- Drove creation of top 3 city's government blueprint to simplify procurement processes across City agencies

- Drove ~20 diligence efforts across aerospace & defense, healthcare, CPG, music and other industries
• Built financial outlook and 5-year roadmap for $50B jet propulsion business, delivering recommendations to CEO & board
• Evaluated investment financials, market size, competitive dynamics, and margin potential for various M&A opportunities

• Miller Social Innovation Award; Certificate in Public Management & Social Innovation
• George & Mary Lou Shott Academic Fellowship; Social Management & Innovation Fellowship (SMIF)
• Impact Fund | Investor, Justice Team
• The ‘21 Fund | Investor
• Startup Garage | Post-Incarcerated Job Training; Design for Extreme Affordability | Stanford d.school
• Teaching Assistant | Alyssa Rapp | Managerial Skills

| Investing in seed-stage enterprises focused on essential services in East Africa & India (27% fund IRR to date)
| Leading diligence of $MM fintech building ML algorithm for loan factoring, and issuing final recommendation to IC
| Sourcing deals, interviewing entrepreneurs, and structuring investment theses in healthcare, fintech & agriculture sectors
| Collaborating on $20M fundraise & LP structure for Beyond Capital Ventures to expand its early-stage portfolio

| Constructed an independent strategy agency (www.elevatefreelancing.com)
| Generated >$500K in profit to date, contracting for two-dozen startups and hiring several full-time employees to scale

| Developed market analytics & pitch materials for Amazon HQ2 and O’Hare High-Speed Rail deals
| Led strategic development, analysis and deployment of 5G wireless infrastructure citywide
| Co-developed the City’s Mobility Task Force, detailing the future of Chicago transportation
| Grew affordable housing, accessible transportation and workforce efforts across low-income wards
| Crafted impromptu speeches, policy-based editorials, opinion pieces and press releases for City publication

| Led workstream for state prison system to employ a rehabilitative framework to lower reincarceration, provide job training, and create sustainable support communities for formerly incarcerated individuals
| Developed market entry and eCommerce optimization strategy for top-five global healthcare enterprise
| Constructed API-based financial technology strategy for leading Latin American bank

| Focused on U.S. business development strategy, building multiple employer partnerships nationally
| Developed ROI model to pitch business opportunities for youth job training with local employers & governments
| Launched multiple youth employment initiatives with city mayors, major employers & educational institutions