Name: Matthew Usukumah
Major: Economics
Hometown: Romford, UK
Year: 2015
Favorite Movie: : “I don’t have one specifically, but I have favourites: Casino Royale, 12 Years a Slave, and I thought This Is The End was hilarious.”
Favorite Show: Sherlock, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, How to Get Away With Murder, The Daily Show, Mad Men, Game of Thrones.
Favorite Quote: “Tell the lord privy seal that I’m sealed in the privy, and can only deal with one shit at a time.” Winston Churchill
Go-To Repeat Song on iPod: “Anything by Darius. Especially ‘Maliblue,”‘ ‘Vanyll,’ or ‘S/ash’.”
Fun Fact: “I’ve walked in New York Fashion Week twice and appeared in a few editorial photoshoots. As a side note, a person should do a photoshoot at least once in their life. It can transform your self-esteem.”
HC NYU What are your activities and interests?MU Gym workouts, wine tasting/drinking, developmental economics, fashion, European politics, Japanese language and culture, music, and real estate. Along with wine, cereal is nature’s gift to the earth. That, and lots of food, snacks, and chocolate.
HC NYU What are your future goals and aspirations?MU In four years (the latest), iI should be back in London studying for an MBA. Afterwards I’ll stay there, work a few more years, start my own business (either a department store, or a fashion holding company). Hopefully, if I ever meet the right person, I will start a family in London. I envision living in a London mansion with a two kids, and driving a Jaguar, this brand specifically this brand because my mum bought one before we moved to the US. I thought the car was not only awesome, but it was also a symbol of her achievements. I’ve always looked up to my mum, so if I reach a point where i can purchase a Jaguar, I will then know that i’ve made something of myself.
HC NYU Are you currently working on any projects that you’re proud of?MU I’m currenty working on an independnent economic research. After the first year of my economic studies, i became very uncomfortable with the concept of Charity. It’s not very efficient, and it rarely helps the recipients help themselves. This led me to analyze the possibility of lending to entrepreneurs in developing economics via a national investment bank. Not microloans, but foreign direct investment and to a degree, portfolio investment. I think Investment, not charity, will help poor countries develop, and therefore reach a higher standard of living.
HC NYU What do you look for in a girl?MU Verve and competitiveness are two things I look for in a girl. More importantly, I also look for, and enjoy, the ability to have a sophisticated conversation with her like a conversation about, say, energy, any global politics, languages, music, comedy, economics. Anything that is intellectually stimulating. Or a girl that’s ridiculous, sarcastic, and/or without a filter. I love a grl who genuinely makes me laugh, which always lifts my spirit. If she doesn’t have such a personality, I will be turned off even though she may be the most goregous being on the planet.
HC NYU Last but not least– tell us how you’d show a girl a good time.MU Dinner is fun, but doing something a little unconventional is more memorable. Maybe going to a comedy club, wine tasting, music listening, cooking with her would be fun. However, I’d much prefer whatever she would want to do– what matter is her comfort and happiness.