Scott W. Neuman

Scott W. Neuman

Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Alpine Ventures

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I lost a friendly wager on a Stanford…

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  • Alpine Ventures

    Washington, DC

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    Washington D.C. Metro Area

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    Washington D.C. Metro Area

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    Greater New York City Area

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    Silicon Valley

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    Silicon Valley

Education

  • Harvard Law School Graphic

    Harvard Law School

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    Activities and Societies: Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, Journal Member; HLS Soccer Club President & Team Captain

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    Activities and Societies: Moderate Majority Club President; Resident Assistant; Dorm President

Volunteer Experience

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    Pro Bono Consultant

    Robin Hood

    - 1 year

    Education

    Through Robin Hood, consulted on operations and management with leadership from at-risk middle schools in New York. At their request, worked to refine their yearlong strategic goals, improve their teacher hiring and retention practices, and augment how they leverage data analysis to measure and act on student performance.

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    Consultant on Million Project

    NYC Department of Education

    - 1 year

    Education

    Worked closely with New York City's Department of Education and Harvard Economics Professor Roland Fryer on an innovative pilot program designed to experiment with incentives targeted at middle school students from lower income families designed to encourage students to stay in school and put more efforts into their studies.

    We began with the hypothesis that there is an opportunity to incentive students who might otherwise not see the long-term value that getting educated now will…

    Worked closely with New York City's Department of Education and Harvard Economics Professor Roland Fryer on an innovative pilot program designed to experiment with incentives targeted at middle school students from lower income families designed to encourage students to stay in school and put more efforts into their studies.

    We began with the hypothesis that there is an opportunity to incentive students who might otherwise not see the long-term value that getting educated now will have in their lives in future decades. To mitigate this incentive gap, we worked with Verizon to issue thousands of free, high-end cellphones to students at these schools. Students were then "scored" on attendance, performance and attitude by their teachers using online portal we created. Each student's biweekly score determined the number of credits that student was awarded, which could be used to purchase songs, ringtones, or minutes on the phone.

    This behavioral science experiment had a material impact on student performance in school. As a result of the strong uptick, the pilot project was featured in Time Magazine, the New York Times, and more. Based on the results, the program has since been replicated in other states and other countries.

Honors & Awards

  • Passed the California Bar

    The State Bar of California

    Passed the California Bar. Currently inactive as not practicing law.

  • Stanford University's Hoefer Prize Awarded for Outstanding Senior Class Writing

    Stanford University Faculty

    The Hoefer Prize recognizes outstanding Stanford undergraduate writing in all areas of the curriculum, and is awarded by a selection committee of faculty. I was the first Economics major ever at Stanford to be awarded the Hoefer Prize. I was honored for my essay investigating the financial and transactional costs of denying domain name protection to established trademarks.

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