CEO and CoFounder of the National Microschooling Center, an empowering nonprofit hub and movement builder for pioneering small learning environments as dynamic, diversified local communities that live up to their transformative potential.Founded Nevada Action for School Options in 2018, a nonprofit supporting the timely growth of diverse choices of high-quality, rich and personalized educational opportunities for all Nevada learners (sector agnostic), after moving to Las Vegas following 25 years based in the Nation's Capital. As an activist charter school authorizer with a commitment to innovation, built as successful a track record as can be found in the sector, on the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board for more than ten years as a 3-term board member/vice chair, appointed by an unprecedented three DC mayors and confirmed by the DC Council and as a Member of Nevada's State Public Charter School Authority appointed by the State Board of Education in August 2019.Aspen Institute Pahara Education Fellow, Cohort 20, 2018.As a co-founder of the Lexington Institute, helped build one of nation’s most effective and highly visible (relative to budget size) public policy think tanks. Responsible for the nonprofit's operations and finance functions. Directed all domestic policy activities (education, energy, logistics research), including managing fundraising and funder relationships. His policy expertise included authoring hundreds of widely-cited papers and articles, and regularly advising officials and staff in all levels and branches of government, leading to enacting policy changes informed by this research. Popular public speaker and guest on television, radio and podcasts. Created and ran the nation's first national fellowship for school district leaders building and implementing shifts to personalized learning instructional models. Strategic and communications consultant for private (including Fortune 100) and government clients.