Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr

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Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr · New York, New York, United States

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Jul 2022 – May 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Writing articles to help businesses navigate the labor market

Jun 2022 – Apr 2023 · 10 mos

• Writing commentaries on the labor market and the economy via the Forbes Business Council

Jan 2022 – Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

• Launched the economic research division at Instawork, the leading staffing and network platform for hourly workers and their employers:
• Increased internal forecasting capacity
• Supplemented pricing models with new algorithms
• Equipped go-to-market team with predictive analytics
• Launched a monthly survey program to take the pulse of the labor market
• Became one of the largest private sector sources of local labor market data
• Gave presentations to thousands of people in the industries served
• Generated more than 100 pieces of content on the labor market
• Mentored a bunch of early-career analysts and data scientists
• Automated, automated, automated everything

Mar 2019 – Aug 2023 · 4 yrs 5 mos · Greater New York City Area

• Acquired by Vantage FC in August 2023. The first advanced technical scouting platform for soccer/football that is free to the public, with statistics adjusted for differences between leagues, visualizations, and other features unavailable anywhere else.

Aug 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 8 mos · Greater New York City Area

• Early-stage and private equity investment, primarily in sports. First exit resulted in a 100%+ return within two years.

Jan 2017 – Oct 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

Dec 2016 – Oct 2018 · 1 yr 10 mos · Swansea, United Kingdom

Dec 2016 – Aug 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Providing strategic insights and overseeing analytics for a $400 million sports ownership group; helped a Premier League club engineer a historic comeback to avoid relegation, set out a strategic blueprint for a new USL club, and drove the biggest signing in an MLS club's history.

Jun 2013 – Jul 2021 · 8 yrs 1 mo

• Consulting focused on data analytics for sports ("moneyball"), encompassing talent identification, performance evaluation, strategy, and anti-doping. Clients included:
• Multiclub soccer ownership groups
• Premier League football clubs
• MLS soccer clubs
• USA Weightlifting
• USA Volleyball

Sep 2012 – Oct 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo

• Writing on the global economy and economic policy. Developer and owner of the Baseline Profitability Index, an annual assessment of the attractiveness of direct investment in economies around the world.

Feb 2012 – Jun 2019 · 7 yrs 4 mos

• Teaching and publishing working papers at the Stern School of Business. Course topics include global macroeconomic forecasting and sports analytics in practice.

Jul 2009 – Feb 2012 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• Teaching and publishing working papers at the Stern School of Business.

Jan 2011 – Oct 2014 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Greater New York City Area

• Recording videos, blogging, and advising on economic topics

Jul 2010 – May 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Launched the thought leadership function at a global consulting firm focused on international development. Published content and earned coverage in top publications including the Stanford Social Innovation Review and The New York Times. Led consulting projects and supervised econometric research.

Jun 2008 – Jun 2013 · 5 yrs

• A 501(c)(4) nonprofit consulting firm exclusively serving governments and non-government organizations in developing countries.

Nov 2004 – Dec 2008 · 4 yrs 1 mo

• Weekly columns on the global economy and a blog on globalization and development.

Nov 2003 – Aug 2004 · 9 mos

• Economic adviser to the Strategic Policy Team working on economic approaches to crime, immigration, and drug policy; econometric analyses, position papers, and speechwriting. Developer of 10-year Bayesian simulation of crime and the criminal population using in government spending decisions.

Jun 2001 – Aug 2003 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• Served on editorial board, then became economics columnist and commentary writer.

Jun 2000 – Jun 2001 · 1 yr

• Wrote economics columns as well as news and opinion articles; edited statistics section.