I build new capabilities for organizations tackling challenging problems, from startups navigating regulation to established institutions driving innovation.
For 20 years, I've worked at the intersection of product, strategy, and "we'll figure it out as we go." I founded and ran Leap Fund for 7 years, building one of the first platforms to address benefits cliffs for low-income workers, from a napkin sketch to national reach, $2M+ in competitive funding, and testimony before Congress. Before that, I built products at startups, led digital transformation for Fortune 500 companies, and spent a decade in creative production for world-renowned artists. What connects all of it is the same impulse: find a complex problem with no obvious solution, and build one.
Right now, I'm focused on AI. I wrote organizational AI policy and started prototyping AI tools at Leap Fund, and I've gone much deeper since, creating more complex prototypes, and thinking deeply about how AI gets implemented equitably and responsibly. I believe we're in a real moment of flux, and I want to be in the room where organizations are making decisions about how to use it well.
I thrive on 0-to-1 problems where there's no playbook, whether that's inside an innovation lab, a new ventures team, a fellowship, or simply an organization that needs to build something new. I'm available for consulting and full-time roles.
What I do:
Founder & CEO (2018-2024), Strategic Advisor (2024-Present)
Founded and scaled one of the nation's first platforms addressing benefits cliffs, creating a fintech product, educational programs, and employer partnerships from scratch. Testified before U.S. House Rules Committee, presented at Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and collaborated with federal and state agencies on policy solutions. Featured in The New York Times; contributed to research by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Financial Health Network. Secured $2M+ in competitive grant funding.
See Projects page for selected case studies.
I've also led initiatives addressing equity and safety in tech, including Hire More Women In Tech (a campaign which has since expanded to reflect wider diversity in hiring across the sector) and realnames.online (no longer active but viewable on the Wayback Machine, challenging unsafe identity defaults).