When he discussed his process as an interviewer, asking candidates to not just walk him through their resume but also their lives, I really enjoyed the unique insight he shared walking the class through his life to reveal the underlying themes that have gotten him to where he is today. Jamie’s day job of building solar projects while at night serving as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for NYCHA, it’s really interesting to see how not everyone involved in policy is directly doing policy in one uniform fashion. Considering his background in law and finance, the critical reasoning and analysis skills gained from his previous careers surely have allowed him the unique perspective to offer viable solutions to improve how NYCHA can be redesigned and reformed to serve a greater population of New Yorkers. Privatizing public housing and leveraging private funds for the public good made me realize how much money we haven’t tapped into yet when we look towards the private sector (though that brings in concerns over conflict of interests and such, which I wished he talked more about). Overall, Jamie’s conversation was knowledgeable, and I appreciated his offerings of counterarguments to his grand proposals of privatizing public housing, providing rebuttals and justifications that strengthened his argument and highlighted the “lawyer” background he has.