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
Conversation
A short call to understand the decision you are facing and whether I am the right collaborator.
Scope
A written scope with questions, methods, deliverables, and a realistic timeline.
Work
Collaborative delivery with your team, structured so capability stays inside your organization.
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.
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