I am an Associate Professor at West Virginia University, in the John Chambers College of Business and Economics, affiliated with the Kendrick Center for an Ethical Economy. I teach across Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) and Business Ethics.

My work engages with the philosophical analysis of political and economic institutions, particularly property rights and state authority. I'm also interested in their connection to urban development and environmental governance. My first book, Property and Justice: A Liberal Theory of Natural Rights was published with Routledge in 2021.

I am now working on a project that brings the concept of "state capacity" under the lens of political philosophy. My next book, State Capaicity Liberalism, is under contract with Oxford University Press.

I have published articles in Philosophy & Public Affairs, The Journal of Politics, Economics & Philosophy, Law & Philosophy, and the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, et al.

Prior to joining WVU I was Senior Lecturer in Political Philosophy at King's College London, in the Department of Political Economy, where I was the PPE Programme Director for four years. Prior to that I was a Fellow at the New York University School of Law where I remain a Program Affiliate Scholar. I obtained all of my degrees from the University of Manchester.

I enjoy powerlifting and mountain biking, and am good at neither. I am a tonsured Reader in the Orthodox Church. I took the photos on this website in the Hondę Valley (Zimbabwe-Mozambique border), New York City, London, and Brussels, respectively.