About
Claire Burch is a researcher at Contrary with prior experience at Bridgewater. She has co-authored peer-reviewed publications in physics and materials science, including work on graphene imaging published in Nature, and has contributed to research on cosmic ray detection and X-ray telescope optics.
Experience
- ContraryResearchcurrent2025 — present
- Bridgewater AssociatesInvestment Associate2020 — 2025Westport, CT
- Harvard Kennedy SchoolResearch2019 — 2020Cambridge, MA
- Harvard Sports Analysis CollectiveResearch2017 — 2020Cambridge, MA
- NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of Technology Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow2019Pasadena, CA
- Harvard UniversityResearch Intern - Guenette Group2019Harvard University
- Harvard College Consulting GroupAssociate Director of Technical Initiatives2016 — 2018Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Bridgewater AssociatesInvestment Associate Intern2018Westport, CT
- Harvard UniversityResearch Intern - Walsworth Group2017 — 2018Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Sacramento KingsBusiness Analytics Intern2017Sacramento, California
- Research Science Institute (RSI)Counselor2016Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyResearch Intern2016Cambridge, MA
- Mira Loma High SchoolStudy Manager of Sediments Analysis2015 — 2016Sacramento, CA
- The University of Texas at AustinIntern2013 — 2016
- Research Science Institute (RSI)Intern2015Cambridge, MA
Education
- Harvard UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Double Major in Mathematics and Physics2016 — 2020
- Mira Loma High School2012 — 2016
Skills & more
Swedish1Mandarin2Local Government1Financial Concepts1Statistical AnalysisAstronomy12Astrophysics11Organization Skills8Leadership6Coaching3Volunteering3Python3
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Colleagues at Contrary
Brooke Presten
Chief of Staff at Contrary
Danielle Lomax
Investor at Contrary
David Oko
Director, Finance at Contrary
Diana Khademi
Operations at Contrary
Eric Tarczynski
Founder, Managing Partner at Contrary
Jason Chen
Partner at Contrary
Jen Yang-Wong
COO at Contrary
Jennifer Nordlund
Operations at Contrary Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Claire Burch work?
- Claire Burch is Research Associate at Contrary.
Same school
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Shared employers
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Also worked at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory71
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