Student Profile: Alex Faust

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style=”width: 225px; height: 166px;” title=”Alex Faust” />INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

“My senior thesis involves transportation systems analysis—in particular, it
studies methods for optimizing evacuations under large-scale disaster scenarios.”

ADDITIONAL STUDIES

Earned certificates in finance and engineering management systems.

WHY

“I’ve really enjoyed learning the wide applications that the department has in
both operations research and financial engineering problems.”

INTERNSHIPS

Princeton University Investment Company (PRINCO) on the endowment’s investment staff.
“I was exposed to investing in a wide range of asset classes and saw much of the theory I learned
in ORFE play out in action. The internship was an incredible experience that allowed me to learn about
investing from such a great team at PRINCO.”

EXTRACURRICULAR

Varsity tennis, including serving as captain. “I joined the team the summer before my
freshman year, and it has shaped my Princeton experience since. Being able to pursue this passion further in
college with my teammates has been an amazing experience for me.”