John grew up in San Francisco and San Diego, California. His father was a hematologist, focusing his research on high altitude rural communities. John was inspired by his legacy of positively impacting individuals in developing countries, and this is what led him to study Chinese Studies and Political Science at the University of California at San Diego. After graduating in 2009, he started working at an organization dedicated to assisting wounded veterans and their families. While his work experience has been focused on program management and administration, he has also studied non-profit management and finance through UCSD extension. He is interested in the use of business principles to address social challenges in a sustainable fashion, which led him to the Kiva Fellows program. He is placed with four well-established Kiva MFI partners in Cambodia, and is excited for the varying perspectives and methods he will be exposed to!