Caltech Y

Continuing with our introductions of the Caltech Y Student Board Members, today we’re highlighting our VP External, Robert (Otis) Otieno ⋆⭒˚.⋆

Otis (’27) is an Applied & Computational Mathematics undergraduate at Caltech and a member of Blacker House. At Caltech, he has been a practitioner of AI tools for offices such as Tech Transfer and a researcher into homomorphic encryption for creating full-on user privacy tools. When he is not researching or studying, he enjoys training Olympic weightlifting for fun, reading sci-fi stories, and djembe drumming. His first contact with the Y was through Liz Jackman, his first-year mentor. Through Liz, he attended meetings and signed up to be a RISE Tutor at John Muir High School. He has also enjoyed programs such as ASB trips to Costa Rica and Make-A-Difference Day.

His future aspirations for the Y are to expose more students to the Y and encourage them to participate in its various programs, while also researching logistics for possible Y safaris to Africa as he patiently works toward launching a community impact non-profit organization in his home country of Kenya.