Senior Director of Network Technology Innovation at the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS), driving cutting-edge solutions to amplify organizational impact. Leveraging my PhD in Philosophy and 15+ years in academia, I spearhead the development, testing, and adoption of innovative technology and data tools to enhance the strategic effectiveness of IHS and its external partners.

Previously, as Managing Director of Academic Relations at IHS, I led a team overseeing a network of thousands of academics, and harnessed big data to surface opportunities and drive results.

My earlier roles at West Virginia University's Center for Free Enterprise and University of Minnesota Duluth's Center for Ethics and Public Policy honed my skills in event management, media engagement, and cross-institutional collaboration.

Recognized for outstanding public service and civic engagement, I'm passionate about bridging the gap between scholarly insights and real-world challenges. Adept at surfacing funding opportunities, fostering connectivity, and incorporating data to drive results. 

My academic research primarily resides in three different areas: political philosophy, ethical theory and applied ethics.  

My publications have appeared in Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, Journal of Environmental Philosophy, Journal of Applied Philosophy, Journal of Mind and Behavior, Southwest Philosophy Review, Hobbes Studies, Reason Papers, Utilitas, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy and Routledge's Ethics in Politics.

I also published an edited volume -- Hobbesian Applied Ethics and Public Policy (Routledge 2017). This book explores intransigent problems in business ethics, biomedical ethics, environmental ethics and world poverty – all from a Hobbesian perspective. My most recent publications have been written in the spirit of this overall project.