Kyla is a student at Columbia College (‘24) double majoring in Economics and Philosophy. She is particularly interested in market failure and market design, as well as in metaphysics and non-Western philosophy. She was born and raised in Singapore. On campus, she advocates for international students as a member of ISAB, volunteers at a non-profit called The Remedy Project, reads books to kids with Ballet&Books, and runs humanities seminars for high school students under Symposium. In her free time, she loves traveling, watching musical theater, and trying new food places around the city.