New York, United States
Named Thought Leader of the Year in Sustainable Lifestyle by illuminem, I am an Oscar-shortlisted filmmaker, anthropologist, founder/CEO, futurist, and systems strategist working at the intersection of culture, green energy infrastructure, AI, storytelling, and regenerative systems. A Tribeca Disruptive Innovator, UN Women’s Entrepreneurship Distinguished Fellow, and Rotary International Global Peacemaker, I help leaders and institutions translate sustainability into credible strategy, narrative, trusted influence, and long-term value. My work brings imagination, policy, capital, education, culture, and infrastructure together to build prosperity through sustainable and regenerative solutions. Across executive leadership, clean energy, film, philanthropy, Original Peoples-led systems, and global convening, I design initiatives that align culture, governance, and infrastructure. These initiatives have mobilized $26M+, built partnerships across six continents, supported programs reaching 8,000+ young people, and reached 4B+ people through film, media, and campaigns. As Founder and Chief Vision Officer of Open Origin, I guide strategy, narrative, partnerships, sustainability, impact, and governance for emissions-free, local water-free green energy and AI infrastructure. At Shakti Regeneration Institute, I serve as Executive Director of a women- and Original Peoples-led nonprofit advancing regenerative education, cooperation, and advance XPRIZE-recognized Bio-Cultural systems™ translating biodiversity, stewardship, ancestral knowledge, and science-led innovation into investable frameworks. As Director of The Regeneration Generation, a feature documentary and global alliance by an Academy Award-winning team, we highlight visionary leaders and Nobel Prize-level scientists, innovators, and Original Peoples advancing energy and climate solutions, biodiversity, and cultural renewal. As Convenor of Science Summit at UNGA, and through Davos, Climate Weeks, and COP dialogues, I convene scientists, policymakers, Original Peoples, educators, investors, philanthropists, and cultural institutions. A Princeton-trained anthropologist and former Visiting Lecturer at Princeton University, I have delivered keynotes at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, the UN, TEDx, and global forums. I advise leaders, founders, boards, companies, family offices, foundations, and institutions across green energy, AI infrastructure, sustainability, finance, storytelling, governance, impact, and systems transformation. Honors include 2 Cannes Gold Lions and 40+ international awards.
Develops large-scale green energy and AI-ready industrial infrastructure, including green ammonia priced at parity with grey ammonia for transport, grid, and industrial applications. Advances sovereign-scale energy systems designed for carbon-free, water-free resilience, aligning infrastructure development with economic durability and long-horizon national competitiveness. Focus areas: • AI-ready energy infrastructure • Industrial decarbonization • Green ammonia for transport and grid • Cross-border sovereign partnerships
International 501(c)(3) advancing innovation, education, media, women and Original Peoples–led ecosystem regeneration. Designs bio-cultural finance frameworks, community-benefiting biodiversity measurement systems, and cross-sector partnerships linking science, culture, and institutional capital. Film and education campaigns have reached 4+ billion people globally. For strategic partnership, philanthropy, or institutional collaboration, direct outreach is welcome.
University of Oxford – Technology and Industrialisation for Development Centre (TIDE); Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS); Transnational Institute (TNI) Contributing to an international working group examining governance frameworks for inclusive and competitive green industrial strategy, with emphasis on institutional resilience, financing integration, and long-horizon economic transformation.
Convening multilateral, scientific, industrial, and financial leadership to translate evidence into implementation within planetary boundaries. The platform operates during UN General Assembly and throughout the year, integrating sovereign representatives, research institutions, investors, industry leaders, and Indigenous governance authorities across Financing for Development (FFD4), Davos, Climate Weeks, and COP processes. Structured to catalyze measurable coordination, institutional alignment, and long-horizon systems resilience. Welcomes dialogue with institutional partners, philanthropies, and aligned leaders committed to advancing measurable, scalable resilience.
Award-winning film and creative studio advancing cultural transformation through art, media, and strategic communications. Produced campaigns and cinematic works reaching over 4+ billion people globally. Collaborated with leading cultural figures and global brands across film, music, fashion, and public-interest initiatives. Work recognized with 40+ international honors including Cannes Gold Lions and Tribeca Disruptive Innovator distinctions. Collaborations: Vogue, Vanity Fair, TIME; L'Oreal, Nike, Pepsi; Beyonce, JayZ, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian, Keanu Reeves. www.dxstudios.us