About
The Economist called me "Mr. Creativity" and a "serial innovator." I delight in bending the curve of possibility towards value - for my partners, clients, students, and friends. I'm a serial entrepreneur, former Harvard Business School Professor, pianist, Tony-nominated producer of film and theater, strategy advisor, keynote speaker, educator and former keyboard player for Frank Zappa. These days I am pondering how to preserve our humanity in the age of AI.
Experience
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Co-Chairman at SilverPoint Studios
Aug 2025 - Present · 7 mos
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Yale University (3 yrs 4 mos)
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Senior Fellow, Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science
Jul 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos
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Entrepreneur In Residence
Nov 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos
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Associate Fellow @ Trumbull College
Feb 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo
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Visiting Scholar/Artist at American Academy in Rome
Apr 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos
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Advisory Board Member - Global Innovation Index at World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO
Jul 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 8 mos
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Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus at ThayerMahan, Inc.
Jan 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 2 mos