I am a husband, father, son, brother, friend, reader, thinker, economist, investor, gamer, artist, and writer.

I liked school and have three degrees. The last is an M.Sc. in environmental economics. I enjoy thinking and got paid to think on behalf of the Government of Canada, BASF, several commodity groups, and tonnes of small companies. My last post was a senior policy adviser in the federal government on the environment, in international policy, and at the OECD.

I helped craft national policy for three years. I’ve written for the Globe and Mail, National Post, and economic journals. I was once a great tree planter. I make a nice cup of coffee.

I like philosophy, stuff about how people learn and understand, animal behaviour, graffiti, scotch, science fiction, movies, modern architecture, and probably surfing.

At the moment I work for a private investment company. We invest in technologies for renewable resource ventures that are either too risky or not yet viable enough to attract equity. It’s a sweet mix of hardcore business mechanics vs. soft social benefits, short-term payback vs. future-oriented visioning, and minute-by-minute tactics vs. strategic long-range decision making.