I studied international relations at Wellesley College, Universität Konstanz and Columbia University, where I earned a Master of International Affairs in 1992.

Thirty years on, I’ve worked in investment banking, management consulting, digital marketing, software, social media and the metaverse. The common thread throughout my career has been problem solving, relationship-driven business development and growth. Along the way I’ve developed an emotionally-intelligent, systems-thinking approach, a bias to action, joyful presence and gift for delivering win-win outcomes. 

In February 2023 I left a global executive role in Silicon Valley to begin a year of study at MIT, earning a Sustainability Certificate in July 2024. 

My focus now is the climate crisis, where current projects center on accelerating biochar and other next generation CO2 sequestration technologies, principally involving forest management and farmland applications. 

I live in Litchfield County, Connecticut and Walla Walla, Washington where I stage as a brand consultant and extra pair of hands at Foolhardy Vintners, my partner Jonathan Sams Edelman’s winery.