He was a Yale graduate, Wall Street banker and entrepreneur. Today he's homeless in Los Angeles

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High school valedictorian, economics major from Yale, Wall Street banking jobs, small business entrepreneur. But a few wrong turns in life 10 years ago left him homeless, and today he's living underneath a tarp in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Shawn Pleasants has the kind of resume that would attract the attention of any job recruiter: high school valedictorian, economics major from Yale University, Wall Street banking jobs, small business entrepreneur. But a few wrong turns in life 10 years ago left him homeless, and today he's living underneath a tarp in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles.

He's been told before that a smart and capable person like him should not be in this situation."But I'm like, should anybody be here? Who should, then?" Pleasants said.Shawn Pleasants' Yale yearbook photo.Last week, Trump administration officials came to Los Angeles to examine the homelessness crisis. The President, who clashes with California politicians on a number of issues, has made frequent reference to the state's failure to solve the problem.

Streets full of tents: The other side of L.A. 03:45He has sustained himself by understanding the schedule of where and when to get free meals -- using his natural intelligence to develop an efficient schedule."There's certain churches , certain food pantries -- you learn those schedules," he explained.When asked whether Pleasants suffers from mental illness, his brother said,"I think he has episodic depression.

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