Personal Statement 

I am a creative problem solver who thrives on building and leading organizations to solve “impossible” problems.

I am starting a new company, Allie, to provide critical infrastructure for the volunteer economy. Every minute spent on administration is time not spent on mission. Allie will be a transformational mobile-first platform that provides the easiest and most seamless experience to create, manage, find and join community-based organizations and in so doing create a sustainable, scalable business model with organic growth.

Ever since I was a boy growing up with racism and domestic violence, I believed that community would have made mine a better world. I was honored to deliver the Commencement speech for my boarding school that lays out my motivations. Over the past 40 years through my campaign for Mayor, my pursuit of community has translated into volunteering for and building community-based organizations. 

I believe that the key to solving our most important problems is visionary leadership. Building consensus for institutional buy-in and to attract talent and capital. Forming partnerships at every level, especially with frontline workers and the people they serve. Diving deep into essential product and technology. Tech innovation is my core capability for its ability to provide scale, repeatability and user delight. I am proud of my work to advance democracy (NYC Votes), to improve child welfare (Casebook), to bring universal broadband and climate resiliency to the waterfront (Queens West), and to build an onramp to the tech sector for CUNY students (CUNY TAP).

I most recently ran for Mayor of NYC in the 2021 Democratic primary based on my belief that New York City can work for everyone. Before that, my most recent prior work involved creating a successful ground-up legal knowledge management program at JPMorgan Chase as a Managing Director. Prior to that, I founded and led Tipping Point Partners, a tech startup incubator that created products/companies that revolutionize work for frontline workers and the people they serve, including voter engagement, campaign finance, social services, television, publishing, fashion, e-commerce. We co-created NYC Votes, Casebook, and the CUNY Technology Apprenticeship Program. At Tipping Point, I built a decade-long partnership with Pivotal Software, and eventually joined Pivotal to help the world’s leading financial services companies with digital transformation. My 40 year work experience spans New York City’s key industries and government.