Jake joined MIMH in 2024 as Grant Administrator for the Addiction Science team. He is passionate about supporting the rights and health of people who use drugs through community-centered interventions that help reduce overdose deaths while also addressing social inequalities related to drug use. Jake previously worked in global harm reduction and human rights advocacy for international organizations that worked to support drug using communities across the world. He has a MA in Human Rights from Central European University, where he conducted research on the effectiveness of UN human rights mechanisms to monitor and address racial discrimination in drug policing.