I'm a master's student at the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy, where I study how economic analysis can be applied to high-stakes decision-making across industries, translating data into actionable insights for policy and strategy.

My academic training is quite broad. I received my bachelor's degree from Northeastern University in mathematics, philosophy, and history, and my first master's degree from the University of Edinburgh in statistics and data science. Across these domains, my work consistently emphasized deep analysis, structured reasoning, empirical methods, and clear communication of complex ideas to different types of audiences.

I am also research assistant for the Initiative on Enabling Chocie and Competition in Health Care Markets in the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics. Health policy has long been an interest of mine: previously, while in Edinburgh, I developed prevalence forecasts of eight major diseases for Public Health Scotland's Whole System Model. The project is available on my GitHub.

Outside of work, I am a long-time fan of classical music—I frequent the CSO—and I enjoy long walks, English tea, and traveling with friends when I can. I am a former waiter and tour guide, I like getting to know different kinds of people, and my favorite venue in Chicago is Al Capone's old jazz club, The Green Mill.

If you’d like to connect, you can reach me at cyrusseyrafi@uchicago.edu.