I work with people and organizations who are deeply committed to helping our planet through their work and through waking up to live an authentic, fulfilling life.

At Google, I’m a Product Manager for nature-based climate solutions in Google Research where we leverage AI to advance projects that can protect and restore ecosystems while supporting communities and biodiversity. This is a natural evolution from my previous roles as the founding CEO of Oceankind (ocean philanthropy and impact investing), founding an AI + hardware moonshot for ocean health and food security at X (the moonshot factory), and serving as the Senior Technology Fellow for Conservation International.

I first joined Google in 2011 as part of the Google Maps and Street View team where I cofounded and launched several new photography and camera products, including one used by over a billion people. Prior to that, I lived in Honolulu, Hawaii for eight years where I would surf in the mornings with my coworkers and then do R&D on brain-computer interfaces and create ocean-based STEM learning programs with drifter buoys.

I’ve taught dozens of workshops for thousands of people about innovation and “moonshot thinking” to turn ideas into reality. I’ve spoken at the United Nations, presented to C-level exec’s at Fortune 500 companies, collaborated with the leads of many of the world’s largest foundations and non-profit organizations, and advised tons of startups.

Traveling to the wildest places in the world makes life wonderful. I fall deeply in love with the universe when I’m in nature and get inspired to contribute to things beyond myself. I’m most alive around wildlife, young people, and anytime I can act like a child. My passion for “childlike wonder” motivates me to help kids around the world. So, in 2020 I founded Regrow, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that raises money to support over 200 young girls in Kenya who’ve been the victims of sexual and gender-based violence, giving them a chance to have a joyful childhood and live a fulfilling life.

I live in a beautiful canyon around Los Angeles with my wife, Gina. We are so lucky to have a home surrounded by nature, with huge oak trees and constant wild visitors, such as deer, coyote, bobcat, squirrels, red-tailed hawks, great horned owls, hummingbirds, butterflies, honeybees, and a few types of lizards.