Workforce, institutions, and alliances, applied to what's happening now. Essays in American Affairs and American Compass, op‑eds in NZZ, talks and collaborations in progress with academic and industry partners.
Extended arguments in policy journals. Research-grade, cited, and written for readers who want the full case.
San Francisco's Port draws 78.5% of its revenue from non-maritime sources. The next commissioner appointment is a choice about whether the Port remains a working waterfront or completes a slow conversion into a real-estate trust.
Reindustrialization requires a workforce strategy to match. The apprenticeship model, in which apprentices are employees from day one, delivers a $144 return for every $100 invested. It is the paradigm American small and medium manufacturers need to train the next generation at the speed of innovation.
America is rebuilding its industrial capital base; now it must reindustrialize its workers. A blueprint pairing refundable training credits, streamlined apprenticeship paperwork, and procurement preferences for skills-first vendors, starting with startups, where the needs are most acute.
Short pieces in the national and international press. Written to move a specific policy conversation a specific direction, not to rehearse the whole thesis.
Switzerland has world-class AI research and the second-densest AI engineer population in Europe, yet 86% of venture investment in Swiss startups originates abroad. The gap isn't talent. It's ambition, founder presence, and a willingness to incorporate where global capital sits.
Moderated discussions and public conversations. Indexed with prep notes and follow-ups where available.
A discussion with the longest-serving Associate Administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, the portfolio that launched the James Webb Space Telescope, on mentorship, mission doctrine, and turning trust networks into institutions.
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