Joseph Augustine

Founded a young economists community with 3,000+ active members delivering inclusive economic experiences to students aiming to server rural communities where financial education remains inaccessible. 500,000+ Impressions Organically 4,000+ people directly reached through volunteering, events and impact projects Anthology (15/178 essays selected) published in 80+ countries Membership from 63 countries 17 partner organizations worldwide IB GYAF Awardee 2026 (1 of 100/3500+ projects) youtheconomylab.com

Manging a student led equity firm with $10,000 in live starting capital. Giving students a say in real investment choices before the world thinks they're ready.

Team Lead for the USAEO's Academia department. Responsible for department oversight, partnerships and formation of question banks for the potential incoming US organizing body/contingent for the International Economics Olympiad (IEO) 2026.

-Attended a highly selective summer programme hosted by Harvard University (<12% acceptance rate) with a 35% scholarship. -Interned at Rove (YC W24) - a fintech startup creating a unified airline mile system -Worked on outreach and growth strategies, analyzing market gaps, competition and operating models to devise points for Rove's future improvement. -Contributed to 20+ pages of HUVTSP lecture notes, a detailed compilation for alumni reference. While also reviewing and verifying over 5,000 words of summaries and other content. -Attended conferences with Mark Cuban, Josh Silverman and Ted Sarandos.

Selected as one of 8/250+ students from the school to deliver a ten minute TedX Speech - spoke about career dilemmas and the freedom of unconventionality, citing my own experiences as an aspiring economist and an author - shared with an audience of over 40 million people on the organization's official YouTube channel

Research paper was presented in the school's colloqium, and is currently under the process of publishing by an International Journal.

One of four students from MYP4 to qualify for the school’s senior debate team.

Played the protagonist two years in a row. Won first place for our film, 'Amour, Armes, Mensonges' beating the host school and over a dozen other international schools across India and the Middle East

Played the protagonist for our school’s submission for the Mayo College Ajmer French Film Fest, comprising of more than 25 schools from around the world. Placed 4th

Played the lead role, Willy Wonka, in the school's annual theatre production - hatful of dreams. Earned a distinction score - 88/100 for the performance, assessed as a grade 6 theatre exam by Trinity College London.

Actively trading in American Stock Exchanges like NYSE & NASDAQ, currently managing a portfolio worth 75,000 USD with >50% returns. As an avid stock trader and financial analysis aspirant, I've also curated 10 pages worth of Finance Syllabus for younger students.

I run a weekly Economics blog called the Narrative Capital - on WordPress and Medium, while also posting individual articles about Finance and my other interests, with 1000+ organic reactions.

General Manager of operations at 'Drop-Off-Fuel,' a Used-Cooking Oil (UCO) collection organization; held donation drives with the aim of converting UCO into clean, green bio-diesel for school buses. Currently functional in GEMS Modern Academy, planned expansion to three schools by the end of 2025. As of March 2025, we have collected over 100L of UCO from a batch of 350 students at Grade 9 of GEMS Modern Academy.

MYP5 student @GEMS Modern Academy, Dubai - a leading dual curriculum IB Indian school in the UAE. MYP5 Subjects: HL Maths, Lang/Lit, Economics, French, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Digital Design