Partner
ShiftXP Partners
• www.linkedin.com/company/shiftxpadvisory
Feb 2019 - Present
New York City Metropolitan Area
Co-Founder
The Sovereign Blueprint
Apr 2026 - Present
New York, United States
Co-Founder/ Non-Executive Advisor
Agile Governance Inc
• www.linkedin.com/company/agile-governance-inc
Jan 2024 - Present
New York, United States

Operator. (founder, VC, media exec, trained mediator, lawyer). I help CEOs & Founders solve the hard things to drive higher-performing companies
Strategist and VC that partners with CEOs, Founders and VCs to solve the hard things. Experience as a lawyer, VC, executive, and founder, with a deep understanding of human psychology; how people think, react and behave when things get complex, political or emotional.I advise and coach across all three layers of the system: 1. Strategy: the business problem itself2. Craft: the skills to execute. 3. Inner Architecture; the layer underneath. Identity, patterns, blind spots. We work on the moments that matter in areas such as:- Funding and capital strategy- Recaps and restructurings- Key executive and strategic hires- Strategic partnerships and GTM alliances- Cofounder & investor alignment/ conflict- Complex, multi-party transactions- Exits and liquidity events- Leadership & board dynamicsAbout me:Dad of three with ~25 years of global experience living and working in Munich, Cape Town and New York.VC investor (guide the Endeavor Harvest Fund), entrepreneur, executive and attorney, and have helped build and/or invest in businesses at SoftBank, 2go, Bertelsmann, Sony BMG Music, Hasso Plattner Ventures, Investec and Endeavor.Qualified lawyer, mediator and coach, with an MBA from INSEAD.
investec.com
group.softbank
endeavor.org
ensafrica.com
sonymusic.com
New York City Metropolitan Area
INSEAD
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Iona University
Master of Science, Marriage and Family Therapy
Apr 2026 - Aug 2029
University of the Witwatersrand
Bachelor of Laws (LLB), (JD equivalent)
University of the Witwatersrand
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics (with distinction)
Fielding Graduate University
Graduate Program in Evidence Based Coaching (ACTP)
Harvard Law School
Mediation Certification