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Providing consultation to global investment, venture capital, and private equity firms related to market dynamics and investment opportunities in the smart city, sustainability, and circular economy spaces. Advising Pre-Seed and Seed stage start-ups in varied business verticals, including but not limited to: financial counseling and planning; new urban economic development zones; sustainability and climate action platforms; and private special operations capabilities.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

I led public policy, political and community engagement strategy in New York. In the face of ongoing threats to Uber’s growth in it’s most successful global market, my role was largely about trying to change the tone in New York - keeping anti-Uber legislative and regulatory efforts from passing, expanding the business statewide, and stitching the company into the civic fabric of the city and state. From building and deepening relationships with top city and state regulators, elected officials and community leaders, to running some of the company’s most successful and high-profile campaigns, during my time Uber more than doubled its number of driver partners in New York, avoided passage of multiple crippling legislative and regulatory attempts aimed at degrading its service quality, and started to become a more recognizable corporate citizen.• Developed and co-managed successful campaigns to prevent NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission from passing rules to regulate company’s app technology (Feb-June 2015); to prevent NYC Mayor and NYC Council from passing legislation to cap number of company’s vehicles during a proposed one-year congestion study (June-July 2015); and to prevent NYC Council from passing legislation to cap company’s pricing (Jan-Dec 2015).• Conceived and implemented initiatives to promote the company’s positive social impact on communities where driver partners lived and worked through the New York City “We Are Uber” campaign (Feb-May 2015) and the company’s potential positive economic impact on communities where company currently did not operate through the New York State “Driving Upstate Jobs” campaign. (Oct-Present).• Managed team of six external lobbying firms, two external strategic communications firms, and dozens of third party organizations, driving company’s public policy and grassroots operations in New York City and Albany.

New York, Ny, Us

In public policy, ideas really do matter. But an organization’s ideas are only as good as the people who hear them, connect with them, and put them into action. Joining the Manhattan Institute fresh off the campaign trail for a seat in the US Congress, I spread the Manhattan Institute’s leading policy solutions across the country to America’s top mayors and governors, business leaders and other thought leaders. And as a member of the Executive Management team, with responsibility for the organization’s budget and benchmarking, I was able to create funded programs that put our think tank’s ideas into action on the ground in cities and states across the country. • Developed and scaled strategic plans to drive organization’s research agenda across seven policy research centers, managed the portfolios of over 30 senior fellows, and drove an internal change campaign to integrate operations across functions and create shared resources. • Managed relationships with governors, mayors, business leaders, senior policy staff, media and think tanks in 50 states, brokering strategic partnerships, building coalitions, and speaking to national media to magnify the organization’s position as the leading solution provider for public labor reform, municipal and state finance reform, education reform, and community policing.• Directing the Center for State & Local Leadership, implemented high-priority urban policy demonstration projects, including a nationally-recognized community policing program in Detroit that led to a 26% decline in home invasions in one year.

I ran for the US Congress in one of America's highest profile races at the time, hoping to move from an outside advocate to an inside change agent. It was the experience of a lifetime and cemented my belief that government can be a positive force, but only with broad, engaged coalitions of citizens, businesses, and social groups constantly challenging it and educating it to do better. This experience honed my skills as a national fundraiser, a public speaker, and a coalition builder, setting me up as more effective public affairs professional who can truly put himself in the shoes of politicians who face so many competing pressures every time they evaluate an argument. • Campaigned 17 months, beginning part-time in July 2009, making 50,000+ direct voter contacts, mobilizing a coalition of 500+ volunteers and establishing a professional operation with 8 paid staff.• Fundraised over $650,000 from 1,500+ unique donors in 35+ US states and endorsed as official candidate of local party and designated as priority candidate by national party.• Led town halls, delivered speeches, and participated in media interviews on daily basis.

London, Gb

In this role, I managed relationships with dozens of city and state governments around the world and developed strategic partnerships between Fortune 500 companies and governments towards low carbon economic development. Additional responsibilities included:• Advised Rt. Honorable Tony Blair on US energy and environmental policy.• Brokered international accords between U.S. states and European nations for renewable energy development.• Served as official U.S. spokesperson at international policy forums, symposiums, and media appearances.

New York, New York, Us

I was recruited by this organization out of Harvard with a mandate to organize the May 2007 C40 Large Cities Climate Summit in New York City, an unprecedented gathering of mayors and business leaders from the world's leading cities and corporations aimed at addressing global climate change and growing the economy. Specific accomplishments in this role included:• Recruited and coordinated the involvement of 46 international city government delegations, led by 32 mayors.• Managed relationships with the summit’s 16 corporate sponsors, engaging executives in the proceedings.• Conceived the program, in partnership with five international non-governmental organizations, and prepared all program participants (mayors and chief executives officers) for their roles.

Authored master political operations strategy comprised of ten independent citywide programs; created program budgets, cost-per-voter return analyses and benchmarking standards; and managed operations of eight field offices in five boroughs, managing 20 paid staff.

Designed and managed nationwide grassroots program to generate mass participation in convention activities by non-attending activists in 50 US states and 5 US territories.

Authored and implemented New York State and New York City government relations strategy.

Managed all political, media, press, fundraising and volunteer strategies.

Restructured existing field operations to efficiently recruit, train and deploy 500+ volunteers.

Zurich, Ch

Analyzed federal, state and local legislation pertaining to financial services industry; prepared briefings for company executives for meetings with top lawmakers and public policy leaders; and represented firm at industry association conferences and roundtable policy briefings.

Cologny, Geneva, Ch

Provided assistance to program team.

Masters, Public Policy

History

Bachelor'S, History

Diplome, International Relations

High School