Oversight of strategic operations, budget and systems for TNC’s 110-person External Affairs business unit that leads policy design, advocacy, campaigns and public funding efforts for the organization. Reporting directly to the Global Lead of Policy and Government Relations, responsibilities include management of business unit finances, including a $40M annual budget and private award tracking and management; business unit operations, including personnel and contracting; business unit systems, managing linkages into platforms managing IT, program data management and funding; and business development, providing public funding grant writing capacity to TNC business units.Key responsibilities and initiatives include:- Department budget management and oversight, delivering two-year growth of 50% in both department staffing and expenses; leading strategic planning for the overall business unit; - Identifying and funding strategic priorities for External Affairs and managing cross-divisional connections to centralized finance and operations divisions and collaborative peer teams;- Designing and implementing a strategic realignment of our largest team, representing 50% of staff; - Serving as a strategic partner to the head of department and peers on the External Affairs Management Team; and - Serving on TNC’s company-wide Risk Assessment and Office Reorganization Committees.

Founding partner of production/consulting group creating immersive entertainment, with a focus on creating interactive video and live walk-through experiences.

Executive operating various lines of business and serving as member of central strategy and business development team reporting directly to Nat Geo CEO:• Led, planned and managed institutional strategy, setting long-term operational and revenue goals for the $1.5B organization. On behalf of the CEO, worked directly with business line leaders to formulate strategic goals, review budgets, seek out new opportunities for business and revenue growth and, where necessary, reduce costs and headcount to align with reduced revenue expectations. • Led Product Licensing and Consumer Products from 2018-2020, including National Geographic’s $100M+ North America brand licensing business, developing licensed consumer products in partnership with, among others, Mattel, McDonalds, Vans, and The North Face. Approval oversight of all co-branded product, ensuring compliance with Nat Geo’s strict sustainability and labor standards.• Led business strategy and video production for NG Kids from 2012-21018, including creating and executive producing the television show Weird But True!, winner of 2019 Emmy for Best Children’s Educational/Informational Series. • Led business strategy for National Geographic Live Experiences from 2012-2017, including creation of the $25M, 60,000 square foot “National Geographic Encounter: Ocean Odyssey” walk-through experience that operated in Times Square from 2017 - 2020.

Lead on corporate strategic planning and business development efforts, shaping investments in NPR content verticals, new programming concepts and podcasting platforms, including “TED Radio Hour”, “This American Life”, “Planet Money” and NPR Books. Interfaced with NPR newsroom executives on content and talent issues.

Strategic partnerships lead focusing on digital distribution and marketing:• Originated distribution partnerships with iTunes, Netflix, YouTube and Amazon. Drove a 1300% two-year increase in revenues from 2007-2009.• Development of Travel Channel’s mobile business and products, negotiating deals for location-based mapping products, point-of-interest content production, mobile phone applications and hosting services.

Negotiated and drafted nearly 100 programming deals with a total value approaching $300 million.

Representative films include Blade Runner 2049, The Blind Side, and Insomnia.