I’m a self-taught builder with a bias toward action, systems thinking, and solving hard coordination problems. My journey started in foster care, where I taught myself entire subjects in a matter of hours to graduate early and escape instability. I became class president in college, dropped out due to financial hardship, and by 21, was working directly for Governor Larry Hogan—playing a key role in his historic re-election campaign. Since then, I’ve helped scale a startup from $1.6M to $44M in annual revenue, raised $1.75M in venture funding, delivered on a Web3 Foundation grant, taught founders in Hong Kong & Berkeley through the Polkadot Blockchain Academy, and led the development of what was once considered to be one of the most innovative blockchain networks in the Polkadot ecosystem. I’ve made great achievements over my career, and have learned immensely from my successes, but even more from my failures. My work sits at the intersection of decentralized systems, creator empowerment, and the future of autonomous organizations. I build for resilience, ownership, and impact — and I believe the next generation of great companies will be powered by agentic & blockchain infrastructure.