Branden Fini

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Venture- and growth-stage digital health investor serving as a Principal at Providence…

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Volunteer Experience

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    Big Brother Big Sister Foundation, Inc.

    Children

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    Music Instructor

    MUSICAL MENTORS

    Children

    Provided instruction in and fundraised for keyboard and ukulele program for underprivileged youth

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    China California Heart Watch

    Health

    Travel throughout Yunnan, China as a part of a team of medical doctors from University of California, Irvine to treat children with various forms of congenital heart disease. Was trained to administer full heart auscultation, and physical, electrocardiogram, and echocardiogram examinations.

Publications

  • Urea Meta–Organic Frameworks as Effective and Size–Selective Hydrogen–Bond Catalysts

    J. Am. Chem. Soc.

    A new urea-containing metal–organic framework (MOF) was synthesized to act as a heterogeneous catalyst. Ureas are well-known for self-recognition and aggregation behavior, resulting in loss of catalytic competency. The catalyst spatial isolation achievable in a porous MOF environment suggests a potentially general solution. The combination of a symmetrical urea tetracarboxylate strut, 4,4′-bipyridine, and Zn(NO3)2·6H2O under solvothermal conditions afforded a new microporous MOF (NU-601). This…

    A new urea-containing metal–organic framework (MOF) was synthesized to act as a heterogeneous catalyst. Ureas are well-known for self-recognition and aggregation behavior, resulting in loss of catalytic competency. The catalyst spatial isolation achievable in a porous MOF environment suggests a potentially general solution. The combination of a symmetrical urea tetracarboxylate strut, 4,4′-bipyridine, and Zn(NO3)2·6H2O under solvothermal conditions afforded a new microporous MOF (NU-601). This material is indeed an effective hydrogen-bond-donor catalyst for Friedel–Crafts reactions between pyrroles and nitroalkenes, whereas a homogeneous urea is much less competent. The higher rates of reaction of small substrates relative to larger ones with NU-601 strongly suggest that catalysis primarily occurs within the pores of this new material rather than on its exterior. To the best of our knowledge, this approach is the first example of specific engineering of successful hydrogen-bonding catalysis into a MOF material.

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Honors & Awards

  • Eagle Scout Rank

    Boy Scouts of America

    Highest rank issued in Boy Scouts of America

  • Ryan Scholarship

    Northwestern University

    Full scholarship awarded to 12 incoming freshman in Northwestern Class of 2013

Test Scores

  • GMAT

    Score: 750

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