The short version: I build communities that make sense of AI and advise the startups shaping it.
I didn't take a straight path to tech — and that's the point. I studied history at Duke, worked in brand strategy at BCG BrightHouse, and spent a year in South Korea as a Fulbright scholar. Along the way I kept noticing the same thing: the people building the future and the people affected by it were rarely in the same room.
That observation brought me to AI. Not as an engineer, but as someone who believes the most important thing happening in technology right now is the conversation around it — who's included, who's making decisions, and who gets left behind.
I believe the most powerful thing you can do in AI right now is build a room worth being in — and then open the door wider.
Today I'm the Founding Director of Operations at The AI Collective, where we've built a global community spanning 100+ cities. I host curated gatherings — roundtables, dinners, working sessions — that bring together founders, researchers, and investors for the kind of honest conversation that doesn't happen on stage.
On the advisory side, I work with early-stage AI startups on go-to-market strategy, community-led growth, and the operational foundations that turn a good idea into a real company. I also consult one-on-one with professionals navigating career transitions, public presence, and strategic positioning in a landscape that changes every week.
Everything I do comes back to the same conviction: AI will be better if more kinds of people are in the room when it's being built. My job is to make sure those rooms exist.
