Builder, leader, and the person behind the strategy
A look at how I work, what drives me, and what I do when I am not building partner ecosystems.
Collaborative by default, rigorous by habit
I believe the best partner strategies are built with people, not handed down to them. In every role, I have prioritized getting alignment across sales, product, and marketing before launching programs, because a brilliant strategy that nobody else understands is just a document.
My approach to leadership is straightforward: set clear expectations, give people the resources and authority to execute, measure what matters, and get out of the way. I have found that the teams that deliver the strongest results are the ones where the leader spends more time removing obstacles than creating directives.
I am influenced by mentors and close colleagues who challenge my thinking, and by my girlfriend, who is an accomplished entrepreneur and a constant reminder that good ideas need disciplined execution to become real.
If you ask the people who have worked with me, they will tell you I am direct, I follow through, and I genuinely enjoy the work. As Bill Feder put it after a particularly intense project at Sage: "We produced a great outcome and dare I say we had fun completing it."
What I do when I am not building ecosystems
The same qualities that drive my professional work show up in the things I care about outside of it: discipline, competition, patience, and the value of spending time with people who make you better.
Golf
I developed a passion for golf while living in Augusta shortly after college. Today, I value the sport not only for the challenge it presents but for the relationships it builds. Some of the most productive conversations I have had with partners and colleagues happened on the course, where the pace is slower and the thinking is clearer.
Auto Racing
I was first captivated by Formula One during college, attending Grands Prix in Montreal where I watched legends like Ayrton Senna compete. That enthusiasm evolved into amateur racing at tracks throughout the Northwest and California. Racing teaches you something that translates directly to business: the fastest drivers are not the most aggressive, they are the most precise.
Fishing
My love for fishing began in childhood, spending summers with my father at camp. Over time, I discovered a passion for fly fishing across Washington and the western United States. Fishing is the counterbalance to everything else: patience, quiet, and the reminder that not every outcome can be engineered. Sometimes you just have to read the water and wait.
Carnegie Mellon University
Graduate
MS Industrial Administration
Tepper School of Business
Undergraduate
BS Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering