At 18, Victor co-founded UnTextbooked, a youth-led history podcast connecting young people with leading historians to understand the forces shaping today’s world. The podcast has reached more than 150,000 listeners across over 100 countries, partnered with Penguin Random House and the Smithsonian Institution, and reached #2 on Apple Podcasts’ U.S. History charts. It was also nominated for Best History Podcast at The Ambies.
Victor serves as a Youth Advisor for Ingka Group (IKEA Retail), supporting its board and management by bringing youth perspectives into discussions on sustainability and long-term business strategy. His contributions have included sustainability reporting, intergenerational dialogue, and exploring how IKEA can build a commercially viable second-hand business. He has also helped bring CEOs and young leaders together to discuss how companies can communicate sustainability more effectively and connect their commitments with younger generations’ priorities.
Victor recently completed a Princeton in Asia fellowship at YK Pao School in Shanghai, where he taught and mentored students in global affairs, journalism, and civic engagement. His experience spans public service, technology policy, and cultural programming, including work with the U.S. Congress, the Institute for Security and Technology, the Milken Institute, and TED, alongside fellowships with the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Aspen Institute–Project Liberty initiative.
As a Brown Scholar at USC, Victor studied with former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, exploring civic action and rebuilding global trust. He also participated in the Misk Global Forum in Riyadh as a Policy Circle Fellow, contributing to discussions on youth resilience, and has participated in United Nations General Assembly events as a delegate and speaker. Across these experiences, he is interested in how dialogue across generations, cultures, and sectors can lead to more responsive institutions and meaningful opportunities for young people.
A recipient of The Diana Award and a We Are Family Foundation Global Teen Leader, Victor holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication and a Master of Studies in Law from the University of Southern California. He speaks English, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish, and formally studied Arabic in Morocco as a U.S. Department of State National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) Scholar.