Hi!
My name’s Thomas, I’m 22 years old, and I have 4 older siblings.
I studied computer science at Princeton University. I now study global affairs at Tsinghua University.
I want to use technology to have a massively positive impact on the world, and every project I do is either an attempt to do just that or to learn a little more about what that looks like.
I love building alongside brilliant people, filmmaking, and the Golden State Warriors.
I am of average height, above-average dancing ability, and I really love talking to people, so please reach out!
💌 thomas.hughes [at] sc.tsinghua.edu.cn
From August 2024 - May 2025, I’ll be pursuing a Master’s degree in Global Affairs at Tsinghua University as a **Schwarzman Scholar.**
It took a village :)
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👨🎨 Built: PressText, expanding access to journalism with LLMs.
❇️ Co-Directed: Princeton’s Chapter of Petey Greene, connecting incarcerated individuals with student tutors to assist in their academic pursuits.
🌟 Interned: Nitra, an a16z-backed financial platform for healthcare professionals.
🌟 Interned: Topline Pro (previously ProPhone), a YC-backed startup building Shopify for home service professionals.
🌟 Interned: Baker Industries, a nonprofit workforce development program for previously-incarcerated individuals.
🌟 Interned: Carro, a Shopify cross-selling app to help stores sell more, together. (Series B)
📽️ Videographer: Connecticut Bail Fund, a New Haven-based nonprofit which posts bail for individuals who lack the funds to secure their freedom.
🤖 Built: 3 iOS games - Pig Or Pup, Swath, and Swib.
🎤 Speaker: TEDxSanJuanCapistrano 2013
👥 Assisted: Maysoon Zayid, comedian, actress, Princeton Fellow, and disability advocate.
🤵♂️Hosted: All Nighter, Princeton’s oldest late night talk show.
🎢 Developed: TruGive, a platform to accelerate nonprofit fundraising by harnessing the full power of corporate matching.
🤖 Built: CapGPT and Other Terribly Useless Chatbots, a New Years project.
🤖 Built: Temple Run Xtreme, a game.
🔍 Researched: A reinforcement learning approach to the endgame of Liar’s Dice.
🗣️ Directed: Silicon Valley TigerTrek, a magical weeklong trip for 21 of Princeton’s most brilliant entrepreneurs, engineers, and creators to meet the legends of Silicon Valley.
🧩 Team Member: Princeton Service Learning Cohort for Public Interest Technology, working with nonprofit Share My Meals to streamline the redistribution of meals to food-insecure families in Mercer County.