diff --git a/_data/people.yml b/_data/people.yml
index 29b7f9e..6a1b555 100644
--- a/_data/people.yml
+++ b/_data/people.yml
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@
    email: naren.sivagnanadasan@colorado.edu
    pic: naren.jpg
 
+ - name: Jay Vakil
+   role: phd
+   url: https://jdvakil.github.io
+   email: jay.vakil@colorado.edu
+   pic: jay.jpg
+
 # Graduate Students
 # [in order of first appearance in the lab]
 
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