Jose Maria Baus

Major: Political Science
Minor: Modern Languages: French & Italian
Hometown: Quito, Ecuador
Thesis Advisor: Michael Tomz

Tentative Thesis Title: Political Determinants of Sovereign Debt Default: The Incentives Behind Debtor Oscillation Between Multi and Bilateral Creditors in Latin America

Future aspirations post-Stanford: I plan on working on the International Sales desk at Morgan Stanley's Institutional Equities Division in New York City upon graduating from Stanford. I hope to work towards a career centered around political economy and international development.

A fun fact about yourself: I am currently working on an artwork project in virtual reality that seeks to illustrate memories of distinct time periods in my life through a 3-dimensional structure composed of objects of pertinence to these epochs.