I'm a technologist on a lifelong learning journey. I've been working on startups for the better part of the last decade as a do-it-all generalist, and I'm learning how to tinker on software projects to sharpen my technical skillset.

I'm the Chief Operating Officer of Pluto, where we're building applied cryptography tooling for application developers. I also occassionally write long-form posts on my blog (some of my personal favorites below).

Previously, I studied finance and economics at the University of Florida and received an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. These days, I've curated a personal curriculum focused on a weird mix of basic computer science, cryptography, and a bunch of other unrelated topics I find interesting, like longevity, space exploration, and finance.

I also like to cook (see my running list of recipes), play golf, and hang out with my puppy Manu.

• A Simpler Guide to Ethereum
• Aliens, AI, and the Great Filter
• Finding Inspiration
• Choosing Startup Life
• Should the Ethereum Foundation dissolve?

• The Three Body Problem trilogy, by Liu Cixin
• To Hold Up The Sky, by Liu Cixin
• Rogues, by Patrick Keefe
• The Chip, by J.R. Reid
• The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking), by Katie Mack
• Killing Pablo, by Mark Bowden
• The Black Cloud, by Fred Hoyle
• Crypto, by Steven Levy
• The Lathe of Heaven, by Ursula Le Guin
• Phil, by Alan Shipnuck
• The Circle / The Every, by Dave Eggers