Alexander Firestine studies Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security at the University of Galway. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, he studied Finance, Accounting, and Business Information Systems. Alex was the recipient of a Chancellor’s Scholarship, the university’s most prestigious undergraduate scholarship. His interest is in food insecurity and how data analytics may be used to alleviate the problem. Involved with Food21, a nonprofit committed to building resilient food systems, Alex co-led a project that developed a digital tool using data to measure regional food insecurity and identify areas where food apartheids may exist in Pittsburgh. He investigated the relationship between accessibility of food outlets via public transportation and rates of food insecurity and is identifying pickup areas for the implementation of a virtual grocery store, bringing sustainable food to thousands in need. Alex served as Corporate Relations Manager of Enactus, a national organization that promotes social entrepreneurship. As President of the League of Emerging Analytics Professionals, he led an organization of more than 120 members who teach entry level workshops for programs like Python and Tableau. He also designed a university-accredited extracurricular institute that now teaches analytics to 300+ students as a core class. During his time as President, the organization was awarded #1 student organization at Pitt. He is heavily involved in service work and personally contact-less delivered more than 10,000 meals during COVID.