BOSTON BORN. QUINCY BRED.
BUSINESS AND POLITICS, GLOBALLY AND LOCALLY.
Founder, investor, and host of Take That to the Bank.
I build companies and communities, back founders, and say what I think about money, power, and how the world actually works.
70+
startups built into the QUBIC Labs portfolio, creating 200+ jobs
$40M+
raised by those portfolio companies
1,500+
attendees across five editions of Boston Blockchain Week
1st
blockchain-based municipal bond in the U.S., from an ecosystem I helped build
NOW · FALL 2026
After a decade in office and seven years backing founders, I’m putting my time, energy, and capital into investing in and building enduring companies. More soon.
Twenty years across energy private equity, venture capital, startups, and public office, from Quincy to Abu Dhabi. Here’s what got built.
CO-FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN · 2019–2026
A nonprofit incubator for financial, government, and civic technology. Built a 70+ company portfolio, invested in 25 blockchain startups that went on to raise $33M, and structured a $5M public-private partnership that included the Commonwealth’s first blockchain technology investment.
PRODUCER · 2022–2026
Five editions of an annual institutional conference: 1,500+ attendees from 900+ companies, 350+ speakers, and leaders from Fidelity, Coinbase, Circle, a16z, and the SEC. Backed by 39 sponsors, including Fidelity, J.P. Morgan, and Coinbase.
COUNCILOR & COUNCIL PRESIDENT · 2016–2026
Ten years and five terms representing Ward 3, including two as Council President and two as Finance Chair over a $500M budget. Championed a city-owned, open-access fiber network to treat internet as a public utility, from first proposal in 2018 to a dedicated enterprise fund and neighborhood pilot plans.
The broadband plan →ECOSYSTEM BUILDER · 2024
$10M
A tax-exempt City of Quincy issuance on J.P. Morgan’s Kinexys platform, born from the digital infrastructure ecosystem I helped build. BlackRock’s iShares fund picked up $6.5M of it.
FOUNDER & CEO · 2018–2025
Advised cities, state government, companies, and nonprofits on financing and growth, and counseled founders as a business advisor to Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses.
CONTRIBUTOR & CO-AUTHOR · 2026
Helping evolve FIX messaging for tokenized markets, and co-author of the community’s primer, Blockchain Basics.
Read Blockchain Basics →
CO-FOUNDER · 2016
An annual music festival and block party with 100+ performers on porches across the city.
porchfestquincy.org →
CREATOR · FREE COURSE
How to run for office and govern effectively, from a decade inside city government.
IN THE PRESS
THE SHOW · NEW EPISODE MONTHLY
A long-form show with contrarian takes on finance, media, and power, drawing on a decade inside city government.
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WHITE PAPER · MAY 2026
Capital Is the Only Magnet
How Boston built and lost its innovation engine, what Ohio understood that we forgot, and what it would actually take to bring it back. Featured in Contrarian Boston and engaged by U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss.
Read the paper →
FIRESIDE · SEP 2026
StateChain Summit
Building digital infrastructure in Quincy, at the inaugural summit in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Coverage →PANEL · 2026
Bentley University
Stablecoins, tokenized assets, and the new financial infrastructure, at the FinTech Bootcamp.
GUEST LECTURER · 2026
Boston College & Bentley
Blockchain and digital infrastructure, for the next generation of builders.
OFF THE CLOCK
Still a student of the world.
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