Why is access to transformative opportunity so arbitrary?

That question drives my work.

Silas Tautz

Growing up in a rural Illinois town of 1,500, I attended a Title I school through eighth grade. A last-minute application to a lab school founded at SpaceX opened a door I didn't know existed.

The environment was electric, and it left me with a realization: if access to such transformative opportunity is this arbitrary, the system itself is broken.

Experience

Knowunity
Pioneer Intern
The Context: Working in the CEO's special projects office to refine AI-driven tools.
The Outcome: Designing systems that democratize access to high-quality learning materials globally.
Global Leadership Project
Research Assistant
The Context: Aggregating global data for the World Bank/Cornell dataset.
The Outcome: Contributing to the primary source of truth for global political leadership trends.

Let's talk.

I'm currently focused on education policy and EdTech reform.

Silas Tautz