Hello!

I’m a product leader and engineer who likes building things people actually use. Most of my career has been in consumer technology - creating products that sit in millions of pockets, homes, and daily routines.

Today I work on AI innovation at Google, exploring how AI can unlock new kinds of user experiences across devices and platforms. My focus is simple: take emerging technology and turn it into products that solve real problems.

Before this, I spent years building internet products during their formative stages. I was part of the early team at YouTube and have also founded multiple startups along the way. That mix of big-company scale and startup chaos has shaped how I think about product building: move fast, stay close to users, and ship things that matter.

Outside of my day job, I advise and invest in startups and serve on the Computer Science Advisory Board at USC Viterbi School of Engineering, where I help think about how the next generation of engineers should be trained.

I also write occasionally about technology, AI, product design, and how software is changing the world.

If something here resonates with you, feel free to reach out.

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