I have a lifetime of great experience as a serial innovator riding waves from scrappy startups of companies, academic centers, not-for-profits, and a government agency to the New York Stock Exchange.

I co-founded Capital Insights, which became one of the country’s largest angel groups. I was Chairman of Earth Fare, which grew into the country’s largest regional organic grocery chain.

As Vice President of Strategy at KEMET, I was the point person with Wall Street analysts during the chaos of the 2000 internet tsunami. I was the architect of InnoVenture and InnoMobility conferences, with anchors including Michelin, Milliken, Sealed Air, GE, Blue Cross, and others.

I've been on SC Public Radio for two decades. My community leadership has included being a founding board member of Artisphere, a nationally acclaimed arts festival, and the SC Venture Capital Authority, a pioneering agency promoting venture capital, and being part of the community conversation leading to CU-ICAR.