As a sociologist, I think of myself as a doctor of society. 

It’s my job to understand how our society functions—how it runs, how it grows, and how it thrives. 

And if society gets sick, it’s my job to help treat it. But not with short-term, band-aid fixes.

We do it by bringing leaders together to develop real, lasting solutions to the biggest problems we face. 

‍I believe in the power of Collective Intelligence, which is the ability to collaboratively solve problems well for a smarter government, a better society, and a brighter future.

‍Today, I primarily do that work as the Principal at Civic Wisdom, a consultancy that builds public sector capacity for agile policy design and implementation. I am also the Founding Director of the Agile Policy Lab, a soon-to-be-launched center at the U.C. Berkeley Goldman Policy School. 

Most recently, I served as the Senior Advisor to the Chief Data Officer in the U.S. Department of Commerce in my capacity as a Public Service Fellow at Georgetown University.

Prior to my public sector work, I consulted for 10 years with San Francisco Bay Area tech startups and Fortune 500 companies, including Google, Lever, Electronic Arts, L’Oreal, Gilead, and others. 

A native of California, I now live and work in Washington, D.C. (And yes, I miss the tacos every day.)