Aron Einbinder is a sophomore at Johns Hopkins University studying Moral and Political Economy, and classical trumpet performance at the Peabody Conservatory. As a research assistant with the 21st Century Cities Initiative and the SNF Agora Institute, he has contributed to projects on microfinance in India and urban demography in Baltimore. Aron is broadly interested in social change and development in underserved communities, and in how sociological research can be translated into practical solutions. His interest in international development grew through coursework on global capitalism and social policy, and a desire to understand how local policy can address global disparities in access to resources, education, and opportunity. Outside of academics, Aron spends his time performing classical music in a variety of solo, chamber, and orchestral settings.

Sophia Tyrrell-Knott is a sophomore at Johns Hopkins triple majoring in Moral and Political Economy, Economics, and Political Science. She is Treasurer of the Johns Hopkins University Debate Council, where she has represented Hopkins at the North American Universities Debating Championship and the World Universities Debating Championship. Her work with unhoused people in San Diego and Baltimore has made her passionate about policy solutions to political inequality and international development.