boston University

I study the political economy of security, finance, and state–business relations, with a focus on how financial market actors navigate geopolitical uncertainty and how states provide stability during periods of global risk.

My current project examines how professionals in banking and finance interpret and respond to disruptions in global trade. Using insights from political economy and political psychology, it explores how market participants assess and manage exposure to geopolitical shocks, and how expectations about state action shape their risk strategies.

I am currently affiliated with Boston University’s Center for Innovation in Social Science (CISS) and Northeastern’s Transnational Political Networks project, and was a Graduate Student Fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society during the 2023-2024 Academic Year.

My work has been supported by BU’s Department of Political Science and the CISS, Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center, and jointly by Northeastern’s CIWAC and the Carnegie Corporation of New York.