Francisco is from Santiago, Chile. He holds a B.A. in economics and an M.S. in public policy from the University of Chile. Prior to joining Maxwell, Francisco worked as a research assistant for Sean Higgins (Northwestern University) on a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of a price comparison tool on financial behavior.

He is interested in studying how personalized informational interventions affect educational decisions and crime outcomes. Francisco will be working with Professor Robert Bifulco.