The Four Points

What I Am Made Of

Four threads run through everything I do. Pull on any one of them and you will find the other three.

Lifelong Learner

West Point → Rio de Janeiro → St. Gallen

I have studied on three continents and never stopped. Learning is not a phase of my life; it is how I move through it, in classrooms, in barracks, and on the mats.

  • Near-native fluency in Brazilian Portuguese, earned by living the language
  • Equally at home in an economics lecture, a boardroom, and a locker room
  • Currently writing a book on trust, leadership, and human rights
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Martial Artist

On the mat since 2004

Jiu jitsu is my laboratory. It is where I first studied trust, and where I still test everything I teach about leadership.

  • 2nd degree black belt, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, under Professor Renzo Gracie
  • Black belts in Judo and Hoteikan Ju Jutsu
  • 2010 West Point Judo Collegiate Championship team
  • Qualified U.S. Army combatives instructor

Veteran

U.S. Army, Captain

The Army taught me what leadership costs and what it is worth. I carry that standard into every classroom, boardroom, and training room.

  • Air Defense officer with deployments across the Middle East
  • Service alongside the U.S. Air Force
  • Graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Class of 2010
  • Student Advisory Council, Student Veterans of America

Leader

Research → Practice

I turn research on trust and dignity into practice: in lectures at St. Gallen, in corporate workshops, and in free jiu jitsu classes for refugees.

  • Senior Researcher and Lecturer, University of St. Gallen (HSG)
  • Creator of Jukeido, a leadership framework born from my dissertation
  • Jiu jitsu coach for employees of an international tech company
  • Volunteer coach for refugees through Sportegration
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