Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I spent my first career up to the age of 40 - Guiding, building and managing non-profits across the world. This involved 13 years as CCS NYC, the world's leading non-profit fundraising consultancy. Then, two years as VP Advancement at the University of Windsor, Ontario; and finally two years as CAO at the Perimeter Institute, Waterloo, Canada, the world's leading institute for Quantum Physics.

Phase 2 of my professional career would involve using the business, political and foresight skills garnered over the previous 17 years to accelerate human advancement and solving global challenges. Dedicating my new career as an entrepreneur in catalyzing for-profit companies built upon non-profit values systems. To date, this experience has included Biostem Technologies, an innovative stem cell, medical and environmental technology company; as well as Smart Axiom, the world's most innovative Blockchain based IoT security company.

The next 10 years will be focused on building a global physical and virtual platform dedicated to democratising the innovation process and accelerating human advancement, through providing meaningful engagement tools to entrepreneurs, investors and the crowd to support initiatives around 1.) Climate and Global Migration 2.) NextGen Opportunities, and 3.) Health and Public Health