Leading a philanthropy focused on US economic mobility. Former upskilling & education @guildeducation, and state gov't higher ed & workforce @virginia.
Washington, DC & Tracy, CA
Joined February 2009
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What an incredible agenda spanning everything from housing permitting to occupational licensure reform. 95 pages of actual ideas. Excellent work @RepJoshHarder and @RepMaloyUtah
An 'abundance'-inspired caucus rolls out a bipartisan agenda politi.co/3VtEZmT
We built decades of policy on one assumption: get more people to a degree, and earnings follow.
New 14-year RCT results on CUNY's ASAP — the gold standard of community college reform. Completion up 7.7 points. Earnings 14 years later: nothing.
That assumption needs reopening.
Thank you @RepJoshHarder for holding this administration accountable.
Sec. Kennedy: Mercury is absolutely—it’s the most powerful neurotoxin we know of in the universe.
Rep. Harder: So why are you working for an administration that is doubling the amount of mercury pollution in our air and water?
Sec. Kennedy: I am running HHS and I’m ending the chronic disease epidemic. I’m not going to comment on that because I don’t know anything about it.
Rep. Harder: Well, that’s very convenient for you, and it shows a significant degree of cowardice. It’s not just mercury. President Trump in July 2025 granted 50 chemical plants—
Sec. Kennedy: Why don’t you ask me something that I’m in charge of instead of other things?
Rep. Harder: Are you not in charge of Health and Human Services?
Best practice philanthropy: Funding what works, the state in the driver's seat plus skin in the game (1:1 match), and third party to validate evidence base.
Governor Jared Polis (@GovofCO) and Arnold Ventures announce a $20M partnership that provides catalytic support to help policymakers identify, adopt, and scale programs with a proven record of success. 🧵
In the US, we hear "apprenticeships" and we immediately think "tracking kids". But what if there was a model where kids could move fluidly between academic and vocational tracks, and. 70% of high schoolers participated? This episode is worthwhile re: Swiss apprenticeship model.
Discover how 70% of Swiss youth engage in apprenticeships during high school on the latest @futureupodcast episode. Learn about the permeability between academic and vocational tracks that's reshaping education. #HigherEd @AscendiumEP
Virginia's #econdev strategy of investing in and diversifying its talent pipeline is working. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
Every state wants to train workers for “high demand jobs” — but what exactly are those? My thoughts based on our work in #Virginia @VEDPVirginia
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Congrats to last week’s graduates of @awscloud and @SEL_FiberOptics’s fusion splicing program! Exactly the type of innovative partnership for building Virginia’s talent pipeline, preparing our workforce with critical 21st skills in the burgeoning broadband infrastructure space
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We're celebrating the 10th anniversary of our joint degree with @Kennedy_School 🎉 Students and faculty reflect on the past decade: hbs.me/35M3sGU
Today is the winter solstice. The next day will be brighter, and the next day will be brighter still.
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On the 2nd anniversary of @amazon picking Arlington for HQ2, the company continues to meet or exceed all of its commitments to Va., while supporting small businesses, education, & nonprofits.
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ALT Rendering of HQ2
"There's no institution in America with as much potential to re-skill than community colleges. In 2018, there were 17K people in bootcamps, 200K people in gov't job training programs, and 12 MILLION PEOPLE in community colleges." -Tamar Jacoby @opp_america, @JosephBFuller
When you slap on a 4-year degree requirement to a job description, you’re immediately excluding 75% of black Americans, 83% of Latinos, and 81% of rural Americans. @byron_auguste @OpptyatWork @stradaeducation
I’m not taking any chances this year — I just voted at our kitchen table and mailed my ballot back. Although voting looks a little different this time around, it is still a privilege and a joy to cast my vote for my incredible life partner and best friend. – at Turlock, CA
Most powerful data visualization I’ve seen of COVID deaths: public.flourish.studio/visua…
