Thomas Bassett is a rising sophomore in Dudley House from Newman, California. He is intends to pursue a degree in Economics. He is a member of the Harvard Youth Lead the Change organization, a Harvard club that runs leadership conferences for high schoolers around the world. Before coming to Harvard, he spent four and a half years as a U.S. Army Ranger. Thomas is looking forward to working with Social Finance this summer to drive positive social change while learning about impact investing.