Introducing myself!

Thank you for visiting my website! I hope this offers a little insight into my background, interests, and philosophy.

As I have posted on my LinkedIn Profile, one of the most influential thinkers on my own life and career was the late Clay Christensen of Harvard Business School. This idea resonates with me strongly:

“Management is the most noble of professions if it’s practiced well. No other occupation offers as many ways to help others learn and grow, take responsibility and be recognized for achievement, and contribute to the success of a team. More and more [young businesspeople think] that a career in business means buying, selling, and investing in companies. That’s unfortunate. Doing deals doesn’t yield the deep rewards that come from building up people.”

I believe that business success comes, over time, from a connection between hard work, technical expertise, and attention to relationships of all varieties (e.g. employees, customers, vendors, regulators, etc.)

Over my career, I have invested into technical expertise with formal education (undergraduate degree in economics and business administration from Penn State, as well as MBA from NYU Stern with concentrations in corporate finance and leadership) as well as professional accreditation (e.g. CLU, ChFC, CEBS) and licensing (e.g. various insurance licenses and federal securities registrations).

From a personal perspective, our family is a member of the State College community. We love global travel, books and movies of all varieties, and the Danish idea of hygge.