About

Welcome to my Web space.

This is a blog for the intellectually curious, for star gazers, for anyone who wants to live a considered life. Feel free to comment on any post and join the discussion.

I research emerging technologies for the equity capital markets group of a Midwest investment bank. My focus is on game-changing technology in the aerospace & defense, clean tech / automotive and industrial markets. I’ve developed expertise in defense and intelligence contracting, unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), commercial satellite imagery, precision agriculture technology and electric vehicles & batteries.

Prior to joining my firm, I worked as a financial journalist for several news outlets, including the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Bloomberg News London. My work has appeared globally, including in the Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle and Washington Business Journal. I have appeared on Bloomberg News Network and Fox Business Network as an expert and I’ve been profiled by CBS MarketWatch, the Philadelphia Inquirer and National Public Radio. I started my career as a data analyst for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. I graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in computer information systems from American University in Washington, D.C., where I also minored in physics. I also hold a masters in journalism from Northwestern University.

(Ok. That bio looks sporadic, doesn’t it? If there’s any theme to my career and education, it’s exploration, curiosity and learning.)

In 2001, I appeared on “Wheel of Fortune” and won an all-expenses-paid trip to Antigua, which I still claim is one of my biggest achievements.

I’ve chosen Seattle for my home because it mixes city and nature, commerce and creation, the energy of skyscrapers with the peace of evergreens, water and mountains.

I enjoy hiking and skiing and exploring new places, trying new foods and clumsily attempting new endeavors.

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