Originally from Arequipa, Peru, Jorge Silva is a senior in the economics department at Princeton University pursuing certificates in political economy and African studies. Jorge studied abroad last spring at Bocconi University in Milan and took summer courses in India and Namibia through the Global Seminars program. His interest for international development has taken him to volunteer at educational NGOs in Peru, Tanzania and Malaysia and to intern for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome. On campus, Jorge has been the co-president of the International Students Association and a board member of the Princeton Development Lab.