education · 2014–2017
George Mason: Turning Lived Experience Into Study
He studied Government and International Politics at George Mason University. The campus years became more than a degree: they became the recruiting ground for the first students and volunteers who would help turn Rise to Peace from an idea into a living organization.
The story
What happened—and what it changed.
The move to the United States did not end the earlier story. It created a place to study it, test it against policy and institutions, and turn lived experience into public service and an organization other people could enter.