Home: Miami, FL. Age: Forties. Birthplace: Detroit, MI. Profession: Private Markets, Real Estate & Digital Investment Infrastructure. Title: Founder and Managing Director. Alma mater: University of Michigan.
Current project: Building tokenized digital investment infrastructure for global private markets. Recent professional development: Leading investments in decentralized finance and blockchain. Latest contribution to others: Creating investment opportunities in global real estate markets. What’s been your big (or biggest leap)? Transitioning to a venture and tech focus with blockchain technology. Hobbies: Being a hands-on father of two, playing music and songwriting.
Personality profile: Strategic, visionary, driven. What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Ambitious. How do you define a perfect friendship? Trust, shared ambition and mutual growth. How do you define an ideal business relationship? Transparent, trustworthy, aspirational, high agency and collaborative. What is your greatest joy? My children and building meaningful, durable businesses. What is your greatest fear? Stagnation, both personally and professionally. What occupation, other than your own, do you most admire? Self-made entrepreneurs.
What was your first paying job? Hospitality manager-in-training. What was your favorite college course? Music Composition; Financial Mathematics. What’s the best advice you received growing up? Success is persistence meeting opportunity. What modern technology innovation do you most appreciate? AI-enabled autonomous systems.
What is your big idea?
Programmable financial infrastructure and intelligent systems will reshape capital formation.
What change are you working on to effect in your profession or field? Designing digital financial infrastructure to improve how investing and finance operate. What change would you like to see in the world? Traditional institutions adapting to a more digital and borderless world. What message do you want to send out into the world? Build something meaningful, stay honest in the process and invest deeply in the people you love.
What title would you choose for the movie about your life? The Reinvention Curve. What actor would you choose to play you in the movie about your life? Keanu Reeves. What advice would you give your younger self? Protect your time. Choose your partners wisely. Trust your instincts early and follow your genuine interests. What day in your life would you choose to re-live? The birth of my first child.
Personal mission: Continually learning and growing, both personally and professionally. Personal motto: From a distance, little endures. Up close, live deliberately.
