Hayden is working as a Business Analyst Intern at 2OS for the summer of 2025. In August 2024, he started studying towards an M.S. in Economics and Computation at Duke University, where he expects to graduate in May 2026.

Previously, he graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in June 2024 with a B.S. in Economics, concentrating in Quantitative Analysis. While at Cal Poly, he tutored at the university’s tutoring center, worked as a research assistant, and served as president of the school’s economics club. His undergraduate research experience includes two projects on container logistics at California seaports. Since graduating, he has focused on a paper analyzing the political ramifications of internal migration in the United States. In May, he traveled to Denver to present his research at the 2025 SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems.

Outside of work and school, Hayden is an avid distance runner. He also enjoys a variety of other outdoor activities such as biking, hiking, and going to the beach at low tide.