At Ivy Research Council, we believe that the success of a company lies within the diversity of its team members. To better the world of work here at IRC, we want everyone to feel a deep sense of belonging so that they’re able to contribute their best work.
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Hometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma
College & Year: Georgetown ‘15
Major/Minor(s): Spanish, Government; minor in Business Administration
Before IRC: Human Capital Consultant at Deloitte
Favorite Spot in DC: Kennedy Center terrace in the summer
Hobbies: Yoga, searching for the best ramen in the city, live music, traveling, DC sports
Favorite Music: Kacey Musgraves, Lord Huron, LCD Soundsystem
One thing you’d never guess about me is… I play the drums and have been in two rock bands over the years.
Hometown: Fairfax, VA
College & Year: Penn 2017
Major/Minor(s): Management (Strategic)
Before IRC: Startup work at Elucify & Librii
Favorite Spot in DC: &Pizza (every and all locations).
Hobbies: Sports & listening to music
Favorite Music (genre or artist): *NSYNC, Kanye, Drake, Travis Scott, and Frank Ocean
Favorite Book: The Poisonwood Bible, Soon I Will Be Invincible, and the His Dark Materials trilogy
One thing you’d never guess about me is… I can whistle exhaling and inhaling
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
College & Year: UC Berkeley ’17
Major/Minor(s): Peace & Conflict Studies
Before IRC: Executive Account Manager at Prime Advocacy
Favorite Spot in DC: The walk along the National Mall between the Lincoln Memorial and US Capitol
Hobbies: Curling up on the couch with some green tea and a good book; discussing history/politics/international relations ad infinitum; observing squirrels in their natural urban habitats
Favorite Music (genre or artist): Bon Jovi, Hans Zimmer, Alexander Rybak, Iranian pop from the ‘70s
Favorite Books: The Revenge of Geography, War on Peace, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
One thing you’d never guess about me is… I was once mistaken as a defendant in a criminal trial when I was actually just an intern shadowing.
Hometown: West Bloomfield, MI
College & Year: University of Michigan, 2014
Major/Minor(s): Political Science
Before IRC: Hanover Research, Federal Judicial Internship (Detroit), Geopolitical Risk Analyst (Tel Aviv)
Favorite Spot in DC: Billy Goat Trail
Hobbies: watching sports and hiking
Favorite Music (genre or artist): early 2000s
Favorite Book: David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
One thing you’d never guess about me is… I’ve facilitated multiple conversations around male emotions and why we should express them more often
Hometown: Omaha, NE
College & Year: Deep Springs '12 (the start year, because of course Deep Springs wouldn’t do it the normal way); Stanford ‘16
Major/Minor(s): Mathematical and Computational Science
Before IRC: Management consultant with Bain and Company
Favorite Spot in DC: Wherever I need to be to check out new food!
Hobbies: Programming, creative writing, attempting to learn the guitar, figuring out something for IRC to eat other than Chipotle
Favorite Music (genre or artist): Sufjan Stevens
Favorite Book: The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
One thing you’d never guess about me is… I spent a summer in college working as a cowboy
Hometown: Boulder, CO
College & Year: Claremont McKenna College ‘16
Major/Minor(s): Government, Psychology; minor in Leadership Studies
Before IRC: Account Management Specialist at the Education Advisory Board
Favorite Spot in DC: The Key Bridge (specifically at sunrise or sunset)
Hobbies: Discovering new recipes to make in my Instant Pot, going to Costco, teaching spin classes
Favorite Music: Kygo, Matoma, James Arthur, Julia Michaels
Favorite Book: Interpreter of Maladies, The Giver, The Opposite of Loneliness, The Light We Lost
One thing you’d never guess about me is… I did a triathlon and accidentally qualified for Nationals #oops
Hometown: Bethesda, MD
College & Year: Harvard 2013
Major: Romance Languages and Literatures; Secondary Field, Economics
Before IRC: Senior Research Analyst at CEB
Favorite Spot in DC: Kennedy Center
Hobbies: Playing cello, walking around DC
Favorite Music (genre or artist): Rock & classical
Favorite Book: Don Quixote
One thing you’d never guess about me is... On a nice weekend day you might find me around DC playing heavy metal music arranged for Cellos
Hometown: Durham, NC
College & Year: Princeton ‘15
Major/Minor(s): Woodrow Wilson School
Before IRC: Started an iPhone repair company and interned at Udemy, an education startup
Favorite Spot in DC: Any rooftop come summer
Hobbies: Chipotle, hiking, a cappella (in college), stopping by dog parks even though I don’t have a dog
Favorite Music (genre or artist): The Avett Brothers, Lake Street Dive, St. Paul & The Broken Bones
Favorite Books: White Noise, Kafka on the Shore
One thing you’d never guess about me is… I’m dead set on one day hiking Te Araroa, a nearly 2000-mile trail that runs the entire length of New Zealand