Student Spotlight

George Garcia III
Majors: Economics & Mathematics
Minors: Philosophy, Political Science, Latin American Studies
Graduation: April 2021

I am a first generation college student from Pueblo, Colorado. I am passionate about the Effective Altruism movement, which has as its maxim to do the most good possible by relying on evidence and reason to determine who to help and how to most effectively help them. I am passionate about animal advocacy and have been vegan (apart from eating eggs from free range hens) for the last 2 years. I hope to spend my life pursuing research to understand what problem areas we should prioritize and how we can most effectively go about addressing these problems. I am married to my wonderful wife Helen Barton. We have a cute little dog named Muffins.