William Hamilton '28

Biography

William Hamilton '28, from Louisville, KY, is a double major in Business Analytics and Spanish, pursuing a minor in the Hesburgh Program in Public Service. On campus, he is involved in the Student Policy Network, leading a team of students interested in working towards public policy solutions for NGOs, think tanks, and local governments. Collaborating directly with the government of Denver, CO, he participated in a project to restructure the data gathering systems in their youth justice department using skills from his analytics classes, and he led a project to build a framework and tool to assess and grow the data competency skills of Denver's employees, which the government plans to implement. In addition, he is heavily involved as a student leader in the Sheedy Family Program as a Distinguished Leader. In Fall 2026, William studied abroad in Santiago, Chile, and he is fluent in Spanish.

Outside of his studies, William loves to listen to music, read books, poetry and essays, exercise, play soccer, DJ on student radio, spend as much time with friends as possible, and play guitar in his band. He volunteers off-campus at One More Citizen, tutoring immigrants in English and Spanish for their American citizenship tests. In the summers after his freshman and sophomore years, he worked at the Kentucky Governor's Scholar Program, a five-week pre-college program, where he served as an RA fostering community, designing and leading a social-emotional learning class. Above all, he is passionate about people and how data and systems can serve them. He is dedicated to making a positive impact, inside and outside of a career.