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Milken Scholar 2021
Scholar Profile

Brayant De Leon-Duarte

Economics

Biography

Brayant De Leon-Duarte, valedictorian of South East High School, is a College Board National Hispanic Scholar, Southern California Edison Scholar, and AP Scholar with Distinction. In high school, he founded the Math Tutoring Service to help over 50+ students gain confidence in the subject, leading to one of the highest AP Calculus pass rates his school has achieved. Brayant currently attends the University of Chicago as a QuestBridge Scholar where he is majoring in Computational and Applied Math. He has extensive research experience through his work with Dr. Raaj Sah of the Harris School of Public Policy and the Joint Initiative of Latin American Experimental Economics. He also serves as a Project Lead for Harvard College Economics Labs, a student-run economics research organization that provides pro bono research to government organizations, think tanks, non-profits, and more.


High school:  South East High School

Degrees

College Year Degree
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
2025 B.S. Computational & Applied Mathematics