San Francisco · Consciousness × AI
Building at the frontier of consciousness research and AI.
Head of Partnerships
AI models for ultra-precise weather forecasting and modification. Led business development, landing the company's first SBIRs and recurring contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense and foreign governments. Ran projects with the United Nations and Rockefeller Foundation, partnered with federal research and frontier labs, and built the brand, marketing, and hiring functions across technical and commercial teams. Acquisition by Vaisala in 2026.
Founder
Advancing the science and culture of consciousness. Launching soon.
Co-Director, with the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Sciences (MAPS)
Co-led the inaugural summit at Edge Esmeralda, Edge City's month-long pop-up village, running programming, speakers, partnerships and fundraising. I moderated conversations with the field's leading researchers, anthropologists, policymakers, founders, and practitioners, and hosted a visit to the historic Shulgin Foundation farm and workshops on existential risk.
Events & Partnerships
Led partnerships and community programming for an interdisciplinary innovation hub, working with Protocol Labs and the Ethereum Foundation as partners. I produced events with Burning Man Project and MIT Media Lab's City Science Lab (SF).
CEO & Co-Founder
Founded an AI trend forecasting startup that turned the zeitgeist into actionable data for the fashion industry. Led early product, fundraising, and market validation with luxury fashion houses in the US and Europe. Recruited and managed a team that spanned product, design and engineering.
AI safety · open science · art · culture
Since 2021, I've hosted salons and dinners in San Francisco across tech and culture, bringing together founders, researchers, investors and artists. I sit on the SF committee for Wonder Women dinner series, and moderate panels on AI, ethics, and human flourishing.
Represented by agencies across North America, Europe and Asia. Fashion weeks, campaigns, editorials and magazine covers, plus TV and music videos, for clients including Vogue Italia and The Weeknd.
Art direction and brand strategy for a boutique design agency. Clients included L'Oréal and MAYER.
Intern in the office of Ryan Cleary, Member of Parliament, including campaign work.
B.S. Psychedelic Studies, inaugural class. Prior coursework in art, philosophy and computer science.
I love painting, meditating, reading, skiing, surfing, being in nature, and playing the harp.