Avinash Thakkar

Avinash Thakkar

Avinash Thakkar

  • CDDRL Honors Student, 2024-25

Biography

Major: Economics and Philosophy
Minor: Mathematical and Computational Science
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
Thesis Advisor: Colleen Honigsberg

Tentative Thesis Title: Post-NSMIA: An Analysis of SEC Regulatory Enforcement and Priorities after 1996

Future aspirations post-Stanford: I aspire to contribute to making government work better by helping craft and enforce policies that more effectively safeguard public interest. To that end, I’d like to pursue a legal education and ultimately practice within government.

A fun fact about yourself: An avid gardener, I’ve grown more than roughly 100 varieties of fruits and vegetables in my home garden, and I’m always on the lookout for more opportunities to learn gardening chops!

In The News

CDDRL's Fisher Family Honors Class of 2025 poses outside of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C.
Blogs

Honors College 2024 Day 4: The State of Global Democracy, Economic Policy, and a Crash Course on Think Tanks

This is the fourth story in a series of blog posts written by the Fisher Family Honors Program class of 2025 detailing their experiences in Washington, D.C. for CDDRL's annual Honors College.
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