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“The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I am a mission-driven educator, entrepreneurial leader and advocate for educational equity.
I believe that every child deserves a high-quality education and I have made it my life’s mission to support those who help young people unlock their potentials: teachers. I am a lifelong learner, strategic thinker, and hard worker. I try to live both my professional and personal lives with authenticity, curiosity, humility, and a bias for action.
I’m happily married to Medjy, no kids, fun uncle. I’m an avid reader, hiker, runner and traveler. I live in Munich (by way of Dublin, Buenos Aires, Kreuzberg, Boston, Brooklyn, Boulder, CDMX and a few other fine places).
I am an alumnus of the Broad Residency in Urban Education (2021), the Harvard Graduate School of Education (2018), Education Pioneers (2018) and Teach First Deutschland (2012), the German equivalent of Teach For America. I also hold dual undergraduate degrees in business administration from Reutlingen University and Dublin City University (both 2010) as well a German language teaching certification from the Goethe Institut (2016). In addition, I have completed various programs at the London School of Economics, La Sorbonne Paris, Copenhagen Business School, Columbia University’s Teachers College and others.
I am one of the first in my family to go to college and firmly believe that talent is far more equitably distributed than access and opportunity.
I work on the nexus of education, technology and entrepreneurship.
➡️ I’m currently Managing Director at Klett Lernen und Information (KLI), a division of Klett Group.
✏️ A former teacher in the German public school system, I have worked for school districts and charter school management organizations in Berlin, New York City and Tulsa, Oklahoma where I started an early-college high school program, supported the launch of a virtual school and co-led the pandemic-response team.
🚀 I spent the better part of a decade building and scaling education technology companies. I was an early employee at meinUnterricht and, in 2015, co-founded eduki which currently serves 2m+ teachers. The leading online marketplace for teacher-generated educational resources in the German-speaking countries, we celebrate and harness the creative potential of educators by connecting them to a wider audience, allowing them to have an impact beyond their own classrooms, and empowering them to make the teaching profession more collaborative. I continue to be a partner and shareholder in the company.
I am a member of the International Bonhoeffer Society, the German Alpine Club, the Colorado Mountain Club, a handful of alumni organizations and my neighborhood football club. I mentor young people through various non-profits.