I created and lead HR&A's broadband and digital equity practice, which helps state and local governments, community anchor institutions and nonprofits, and philanthropy and social impact investors design and deliver transformative programs to close the digital divide. Over more than five years of work, we have connected tens of thousands of households to free or low-cost broadband, and we are currently working on more than $5 billion in broadband infrastructure deployment programs and public-private partnerships, as well as digital equity program development in some of the most disconnected states, counties, cities, and rural communities across the country. Clients include:State Governments- California Department of Technology- ConnectALL Office, Empire State Development, New York- Nevada Office of Science, Innovation & Technology- Rhode Island CommerceMunicipal & County Governments- City of Chicago, IL- City of New York, NY- Clark County, NV- Los Angeles County, CA- Miami-Dade County, FL- Multiple smaller municipalitiesNonprofits, Civic Institutions, and Impact Investors- Committee for Greater Los Angeles- Common Sense Media- Destination Crenshaw- Ford Foundation- Interamerican Development Bank- Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas- New York Public Library- New York State Association for Affordable Housing- Schmidt FuturesOur team also designed and built the National Broadband Resource Hub, now managed by the Pew Charitable Trusts' Broadband Access Initiative, Next Century Cities, and the Center on Rural Innovation.

HR&A is a city building consultancy known for designing, developing, and delivering some of the most innovative infrastructure, real estate, and economic and community development projects in North America. In my role as Managing Partner of our New York office, I worked to grow our team and strengthen our community as the firm transitioned into 100% employee ownership. Over more than a decade in strategy consulting, my diverse practice has included the following projects, in addition to my work in broadband and digital equity:Economic Development & Civic Engagement Programs:- OneNYC 2050 (City of New York)- Los Angeles Economic Development Framework (City of Los Angeles)- Talking Transition, NYC (Open Society Foundations)- NYC BigApps Civic Hacking Competition (NYCEDC)Transformative Mixed-Use Developments & Transit Centers:- The Ferry Building, San Francisco (Hudson Pacific Properties, Allianz)- Burrard Exchange, Vancouver (Hudson Pacific Properties, Blackstone)- Pier 57 Superpier, NYC (Young Woo & Associates)- Lloyd Center, Portland (Urban Renaissance Group, KKR)- Moynihan Station, New York City (Port Authority of NY & NJ)- Fulton Center, NYC (MTA)- St. Paul Union Depot, MN (RCRRA)Public Space Programming, Business Planning, Management:- The Lawn on D, Boston (MCCA)- The High Line, NYC (Friends of the High Line)- Downtown Indianapolis Equity Plan (City of Indianapolis)- Queen Elizabeth OIympic Park (London Legacy Development Corporation)- Park Avenue Malls (Grand Central Partnership)- Pier 40, NYC (Pier 40 Partnership)- Mississippi Riverfront Parklands, Twin Cities (multiple clients)

We are a mission-driven consultancy and program management team, powered by HR&A Advisors and CTC Technology & Energy, with a mission to empower communities to shape their broadband future. We work exclusively in the public interest for States, Counties, Cities, Nonprofits, and Philanthropy, but we also bring extensive experience structuring public-private partnerships that unlock the power of the private sector through shared-risk models that create long-term value for local communities while making financial sense for private partners.Our work includes Internet Master Planning, Middle-Mile Network Planning, Digital Equity Program Design, Pilot Program Design and Management, Business Planning for New Networks and Programs, Public-Private Partnership Strategy and Negotiations, Governance Design and Change Management, and much more.Check out the free resources on the philanthropically-funded National Broadband Resource Hub at broadbandhub.org.Learn more about our work at broadbandequity.org (under construction)

I am honored to have served the City of New York for three years, building a new division focused transforming the City’s capital budget planning apparatus through data and technology.As Director of Capital Planning, I built an integrated team of data scientists, full stack developers, planners, and former management consultants to pioneer a new approach to capital planning for the City. This work included:- Building the Capital Planning Explorer, a curated data analytics platform that is informing capital budget planning and strengthening interagency collaboration in place-based investment strategies, powered by multiple new databases that we developed (capitalplanning.nyc.gov)- Creating and managing the $1B Neighborhood Development Fund, dedicated to investing in capital projects in neighborhoods being rezoned through comprehensive community-based planning efforts- Jointly developing, with the Office of Management and Budget, the City’s $100+ billion Ten-Year Capital Strategy, the City's vision for capital spending over the next decade- Helping to create new tools for communities to shape capital investment programs and government services in all NYC neighborhoods, including communityprofiles.planning.nyc.govIn 2017, the Capital Planning software development team became NYC Planning Labs, which is rapidly transforming how the City of New York develops technology.