Executive Strategist. Systems Builder. Institution Builder.
Exploring ideas at the intersection of strategy, leadership, partnerships, and long-term organizational success
My work has spanned corporate strategy, philanthropy, higher education, sports, workforce development, media, and nonprofit organizations. Across every sector, the challenge is remarkably similar: aligning people, capital, and strategy to create organizations that remain relevant and valuable over time.
Throughout my career, I've worked with corporations, foundations, universities, sports organizations, nonprofits, community institutions, and public-private partnerships.
Leading work that strengthens organizations and influences national conversations
Over the past two decades, I've created national initiatives, organizations, and ventures that create value long after they were launched.
Some of my previous work includes:
Enterprise Strategy: Architected The Allstate Foundation Research-to-Impact Initiative, a $15 million national initiative aligning major organizations around shared research, implementation, investment, and outcomes.
Research Translation: Co-authored nationally representative Gallup research and translated the findings into practical strategies for employers, universities, nonprofits, and community institutions.
Capital Strategy: Directed more than $100 million in strategic investments while overseeing portfolio strategy, executive partnerships, governance, and organizational priorities.
Partnership Development: Built institutional partnerships with organizations including Forbes, TIME, Toyota Motor North America, Future Business Leaders of America, Dallas ISD, Southern Methodist University, DonorsChoose, and Children's Health.
Organizational Scale: Designed national initiatives spanning more than 110 colleges and universities and nearly 5,000 community-based projects.
Media & Thought Leadership: Executive produced award-winning media properties reaching more than one million viewers.
About my background
I am a TIME100 Philanthropy Honoree, Managing Director of The Allstate Foundation & Social Impact, entrepreneur, and executive strategist whose career has focused on helping organizations solve complex strategic challenges and build initiatives that create lasting organizational value.
Over more than two decades, I have worked across corporate strategy, philanthropy, higher education, workforce development, sports, media, and nonprofit organizations. My work has included directing more than $100 million in strategic investments, designing nationally recognized research initiatives, developing institutional partnerships, launching enterprise platforms, and leading large-scale organizational strategies.
Today, I lead strategy across one of the country's largest corporate social impact portfolios, where I oversee investment strategy, research, organizational partnerships, and enterprise initiatives designed to strengthen institutions and expand opportunity.
While the scale of my work has evolved - from launching my first nonprofit at age 12 to leading national enterprise initiatives - the philosophy behind it has remained remarkably consistent.
Organizations rarely create lasting value through good ideas alone. Sustainable progress requires disciplined strategy, capable leadership, aligned incentives, thoughtful implementation, and systems intentionally designed to endure.
I am also the author of The Intentional Navigator, a practical guide to leadership, decision-making, and navigating an increasingly complex world.