Nathaniel Rakich

Nathaniel Rakich

Senior Elections Analyst at FiveThirtyEight

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About

Fluent in advanced sabermetrics and frighteningly knowledgeable about even the most obscure local election, I pen penetrating prose about my two passions: baseball and politics. I've written about the statistics of the Congressional Baseball Game, election forecasts of the Baseball Hall of Fame, the national implications of the tiniest state-legislative election, and more. My writing has appeared in FiveThirtyEight, The New Yorker, Grantland, POLITICO, FanGraphs, Roll Call, The Atlantic, Inside Elections, and the Boston Globe—not to mention my own blog, Baseballot—and my work has been noted by the New York Times, Washington Post, NPR, BBC, CBS News, FOX Sports, Los Angeles Times, Sports Illustrated, Wall Street Journal, Deadspin, Daily Kos, NBC Sports, and many others.

Experience

  • FiveThirtyEight Graphic

    Senior Elections Analyst

    FiveThirtyEight

    - Present3 years 10 months

  • Inside Elections LLC Graphic

    Contributing Analyst

    Inside Elections LLC

    - 1 year 1 month

  • Freelance Writer & Consulting Editor

    Baseballot

    - 2 years 10 months

    • Wrote about politics and baseball for publications such as The New Yorker, Grantland, FiveThirtyEight, POLITICO, the Boston Globe, VICE, The New Republic, FanGraphs, Roll Call, The Hardball Times, The Atlantic, and my own blog, Baseballot.
    • Consulted with publishing companies on best editorial practices. Proofed reports, books, articles, and essays.

  • Atlas Project Graphic

    Editorial Manager & Senior Political Analyst

    Atlas Project

    - 2 years 3 months

    Washington, DC

    Researched, wrote, and edited data-driven analyses of politics and elections, focusing on the state level.

  • Account Manager

    Cence Cincotti Strategies/The Scannell Group

    - 1 year 1 month

    Boston, MA

  • Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General Graphic

    Analyst

    Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General

    - 6 months

    Boston, MA

  • Atlas Project Graphic

    Research Fellow

    Atlas Project

    - 3 months

    Washington, DC

  • Boston Red Sox Graphic

    Staff Assistant

    Boston Red Sox

    - 6 months

    Boston, MA

  • Communications Director

    Tim Dodd for State Representative

    - 3 months

    Worcester County, MA

  • Let's Go Travel Guides Graphic

    Executive Editor

    Let's Go Travel Guides

    - 3 years 8 months

    Cambridge, MA

    • Editor, Let's Go Amsterdam (2007)
    • Managing Editor, Let's Go Britain, Let's Go France, Let's Go Roadtripping USA (2007–2008)
    • Managing Editor, Let's Go Boston & the Unofficial Guide series (2008–2009)
    • Executive Editor (2009–2010), overseeing all editorial operations, managing a staff of 88, and creating a new style guide and format.

  • The Harvard Crimson Graphic

    Editorial Editor

    The Harvard Crimson

    - 3 years 6 months

    Cambridge, MA

  • The White House Graphic

    Speechwriting & Communications Intern

    The White House

    - 4 months

    Washington, DC

    Drafted speeches and more for Vice President Joe Biden.

Education

  • Harvard University

    Harvard University

    ABGovernment (Classics minor)

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  • Wayland High School

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Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • French

    Limited working proficiency

  • Latin

    Limited working proficiency

  • Serbo-Croatian

    Elementary proficiency

  • Spanish

    Elementary proficiency

Organizations

  • Internet Baseball Writers Association of America

    Member

    - Present

  • Society for American Baseball Research

    Member

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  • Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association

    Member

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  • American Meteorological Society

    Member

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  • Harvard Student Agencies Board of Directors

    Board Member

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    Sat on the Board of Directors of Harvard Student Agencies, the world's largest student-run corporation.

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