Daniel Di Martino

Daniel Di Martino is a third-year PhD candidate in Economics at Columbia University. He graduated with honors from Indiana University in Indianapolis in 2019 with a B.A. in Economics and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Economics at Columbia University in New York City where his research focuses on immigration. Born and raised in Venezuela, Di Martino experienced the terrible consequences of the Venezuelan regime's policies including hyperinflation and widespread shortages of goods. He has appeared dozens of times on national television and speaks regularly at events all over the country about his experience growing up in Venezuela, and he is currently a Graduate Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and the Founder of the Dissident Project.