I plan to give a certain % of my salary going forward towards charitable causes. I will focus this both in giving back to the University of Texas as well as other charitable organizations every year.

Honestly, my approach to giving is pretty straightforward: start now, and grow it over time. I’m not in a position to give a lot yet, but I want philanthropy to be a habit I build early – maybe 1% of what I earn now, with a goal of getting to 10% eventually. The causes I care most about are local community work, the environment, and health, mostly because I like being able to see where the impact actually goes. Beyond writing checks, what I really want to do someday is build something, maybe a startup or nonprofit, to employee the local community and help employ others through the process, to maximize impact.

My giving goal is pick one organization a year at a minimum to devote either my time or money to and follow through on my commitments throughout the year and beyond.

I want to be the single largest donor of land preserved for wildlife and general wilderness (no access for humans to develop) in the world. I want the land to be entirely free from humans and human existence, except for on extremely rare occasions. Allow the animals to leave in evolutionary harmony without the intrusion of humanity.

My goal as a giver is to passionately and analytically give of my time, talent, and treasure to those causes that are meaningful to me and that I believe will make a necessary impact on my community.

My goal is to invest 2% of my annual income into local, early-stage nonprofits focused on educational equity, utilizing a Donor-Advised Fund to ensure long-term, sustainable impact while providing unrestricted grants to empower community leaders.