Christopher Neilson is an Assistant Professor at Princeton University. He is an applied microeconomist and studies how to provide more equitable access to education. He was born in California but both of his parents are from Chile, Spanish is my first language, and he grew up among a community of other immigrants from Latin America. His family moved around a lot so he does not really have a home town, he lived a few years in California, Alaska, a brief stint in Brazil, and then back in Chile where he finished high school and college. He was extremely lucky to have stumbled upon a career as an academic and he realizes many students might be able to take better advantage of the opportunities they have if they know the “rules of the game” or had more guidance to navigate tough decisions.  For this reason, he finds it very motivating to mentor students interested in pursuing academic careers.