Work With Me

Available for institutional strategy, research, advisory, and teaching.

A small number of engagements each year with universities, public agencies, industry, and foundations.

Academic & Institutional Leadership

Dean, director, and provost-level engagements: interdisciplinary program design, accreditation strategy, faculty governance, research infrastructure, and organizational models that hold together across departments.

Universities, schools, research institutes

Research Partnerships

Co-designed studies with cities, agencies, industry, and international consortia — readiness assessment, pilot evaluation, curb and street operations, and multi-year funded programs.

Agencies, foundations, industry labs

Advisory & Consulting

Strategic counsel on automated mobility, curb and street operations, civic technology deployment, and the policy and procurement frameworks that decide whether a pilot becomes a service.

Cities, operators, investors

Speaking & Executive Education

Keynotes, workshops, and multi-day executive programs for leadership teams navigating technological and institutional change, built around decisions rather than trend reports.

Conferences, boards, leadership teams

How engagements work

A simple, unhurried process

01

Conversation

A short call to understand the decision you are facing and whether I am the right collaborator.

02

Scope

A written scope with questions, methods, deliverables, and a realistic timeline.

03

Work

Collaborative delivery with your team, structured so capability stays inside your organization.

04

Handover

Documentation, training, and where appropriate, open tools your staff can keep running.

Book and pay

Reserve time or hold a date

Advisory call

60 minutes · $500

A focused working session on a decision you are facing — mobility strategy, curb and street operations, automation readiness, or program and accreditation questions.

Speaking engagement deposit

One-time · $1,500

Holds a keynote, workshop, or panel date on the calendar. The deposit is applied toward the total engagement fee agreed in the scope.

Not sure which fits? Send a note first using the form below — payment only makes sense once we have agreed the scope.

Contact

Start a conversation

Tell me a little about the decision, program, or partnership you have in mind. I read every note and reply to those where I can genuinely help.

Contact · Use the contact form

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