About Me

I grew up in the Waldorf education system in rural Vermont, earned a B.A. in Mathematics from Wesleyan University, and spent time after college training as a competitive rower. I’m currently a data scientist focusing on AI solutions to help fight insurance fraud, streamlining clinic operations with a health-access non-profit in the Dominican Republic, and caring for patients as a volunteer at Mass General Hospital. I care a lot about math education, healthcare delivery, mentoring young people, continuing my own learning, and solving challenging problems.

My Values

Sweat the Details

With a background in math, I’m a problem solver who believes that no investigation is complete without the implementation of a detailed, quantitative approach. I’m fascinated by the ways in which analyzing data can uncover a story that may not have otherwise been apparent. At the same time, I understand the limitations of this kind of approach and enjoy finding practical applications of data-driven results to messier real-world problems.

Connect with Others

I’m convinced that an understanding of foreign languages and cultures is crucial to being a tolerant, observant world citizen. More fundamentally, it gives us the tools we need to form collaborative alliances, which help us make positive contributions to human knowledge and capacity. Through language study, I’m trying to play as active a role as possible in breaking down global barriers.

Get the Job Done

As a former competitive rower, I understand the importance of follow-through. I started my career as a walk-on my senior year of college and, during the next eleven months, ground out enough meters to earn a gold medal with the Pennsylvania Athletic Club’s Senior Lightweight 8+ at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta. This journey taught me unforgettable lessons about leadership, mental toughness, and overcoming personal obstacles.

Travel

Gaining new perspectives

Over the past few years, I have traveled to Australia, Indonesia, Iceland, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Morocco, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and the Anza-Borrego desert in California. Each place has taught me something new.

Forming Alliances in Iceland

You never know when an opportunity to swap perspectives might arise. During a recent trip to Iceland with my dad, I was intent on test-driving some of the Icelandic I’d learned. But when a faulty gas pump intervened in the plans of another traveler, I got to practice my Chinese instead! Problem solved, we went our separate ways, but not before documenting the moment.

Swimming in the Balkans

In Croatia and Montenegro, the Adriatic tumbles against cliffs and the swimming experience is like being swirled around in someone’s drink. And to hop along the coast...? The beautiful Bombardier Dash 8!

Hiking in the Andes

In Chile, you can see the city, the ocean, and the mountains all in one day.

Trekking through the Anza-Borrego

The Anza-Borrego desert (part of the misleadingly named Colorado Desert of California) lies northeast of San Diego. This is me taking a short rest during a winter hike.

Practicing Steep Turns

I’ve had the chance to take some flying lessons, and I’m aiming at getting my private pilot’s license. This is me on a practice flight out of Massachusetts’ Minute Man airfield with Aptis Aviation, practicing “steep turns.”

In the “Shack”

I’m currently a General Class ham radio operator and have gotten a chance to be a part of the Harvard Wireless Club (W1AF) community. I’m working toward my “Worked All States” award (make contact with operators in all 50 US states), and I eventually want to break into the “DX Century Club” (make contact with 100 countries).

Speedcubing

I’ve enjoyed learning to solve Rubik’s cubes and teaching my young niece and nephews how the puzzles work.

Rowing

Since I stopped training full-time, I have still had some incredibly meaningful competition experiences. Most recently, I had the opportunity to row in the Wesleyan Alumni 8+ at Head of the Charles, with a great bunch of guys who are old friends and excellent oarsmen. Before that, I rowed in the C.R.A.S.H.-B Sprints World Indoor Rowing Competition held at Boston University.

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Jonathan Lee Rossi