I have spent a life connecting people in challenging environments, leveraging passion to achieve a shared vision. My zeal for convening and connecting threads an otherwise diverse set of experiences ranging from national security to academia.
During a decade-plus service in the national security arena I managed global operations and expanded the intersection between venture capital, operations, and technology. As Director of Technology Scouting for the Spookstock Foundation, I used unique events to bridge between Special Operations and startups. I led a Microsoft team managing hardware and firmware for sensitive clouds. I also taught courses on Environmental Justice, and was an Instructor of Oral History. In the distant past, I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Bolivia managing environmental conflicts in mining, and large fauna conservation.
I have a Master’s in International Public Policy from University of Wisconsin – Madison, a Master’s in Latin American Oral History from UW, and a Bachelor of Arts in History, Philosophy, and Biology Majors from Whitman College, with a Chemistry Minor.
