Elliot Chin ’25
Co-President
Elliot is a sophomore from San Francisco, California studying statistics and neuroscience. He is a fan of the 49ers, Giants, and Warriors, and has thankfully seldom experienced a dry spell in terms of local team success. Outside of HSAC, Elliot is a member of the Harvard College Consulting Club, and enjoys pickup basketball and playing guitar.
Contact: elliotchin@college.harvard.edu
Julia Blank ’24
Co-President
Julia is a junior in Lowell House from Greenwich, Connecticut concentrating in Government on the Data Science Track with a secondary in Computer Science. Outside of HSAC, she is the captain of the Harvard Crimson Dance Team and on the board of Harvard Model Congress. Her favorite major league teams are the Steelers, Knicks, Rangers, and Yankees. She is also an avid fan of Olympic sports especially figure skating, gymnastics, boxing, and diving.
Contact: juliablank@college.harvard.edu
Nicholas Lopez ’25
Editor in Chief
Nicholas is a sophomore in Quincy House from Winter Haven, Florida, concentrating in Applied Mathematics with a focus in Computer Science. He has an interest in many sports and is specifically a fan of the New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Tampa Bay Lightning. He is an incoming Quantitative Trading Intern for Optiver this summer in Chicago and worked as a Data Science Intern for Capital One the previous summer. Outside of HSAC, he is on the board of the Harvard Financial Analysts Club and the Charles River Growth Fund. In his free time, Nicholas enjoys playing tennis and watching hockey.
Contact: nicholaslopez@college.harvard.edu
Paurakh Rijal ’25
Treasurer
Paurakh is a sophomore in Winthrop House concentrating in Computer Science. He is a fan of the Denver Broncos, Nuggets, and follows a couple of European soccer teams. His favorite hobbies are reading, biking, and playing video games.
Contact: prijal@college.harvard.edu
Evelyn Tjoa ’25
Secretary
Evelyn is a sophomore in Dunster House studying Economics and Statistics. Although she’s from Austin, Texas, her favorite teams are the New York Giants and Yankees, the Michigan Wolverines, and FC Barcelona. She also enjoys music, traveling, and F1.
Contact: etjoa@college.harvard.edu
Shiv Chandra ‘24
Director of External Initatives
Shiv is a junior in Currier House from Lexington, MA concentrating in Economics. He is a huge Boston sports fan (City of Champions!) and his favorite leagues being the NFL and NBA. This led him to work on NBA player development research with Sportsology Group, a pro sports consulting company, last summer. Outside of HSAC, he enjoys fantasy football, hiking, singing, and poker.
Contact: shivchandra@college.harvard.edu
Past Presidents
Diego Martinez ’23
David Arkow ’24
Buddy Scott ’22
Christopher Cheng ’23
Danny Blumenthal ’21
Ella Papanek ’21
Erik Johnsson ’20
Jack Schroeder ’21
Andrew Puopolo ’19
Benedict Brady ’19
Kevin Rader
Faculty Advisor
Kevin is a Senior Preceptor in the Statistics Department at Harvard. He is a recent recipient of the Derek C. Bok Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching of Undergraduates, for being “an exemplary, influential teacher whose enthusiasm and dedication are apparent every day.”
Mark Glickman
Faculty Advisor
Mark is a Senior Lecturer of Statistics at Harvard. He has put together the New England Symposium on Statistics in Sports (NESSIS) every other year for almost a decade, while producing all sorts of presentations, papers, and even performances.
Dr. Carl Morris
Faculty Advisor Emeritus
Dr. Morris is a Professor in the Statistics Department at Harvard. He has done pioneering work in the theory of statistics as applied to sports and competition, especially in baseball and tennis. In addition to a plethora of published sports related articles, Dr. Morris appears in the book Moneyball.
Daniel Adler
Graduate Advisor
Daniel is pursuing a JD/MBA at Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School. He is the former Director of Football Research for the Jacksonville Jaguars and has held internships with the New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, and Major League Baseball. He is a former president of HSAC.
Contributing Writers
Jackson Weaver, Class of 2021
Matty Cheng, Class of 2021
Tate Huffman, Class of 2021
Charles Hua, Class of 2022
Frank Zhu, Class of 2022
Johnattan Ontiveros, Class of 2022
Lev Cohen, Class of 2022
Reid Piercy, Class of 2022
Shuvom Sadhuka, Class of 2022
Tucker Boynton, Class of 2022
Alex Rojas, Class of 2024
Joey Liu, Class of 2024
Jordan Woods, Class of 2024
Shiv Chandra, Class of 2024
Hope all is well. Trying to reach Kurt T. Bullard for The Dan Patrick Show regarding his piece on Dolphins predicted to make the Super Bowl this upcoming season. Just need a head-shot, a land-line # to reach him at, and his exact title/position. Thank you very much. Todd Fritz / Executive Producer / The Dan Patrick Show
NFL Fantasy – Variation in fantasy production between annual classes
In my fantasy league a lot of owners, based upon expert claims in the fantasy rhealm, have chosen to punt the 2016 rookie draft in dynasty leagues and trade away picks for a supposedly legendary upcoming 2017 draft.
I wonder whether it is smart to go against the concensus. As such, is there any statistical analysis of fantasy classes from year to year? How much variation is there really between fantasy classes historically?
To me opportunity is a key support to talent, for determining whether a player works out, so I see some opportunities even within this year’s rookie class…
Any feedback would be helpful. And feel free to do a study 🙂