David McMillan
Studied at University of Oxford
Works at CurraPay
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Work Experience
Founder
CurraPay
November 2023 - Present
Building an aggregator for the remittance market supported by Prudential, Plug & Play, NJEDA, Stevens, and Conscious Venture Lab
Director of Public Policy
CARTS
November 2023 - Present
Focused on the research and deployment of autonomous vehicle technology
Aide to the Mayor
City of Trenton
September 2022 - August 2023
Ran policy + communications for New Jersey’s capital city: managed an innovative microtransit network (Trenton MOVES) among other projects / received positive press coverage from leading outlets (NPR, PBS, etc.)
Intern
Cato Institute
May 2021 - August 2021
Completed research/drafted language for a brief sent to the Michigan Supreme Court
Education
University of Oxford
Master of Science - MSc, Criminology and Criminal Justice
2023 - 2024
Grade: Distinction (highest honors) Activities and societies: Oxford Union (lifetime member), St. Cross/Wolfson College men’s football team, Oxford Student Union, St. Cross College MCR, and Encaenia Honoree Awards: Global Rotary Scholarship, St. Cross Community Bursary Award, University of Oxford Needs-Based Bursary, Don Lavoie Fellowship, Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning Scholarship, and St. Cross College Academic Travel & Research Fund Award Dissertation — Automobility and Urban Crime (supervisor: Ian Loader)
University of Edinburgh
Master of Science - MSc, Public Policy
2021 - 2022
Grade: Distinction (highest honors) Activities and societies: University of Edinburgh Social Policy Society, Edinburgh Effective Altruism, and Edinburgh University Students’ Association Awards: Macmillan-St. Andrew’s Society Scholarship; 14th International Vernon Smith Prize (awarded by HSH Prince Michael of Liechtenstein/selected by Nobel Prize Laureate Vernon Smith); and Don Lavoie Fellowship Dissertation — The Canadian Paradox: Universal Health Coverage Without Universal Pharmaceutical Coverage? (supervisor: Richard Freeman)
The College of New Jersey
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy
2017 - 2021
Grade: 3.93/4.00; summa cum laude (highest honors) Activities and societies: TCNJ's men’s soccer team (NCAA DIII Student-Athlete), TCNJ College Democrats (President), TCNJ Petey Greene (President), Students for Prison Education and Reform (President), TCNJ Pre-Law Society (President), TCNJ Catholic Campus Ministries (VP), Phi Beta Kappa Executive Board (Member), TCNJ Athletic Advisory Council (Councilmember), TCNJ Recreation and Wellness (Councilmember), The Signal "Nation & World" section (Staff Writer), TCNJ Student Government (Senator), and Peer Instructor (HSS 099)…see more Graduation Honors: Honors in Philosophy, and Honors in Thesis Awards: Harold W. & Rosa Lee Eickhoff Scholarship, Jamie Fox Scholarship, Cummings Memorial Prize (x2), Alan Gotthelf Laureate Prize, Greg Caiola ‘79 Scholarship, Morton Winston Study Abroad Scholarship, John Wandishin ‘79 Scholarship, and the John Donohue Scholarship Honor Societies: Phi Beta Kappa (junior year), Phi Kappa Phi (junior year), Phi Sigma Tau (senior year), Eta Sigma Phi (sophomore year), and Omicron Delta Kappa (sophomore year) Thesis—Collective Responsibility and Global Poverty (supervisor: James Stacey Taylor)