Director

Engagement Manager

Extensive work in the U.S. and Middle East with Fortune 100 companies, start-ups, investors, and destinations on travel, tourism, and transportation topics, with a focus on customer-experience, growth strategy, and marketing. Example work includes: • Developed investment theses and ran 15+ due diligences to launch a new investment cluster for a sovereign wealth fund, deploying USD >5bn within the entertainment, hospitality, travel, and sports sectors • Launched a USD 1bn+ luxury electric vehicle brand leading customer research, feature design, partnership strategy, and capital fundraising journey • Created and executed >30 new hospitality, retail, dining, and attraction concepts for a luxury tourism destination generating USD 400mn in target annual revenue and a 12 p.p. increase in net promoter scores

Senior Manager, Emerging Technologies

Led a cross-function team from five business units to select future deployment markets for autonomous vehicles (AVs). Developed and executed public policy strategies to pass legislation in 10 states enabling deployment of AVs. Managed a team of six consultants and a $4 million budget. Example work includes: • Analyzed market data and created evaluation criteria and policy guidance to assess AV commercialization opportunities in 13 international markets; led government outreach to GM’s first international deployment cities • Formed and directed a third-party advocacy coalition of disability, safety, and environmental groups; authored 12 op-eds and hearing testimonies and directed six public workshops to increase public support for AVs • Wrote major publications including GM’s first Self-Driving Vehicle Safety Report and First Responder Engagement Plan, which simplified complex engineering systems to facilitate policymakers’ and the general public’s acceptance of AVs

Chief of Staff, Global Public Policy

Oversaw GM’s state, federal, and international public policy strategies on behalf of the General Counsel and EVP for Law & Policy and served as the main staff liaison to the Board of Directors and business units on key policy issues. Example work included: • Managed operations for the Global Public Policy office, including oversight of a $60 million budget; effectively led nine departments of 180 staff members through multiple organizational changes and budget reductions while maintaining morale • Prepared bi-weekly geopolitical risk reports to the Board of Directors and oversaw the department’s Board Meeting updates • Led highly visible special initiatives, including: - Launching from the ground up GM’s Business Intelligence Group, a new eight-person department tasked with standardizing and consolidating data from across the company to develop new business insights and inform strategy - Developing and implementing GM’s first globally-integrated corporate social responsibility program, working with GM’s global regions to assess current giving, agree on new focus areas, and execute a USD 40mn annual budget

Associate Staff Analyst

• Coordinated the trade portfolio for the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade and developed the Chairman’s legislative agenda, including bill prioritization, through relationships with various stakeholders. • Authored opening statements, background memoranda, and nationally and internationally published opinion pieces and briefed the chairman and subcommittee members ahead of hearings and interviews.