Former founder/CEO of Cognate, which pioneered the use of smart contracts/NFTs to represent trademark rights. Acquired by GoDaddy 2018. Adjunct Professor teaching Business Applications of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency at Boston College’s MBA program.
Former Design Director at Nike and New Balance, Innovation Director at Seventh Generation, and consultant to Titleist, The North Face, Vans, and Timberland. Recently featured in books including: Sneaker Law - "Famous Sneaker Designers You Should Know," and London Design Museum's Sneakers Unboxed.
Over a decade of engineering experience building enterprise application-serving platforms at Apple and migrating services into the Cloud at GoDaddy. Startup experience building Truveo which was acquired by AOL and Flickme.
Former Design Creative Director at Vibram and current Worcester Arts Council board member. Featured in HighSnobiety as ‘The Nicest Footwear Designer You’ll Ever Meet.'
Former investment banker. Columbia University Class of 2020. Lifelong sneakerhead and web3 degen.