hiː hˈoʊldz ɐ mˈæstɚz dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn pˈʌblɪk pˈɑːlɪsi fɹʌmðə ɡˈoʊldmən skˈuːl ʌv pˈʌblɪk pˈɑːlɪsi æt jˌuːsˈiːbˈɜːkli ænd spˈɛnt fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz wˈɜːkɪŋ æz ɐ ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃɚɹ æt ðə lˈɔːɹəns bˈɜːkli nˈæʃənəl lˈæbɹətˌɔːɹi.
He holds a master's degree in public policy from the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC-Berkeley and spent five years working as a researcher at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.