The world faces an intricate web of interconnected challenges that cannot be solved by temporary measures or short-term solutions. To create lasting change, we must understand the broader context in which these issues arise, moving beyond quick fixes toward systemic transformation.
This conviction has guided my career, shaped by the belief that every individual deserves access to a society that fosters growth, opportunity, and fulfillment. My work focuses on dismantling systemic barriers to advance global social equity, climate justice, and economic mobility. By addressing these challenges at their root, we can create solutions with the power to generate meaningful impact.
Collaboration is essential to this vision. I partner with organizations, communities, and individuals in multi-stakeholder initiatives, providing strategic guidance and advisory support. Together, we can reimagine systems and co-create a more just, resilient, and sustainable future.
I design sustainability programs and strategies.
I develop technical solutions and innovations.
I analyze existing systems for optimization.
I connect people, programs and opportunities.
I am a development practitioner, technologist, and adaptable problem-solver. My work examines how responsible natural resource management can fuel economic growth, accelerate technological innovation, and strengthen local capacity. As a seasoned entrepreneur, I reimagine the role of business in society, aligning purpose with action to confront urgent global challenges.
Leveraging my background in operations, I started a consulting agency that partners with industry leaders to coordinate large-scale initiatives for supply chain digitization and economic development in commodity sectors across Latin America and East Africa.
In response to recurring gaps across the industry, I developed a software platform aimed at empowering the commodities sector with advanced tools to streamline and de-risk trade. The award-winning, venture-backed startup modernized supply chains across Ethiopia as the nation's first licensed e-commerce platform, helping drive the digital revolution forward.
In an effort advance public-private alignment, I regularly contribute to working groups on sustainable supply chains, technology interoperability standards, anti-corruption strategies, and economic development planning. My contributions include editorial publications on commodity market trends, risk mitigation, and trade policy, as well as speaking engagements aimed at fostering collective action toward a more sustainable future.
Selected Startup: “Top 15 Innovators in Supply Chain Management” by Best Startup California.
Guest Speaker: “Supply Chain Technology for Trading Innovations” at the World Coffee Conference in India.
Startup Accelerator: “Farm to Fork Accelerator (F2F22)”, awarded by Techstars in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Fellowship: “On Deck Founder Fellowship (ODF11)”, awarded by On Deck in San Francisco, California.
First Place Winner: “Founders Live SF Pitch Competition”, awarded by Founders Live at Google Launchpad in San Francisco, California.
Fellowship: 2019 Re:Co Fellow, awarded by SCA and the Ernesto Illy Foundation of illycaffè.
Guest Speaker: “Applying Technology Solutions at Origin,” Re:Co Fellows Talks at the 2019 Re:co Symposium in Boston, Massachusetts.
With offices in New York and London, I am available for engagegments worldwide. Please contact me for speaking requests, consultancy, and interviews.