Josh.Lee

I am Josh! At my core, I'm someone who loves making things. So when I see a problem, my first instinct isn't "that's hard" but "where do we start?" A policy report, an organisation, an event, or something small like this website, they all feel equally real to me, and that's what I care about.

I'm especially curious about things I haven't tried yet, so I'm almost always learning something new, pushing at the edges of what I know. There's probably a workaholic in there somewhere. But most of the time, I genuinely enjoy that feeling of "one more push and it becomes XYZ."

Looking back, I think I've been genuinely lucky. Not just in the opportunities that came my way, but in the people I met along the path who were willing to walk alongside me. What I hope for, more than anything, is to become that person for someone else someday.

Featured Writing

Story · EdYouth

High Schoolers Can Shape National Education Policy: The EdYouth Story

I wrote this in January 2025, squinting at winter sunlight through the window. Three years earlier, I was just an anxious high school senior trying to figure out where to go to university. I had no idea I'd end up getting morning calls from reporters and rushing between education reform meetings as an NGO chair.

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Story · McKinsey

A Political Science Student's Year at McKinsey

I didn't join McKinsey because I had consulting figured out. Honestly, I'd spent two years doing policy work at EdYouth, and someone mentioned McKinsey was looking for people who "solve problems." That was enough to pull me in, even though I had no idea what it actually looked like day to day.

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Story · Tutoring

Teaching English Since High School: Building a Tutoring Brand at 17

In high school, I got into a fight with my family over money. It wasn't the first time, but it was the one that stuck. I decided then that I never wanted to be in that position again. So I looked for a way to earn on my own terms: decent English, a computer, no interest in a typical part-time job. AmazingTalker was the obvious answer.

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Story · NTU

Political Science Is More Than Politics: Four Years at NTU

Before I even started at NTU, I'd found the political science curriculum and read through the whole thing. Constitutional law, comparative government, public policy. I thought I knew exactly what I was getting into. I'd done civics in high school, after all. How different could it be?

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