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Washington, DC, US

Provides Board Membership, legal, financial, and business advisory and mentoring services, including international-related. Sector expertise includes space, ocean tech, real estate, education, entertainment, and technology. Legal services focus on entrepreneurial-legal advice working closely with the company's business team (corporate, contracts.

Toronto, Ontario, CA

Mentor to growing space, ocean tech, and AI companies in the Creative Destruction Lab tech accelerator program -- targeting massively scalable, technology-based companies. Over the last 6 years I have worked with over 100 firms in this robust accelerator program, assisting with strategy, finance, corporate governance, legal, HR, and business development.

Developed 4 STEM space-related board games and education programs, together with my Xtronaut co-founder, Dr. Dante Lauretta, the Principal Investigator of the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Retrieval Mission. Games used by the Boys and Girls Clubs, NASA associates, teachers, and families. Chairman of the Board.

Washington, DC, US

Focus on Corporate Law (Including Corporate Governance), International Business Transactions, Sanctions, Export Controls and Compliance, and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Author of two leading books on cycle touring in Europe, and numerous articles including published in Adventure Cyclist, Washington Post, Moment, Spokes, and Harvard Magazine (written about my books). Based on 30 years of cycle touring in Europe. Public speaking about cycle touring.

Directed legal operations, corporate governance (served as Corporate Secretary), fundraising support, and international strategy. Board Observer.

Taught international business, entrepreneurship, negotiation, and special issues for American's doing business overseas (export control, FCPA).

Directed legal matters for leading undersea expedition group -- assisted in organizing deep sea expeditions using Russian MIR submersibles to hydrothermal vents and shipwrecks (Titanic, Bismarck), and related media productions, including involving James Cameron. Dove 8600 feet to hydrothermal vents in MIR2. Corporate Secretary and General Counsel. Board.

Vienna, VA, US

Leader in organizing flights to the ISS by the first two orbital space tourists (Tito/Shuttleworth). Negotiated major strategic partnerships and agreements, secured investment equity and financing, and directed corporate legal matters and contract process in this leading global space tourism firm. Assisted producing major TV productions (CBS). Negotiated.

Managed legal work at nation's leading real estate workout firm ($3 billion-plus under management), managing over 20 outside law firms and legal matters. Led business development activities, including leading role in multi-billion fund with major Wall Street firm focused on distressed debt and real estate. Corporate Secretary and General Counsel.

Assistant Director for Resolutions, RTC. Leader in strategy and marketing of over $60 billion of large insolvent thrift franchises during S&L Crisis. Developed strategic disposition program detailing how the government would sell insolvent thrifts to the private sector, and led ten investor seminars.Special Assistant to the Chairman, FDIC/RTC, The Key.

Practiced law at Washington, D.C. law firms, specializing in banking, international, corporate and tax law at these law firms. Experience with combining business counseling with legal advice.

J.D., Law

General Course, History And Economics

B.A., History And Economics

High School, History