I love food, I think like an anthropologist, and I like to build things. In some circles that makes me a product designer; in others, a foodtech startup person. I’ve chased a bunch of seemingly disparate opportunities over the years, from working on Wall Street to co-creating and hosting a TV pilot for the History Channel to working the line at a posh SF restaurant to getting an MFA in product design. At present all of my waking energy is spent building a foodtech company, Trove, in San Francisco.
In the rare moments when I’m not working on Trove, you’ll find me in the woods foraging or hunting, stalking through foreign souks or food stalls in search of local fare, and hosting dinner parties. I love that moment when I put the last course on the table for my guests, pour a glass of cab franc from the Loire, and lean back in my chair amidst the revelry and banter of good friends.