Max joined the IDeA Labs in August 2020 to work with the Story Lab Research team. He is interested in artificial intelligence, its implementation, and language theory. He is earning an undergraduate degree in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics.

Max grew up across America, but has been happy to call Utah home for the past few years. He enjoys mountain biking, skiing, photography, writing, and reading. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Frankfurt Germany, and has a deep love for the German people and their culture.