Innovation
Financial
01.
Founder
Finnacle
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Growing up, I learned about money through my mother's lessons, but I always wondered why financial education involved so much listening and so little doing. I could memorize what risk meant, but would I recognize it when my own decisions were on the line? I wanted to build a place where students could make mistakes, experience their consequences, and learn without losing real money.
That idea became Finnacle, a multiplayer financial market simulator I developed with a four-member team. We built an 8-bit trading world with 17 simulated assets across five markets, where players manage portfolios, react to news, and watch their own trades influence prices. I even introduced rumors with a 65% reliability rate to see how uncertainty, speculation, and herd behavior could shape investment decisions. Each eight-minute session compresses seven rounds of market activity into a fast-paced learning experience.
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Over three months, we brought Finnacle to 350+ students, with every participant completing a trading session. Watching students debate whether to trust a rumor or sell a falling asset was far more exciting than watching them memorize financial definitions. I wanted to make economics something students could experience, not just something they were told to understand.
02.
Vice President
The Junior
Economist Society
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How do you explain opportunity cost to an eight-year-old? I discovered that choosing between buying a toy today and saving for something better tomorrow could teach more than a textbook definition.
As Vice President of The Junior Economist Society, I collaborated with five university lecturers to develop a curriculum on financial markets, investment, and sustainable finance. We also taught financial literacy to 45+ disadvantaged children through role-playing games and budgeting exercises. Beyond weekly classes, I helped organize a global economics webinar for 40+ participants and compiled a 44-page academic research guide.
The experience taught me that making economics accessible starts with connecting complex ideas to everyday decisions.
03.
Team Leader
Wharton Global High School Investment Competition
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How do you explain opportunity cost to an eight-year-old? I discovered that choosing between buying a toy today and saving for something better tomorrow could teach more than a textbook definition.
As Vice President of The Junior Economist Society, I collaborated with five university lecturers to develop a curriculum on financial markets, investment, and sustainable finance. We also taught financial literacy to 45+ disadvantaged children through role-playing games and budgeting exercises. Beyond weekly classes, I helped organize a global economics webinar for 40+ participants and compiled a 44-page academic research guide.
The experience taught me that making economics accessible starts with connecting complex ideas to everyday decisions.
04.
Team Leader
Wharton Global High School Investment Competition
"
How do you explain opportunity cost to an eight-year-old? I discovered that choosing between buying a toy today and saving for something better tomorrow could teach more than a textbook definition.
As Vice President of The Junior Economist Society, I collaborated with five university lecturers to develop a curriculum on financial markets, investment, and sustainable finance. We also taught financial literacy to 45+ disadvantaged children through role-playing games and budgeting exercises. Beyond weekly classes, I helped organize a global economics webinar for 40+ participants and compiled a 44-page academic research guide.
The experience taught me that making economics accessible starts with connecting complex ideas to everyday decisions.