Naveen is a junior at the University of Southern California, where he studies applied and computational mathematics, economics, and classics. His academic and research interests span applied mathematics, global poverty and sustainable development, and journalism. He has conducted research on military policy responses to climate change in the Arctic, started and worked for nonprofits related to global poverty and refugee policy, and currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Social Justice Review and Campus Editor-at-Large for The Huffington Post. In his spare time, he enjoys playing and watching basketball, exercising and hiking, meditating, and playing pranks on friends and family.