UCLA · CLASS OF 2028
Building a life at the intersection ofeconomics, ideas, and the world.
I’m Jackson Chen—a student, researcher, and lifelong observer. This is where I collect the work I’m proud of and the questions I’m still learning how to answer.
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QUESTION
BUILD
A PERSONAL INDEX
Not a finished portrait. A living record of where I’ve been, what I’m building, and how my point of view keeps changing.
EXPLORE THE INDEX
Five chapters.
One evolving story.
01The person behind the work
Who am I
I am Jackson Chen, a UCLA student interested in economics, finance, and the systems that quietly shape everyday life.
Los Angeles · UCLA ’28
The person behind the work
Who am I
I am Jackson Chen, a UCLA student interested in economics, finance, and the systems that quietly shape everyday life.
Los Angeles · UCLA ’28This chapter is ready for its first entry.
02Where curiosity becomes direction
Career
A growing record of the roles, decisions, and lessons that are shaping the professional I want to become.
Experience · Education · Next steps
Where curiosity becomes direction
Career
A growing record of the roles, decisions, and lessons that are shaping the professional I want to become.
Experience · Education · Next stepsThis chapter is ready for its first entry.
03Projects with a point of view
Work
Research, analysis, and experiments—built to answer questions clearly and make complex ideas easier to see.
Research · Data · Creative work
Projects with a point of view
Work
Research, analysis, and experiments—built to answer questions clearly and make complex ideas easier to see.
Research · Data · Creative workThis chapter is ready for its first entry.
04Notes from a wider world
Travel
Places I have visited, details I want to remember, and the ways a new environment can change an old idea.
Cities · Stories · Field notes
Notes from a wider world
Travel
Places I have visited, details I want to remember, and the ways a new environment can change an old idea.
Cities · Stories · Field notesThis chapter is ready for its first entry.
05Thinking in public
My Perspectives
Short essays and evolving thoughts on markets, culture, technology, ambition, and everything in between.
Essays · Observations · Questions
Thinking in public
My Perspectives
Short essays and evolving thoughts on markets, culture, technology, ambition, and everything in between.
Essays · Observations · QuestionsThis chapter is ready for its first entry.
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Learning, making, and paying attention.
The site will grow as I do. New work, journeys, and ideas will appear here over time.
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